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Girl, 11, saves friends from deadly blaze

An heroic 11-year-old girl prayed as she ran through a burning orphanage, screaming for her friends to get up after she awoke to find the house in flames.  1 Comments

Wife of a well-known Afrikaans singer raped

The wife of a well-known Afrikaans singer was raped by a ‘’gang initiate’’ during a house robbery in Irene, east of Pretoria.  2 Comments

Girl 'waterboarded' for not reciting alphabet

A US soldier has been charged with ''waterboarding" his four-year-old daughter because she could not recite the alphabet, police in Washington state said.  0 Comments

'Whole township is on fire'

Angry youths burned down the library in Siyathemba township in Balfour, in the second day of violence in the area.  3 Comments

Dumping man 'ordered hit'

A court has heard that the Welkom businessman arrested in connection with South Africa's biggest medical waste dumping scandal, allegedly ordered a hit on his former partner, who blew the whistle on him - and warned a state witness to "be careful where he walks".  0 Comments

'Corrupt' Gauteng councillors sacked

Gauteng local government MEC Kgaogelo Lekgoro instructed the Randfontein municipality to fire two of its councillors, his spokesman said.  12 Comments

ANC distances itself from Mpuma "hitlist"

The ANC in Mpumalanga distanced itself from a hitlist allegedly targeting people who stood in the way of access to World Cup tenders.  23 Comments

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Shout Hallelujah, c'mon get happy

S'Thembiso Msomi: Let us celebrate, for a change.

Sisulu backs bumbling Motumi after Scopa grilling fiasco

Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she is bewildered by the failure of the acting secretary of defence to respond to questions by Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) about the department's qualified audit.  1 Comments

 

No end to Zim's political bickering

President Jacob Zuma's envoys have failed to break the impasse between Zimbabwe's bickering politicians, putting his planned visit to Harare later this week in jeopardy.  1 Comments

 

Proteas make history

Rarely have opposition victories on Indian soil been so complete, so it was fitting that South Africa added a team record to the list of individual ones notched up in the first cricket Test here.  0 Comments

 

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