Six Tshwane bus officials suspended
Sick lawyer slows ET trial
- Motlanthe to attend ANCYL Lekgotla
- Sexual violence on the rise in the Eastern Cape
- Rain causes 31 accidents in Johannesburg
- Enoch Godongwana quits as MP: report
- Refugee car guard appointed as maths teacher
- Syrian forces tighten siege of restive Homs, activists say
- Bozza offers free SA music, poetry on mobile
- Krejcir asks for minister's arrest
- Beijing to cut air pollution by 15% by 2015
- Senegal's under-fire Wade hits campaign trail
- Chinese, Russian arms fuel Darfur abuse: Amnesty
Zuma's nightmare
President Jacob Zuma will face a titanic legal battle next week when he fights to keep secret the elusive spy tapes that got him off the hook on corruption charges - as well as potentially devastating financial records.
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Ghana fans slam Gyan
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan exited the Africa Cup of Nations as public enemy number one among some Black Stars’ supporters after Wednesday’s quarter-final loss to Zambia.
From lauded to lame duck
Fabio Capello became the latest victim of the “impossible job” after a four-year reign which had once seemed poised to end decades of English failure before it finally unravelled in disarray.
Oscar needs to qualify twice
Oscar Pistorius, who won a medal at the able-bodied world championships last year, will likely still have to prove he's good enough to compete at the London Olympics later this year.
Real Madrid and Barcelona top football's rich list
Revenue at Europe’s 20 leading clubs has increased again despite the economic crisis shaking many countries across the continent, business advisory firm Deloitte said in a report published on Thursday.
Bello makes scorching start to lead Dubai Classic
Rafael Cabrera-Bello was the early pace-setter in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf on Thursday, ending on nine under par after sinking seven birdies in his opening nine holes.
Ongoing optimism in African mining industry
The level of interest in investing in African mining continues to grow, and the optimism about the mining industry in Africa, a feature of the 2011 mining indaba in Cape Town, was still evident this year.
Pensioners set to benefit from NHI
The introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative has been examined as to the impact it will have on those who do not have any medical cover, yet one of the overlooked areas is the fact that it will also help to alleviate a major cost burden for those in retirement.
Sexual violence on the rise in the Eastern Cape
Sexual violence against young children and older people was becoming more frequent in the Eastern Cape, provincial police spokeswoman Brigadier Marinda Mills said in a report on Thursday.
Syrian forces tighten siege of restive Homs, activists say
Syrian government forces on Thursday tightened their siege of the dissident central province of Homs, a day after killing more than 100 people in heavy shelling, opposition activists said.
Chinese, Russian arms fuel Darfur abuse: Amnesty
Chinese-made bullets and aircraft bought from Russia are used to commit rights violations in Sudan's Darfur under an ineffective UN arms embargo, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Up and Under
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Simnikiwe Xabanisa
All eyes will be on Meyer, Spies and Southern Kings
There's nothing like a long off-season to breed a fair bit of optimism.
An Educated Guess
Jonathan Jansen
Jonathan Jansen
Beacon for education
The bones of the teachers lie buried less than 100m from the school in a hot, dry corner of the northern Free State. But inside the half-renovated school there is an energy among the living nuns that belies their age and vocation.
Politics, Policy and Power
Brendan Boyle
Brendan Boyle
How much lower can we go?
Is it possible that we South Africans expect too little of ourselves, and the low benchmarks by which we measure ourselves explain our failures?
On Strike
Firdose Moonda
Firdose Moonda
CSA circus is full of clowns
This morning, probably at around the time you are reading this, Cricket South Africa were supposed to launch their domestic 20-over competition.
