Strike ends as ABI, Union reach agreement
The Food and Allied Workers' Union accepted a wage increase offer from Amalgamated Beverage Industries, ending a seven-week-long strike. 13 Comments
Toyota recalls Prius, other hybrids
Toyota Motor Corp is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, a third major recall since September and a further blow to the reputation of the world’s largest automaker. 1 Comments
Cosatu hits back at Cope over Zuma attack
Cope deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa should be the last person to pass judgment on President Jacob Zuma's love life, Cosatu said. 91 Comments
Tendulkar leads India's resistance
India were struggling to save the match despite a fighting 77 not out by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa. 3 Comments
Zimbabwe coalition turns one
When any section of the Zimbabwe civil service goes on strike, the usual retort from the long-suffering public is: "How do you tell the difference?" 3 Comments
Teachers fight for right to strike
Teachers' unions have slammed a DA proposal that teaching be declared an essential service, which would make strikes by teachers illegal. 24 Comments
Policemen in rape ID parade
A woman who moved to the Garden Route last year seeking a safer life says she was raped in a Knysna police vehicle - by a uniformed officer. 13 Comments
Barbie asks Belarus attorney for help
Cezanne Visser's lawyers say they are hoping for help from a Belarus attorney involved in sending her former lover, Dirk Prinsloo, to jail. 2 CommentsFeatured Opinion
No time for kidding around
David Shapiro: I have been asked to address a group of school leavers about to enter university. What advice could I impart to youngsters whose parents were still toddlers when I enrolled at Wits back in the mid-60?
Balfour protesters take aim at Zuma
Embattled President Jacob Zuma was under fire again, this time for failing to deliver on promises made to poor residents of Siyathemba township, in Mpumalanga.
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Chad leader extends olive branch to Sudan's Beshir
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno paid a landmark visit to Khartoum, in a bid to consolidate a thaw in ties and boost efforts to bring peace to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
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Healing Haiti's battered psyche
The battered bodies may be mending, but the minds still struggle.
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8 Feb. 2010: Day in Pictures
Seven-up Steyn
As the shadows lengthened at the end of an eventful day, play was momentarily held up while Dale Steyn chased a butterfly at mid-on.
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FNB planning link to online payment system
South Africa will soon become one of more than 190 countries that use PayPal, an online payments system, if First National Bank launches the service in April.
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Mbau 'eyes Uyanda's firm'
The Diamond Face Couture fashion house has come apart at the seams as Uyanda Mbuli and Gert-Johan Coetzee have called it quits on their partnership.
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Study toasts beer as being good for your bones
Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round -- the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found.
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ANC authorities pass the buck
Spokesman for the Siyathemba community in Balfour - Mpumalanga, Zakhele Maya, says the community made submissions to be re-integrated into Gauteng. But local municipality spokesman Mohlalefi Lebotha, Mpumalanga ANC Secretary Lucky Ndinisa and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokeswoman Vuyelwa Qinga Vika say they have no knowledge of such. Play Audio- More Audio
We are all migrants
Refiloe Lepere went to see "Songs of Migration" - listen as she speaks to Zanele Sabela about her impressions of the play. The production is on at the Market Theatre until February 21. Play AudioPolygamy is teamwork
Cultural expert and lecturer at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Ndela Ntshangase says polygamy is selflessness in practice. Play Audio
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Political Notebook#17: Jacob Zuma’s love child scandal
In this week’s episode of the Political Notebook, The Times’ editor Ray Hartley speaks to the Times deputy editor Sthembiso Msomi about President Jacob Zuma ’s love child scandal and the public outrage it has sparked.Cartoons by Zapiro
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