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Pope urges "acceptance" of migrants

Pope Benedict XVI has urged wealthy nations to show "acceptance and welcome" to migrants fleeing poverty or intolerance at home.  25 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: The Bow Wow interview

Actor and rapper Bow Wow was recently in South Africa for the finale of Big Brother Africa. Times LIVE caught up with him to find out more about his music career and what big movie roles viewers can expect to see him in next year.

Burglar breaks into house and goes to bed

It might have been a case of Christmas stress or seeking refuge from the icy winter cold, but a resident of a small German town was startled to find someone had broken into his house and was curled up asleep in bed.  5 Comments

Airlink reshuffles flights

Airlink has had to reshuffle its flight schedule and hire other aircraft, following the grounding of 14 of its airplanes due to safety concerns.  14 Comments

Asmal presses on with Hlope case

ANC veteran Kader Asmal has applied to join in proceedings to set aside the Judicial Service Commission's (JSC) decision not to hold a formal hearing on the dispute between Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and Constitutional Court judges, the Business Day reported.  40 Comments

Mugabe sees 'tremendous improvement'

President Robert Mugabe said Zimbabwe has seen "tremendous improvement" under its unity government, despite food giant Nestle's shock decision to suspend dairy operations in the country.  46 Comments

Beware of locusts

Festive farmers from the Northern Cape must ensure their properties do not become locust "reproductive hotspots", the province's agriculture department said.  4 Comments

Former Iran spokesman jailed

A semiofficial Iranian news agency says a former government spokesman who became an opposition supporter has been sentenced to six years in prison.  1 Comments

Schumacher's legacy at stake

Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One after three years in retirement certainly marks a historic turn in the sport's history.  10 Comments

11 die in bus, taxi accident

Eleven people were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a minibus taxi on the N2 between Mthatha and Qumbu, Eastern Cape traffic officials said.  7 Comments

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'Tis the season to be lazy and it's driving me crazy

Pinky Khoabane: What I know for sure, as Oprah Winfrey would say, is that December drives me mad and I don't need a medical certificate to prove it.

Nestle shuts milk factory in Zimbabwe

The food giant Nestle said that it had shut down its milk processing plant in Zimbabwe temporarily after staff were forced by authorities to take milk from "non-contracted suppliers."  384 Comments

 

Smith backs Ntini

Newcomer Friedel de Wet is likely to step down if South Africa's premier bowler Dale Steyn is declared fit to play in the second Test against England starting at Kingsmead on Saturday.  9 Comments

 

FBI probes cyber attack on Citigroup

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a hacking that targeted Citigroup Inc and resulted in the theft of tens of million of dollars, the Wall Street Journal said, citing U.S. government officials.  1 Comments

 

Brittany Murphy’s room had ten types of drugs

A collection of medication and empty pill bottles – including tablets to treat depression and anxiety - have allegedly been confiscated by an officer from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s department who is investigating Brittany Murphy’s death after she was found dead in the shower on Sunday.  8 Comments

 

Comic-book shows another Africa

Marguerite Abouet's hugely popular series of books, centred on the life of a young woman in a cheerful Ivory Coast suburb, show an Africa far from stereotypes of war and disease.  7 Comments

 

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