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Mothlanthe slams violent protests

South African deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe called for an end to violent public protests as the country remembered the Sharpeville massacre in which 69 people were killed, 50 years ago.  42 Comments

Sharpeville Day not Human Rights Day: PAC

Pan Africanist (PAC) President Letlapa Mphahlele says they will never recognise Sharpeville Day as Human Rights Day nor a day to celebrate, SABC news reports.  87 Comments

Zimbabwe's electricity debt at R730m

Zimbabwe's state-run power utility firm owes other regional electricity suppliers 100 million dollars (R730 million) as it struggles to recover debts from local customers, a report said.  19 Comments

Jub Jub is 'disturbed'

Hip hop artist Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye, who is accused of killing four children in a drag racing accident, is "disturbed" but not receiving counselling, his family said.  19 Comments

Beware of journalists: Malema

ANCYL leader Julius Malema has vowed not to allow the country to be "run by journalists", City Press reported.  80 Comments

Druglords bank on 2010 bonanza

Drug dealers hoping to cash in on the flow of foreign fans into South Africa for the World Cup are stockpiling narcotics ahead of the sports spectacle  11 Comments

Death of the natural birth?

The shadow of litigation is playing an increasing role in the rise of the Caesarean section, writes Claire Keeton  6 Comments

Battle for top posts may stifle ANC's bid for 2011

The unresolved ANC leadership battle in Gauteng could undermine the party in next year's local government elections, ANC provincial leaders fear.  37 Comments

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Old crocks a bunch of squirts

Fred Khumalo: Men are afraid of death. And they think sex will save them from their demise. Or at least postpone it.

Remembering Sharpeville

A half century ago, police officers massacred 69 black South Africans in the township of Sharpeville, where protesters had burned the passbooks that the white-led apartheid government required them to carry at all times.  24 Comments

 

'Bashir should surrender to ICC'

Sudan's president should surrender to the International Criminal Court to face war crimes charges, an official from the junior government coalition party said on Saturday, raising tensions ahead of April elections  3 Comments

 

Volcano erupts in Iceland

Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said.  1 Comments

 
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Bafana have to land killer blows

Bafana's defenders have shipped no goals during the first five games of their samba safari. That's laudable - but it can't be treated as a licence to mutate once more into a negative team.  4 Comments

 

Man in the mirror

For men obsessed with body image, bigger can never be big enough - often to the serious detriment of their health, writes Claire Keeton  1 Comments

 

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