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Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa
Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet.
- Africa Day marks quest for unity: Zuma
- Madagascar leader will withdraw candidacy - if his rivals do
- Some calm after sixth night of Stockholm riots
- Army school abusers may face disciplinary action
- Defence force to buy new presidential planes
- Africa marks 50 years of 'unity'
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Army school abusers may face disciplinary action
Officials at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn might face disciplinary action or suspension over the physical abuse of recruits.
- 93 arrested for protest-related crimes in Johannesburg's South
- Lower half of body found near Pretoria prison
- Eastern Cape teachers get paid: department
- State not 'playing dirty' in Macia dragging case: prosecutor
- Metro cops dispute Cosatu's R2 million e-toll march claim
- Cosatu getting impatient with e-tolls, ready for 'another Marikana'
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Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa
Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet.
- Madagascar leader will withdraw candidacy - if his rivals do
- Africa marks 50 years of 'unity'
- Banda vows more austerity for Malawi
- Swazi judge in dogfight over dachshund puppy
- Rwanda key to peace in Democratic Republic of Congo: Ban
- Ugandan leader removes army chief named in succession plot claim
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Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa
Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet.
- Some calm after sixth night of Stockholm riots
- Gas cylinder explosion kills 16 children, one teacher on Pakistan school bus
- Baby gorilla born in Ohio zoo
- After Kabul attacks, Afgan artists launch 10 000 'peace balloons'
- British intelligence under pressure over Islamist knife attack
- Taliban launch major attack on downtown Kabul
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Politics
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Africa Day marks quest for unity: Zuma
Africa Day marks the quest for unity and the political and economic emancipation of the continent's people, President Jacob Zuma said.
- Defence force to buy new presidential planes
- Num cannot be held responsible for mine violence: Shabangu
- ANC wants reliable cadres: Mantashe
- Prostitutes brief MPs in Cape Town
- ANC assassination plotters case postponed
- ANC launches Midvaal volunteer campaign
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Sport
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Brumbies too good for Blues in wet Auckland
ACT Brumbies (Australia) beat the Auckland Blues (New Zealand) 20-13 (halftime 14-0) in a Super Rugby match at Eden Park, Auckland on Saturday.
- Woods heads potent field for next week’s Memorial
- Molinari flourishes while Donald and McIlroy falter
- No play possible on first day of second test
- Phelan leaves Man United after Moyes arrival
- Toulon dethrone champs to stay on course for double
- Kuchar one ahead at weather-hit Colonial
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Business
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NUM ‘under siege’, says Shabangu in show of solidarity
Union faces ‘force determined to remove it from the face of the earth’, says Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu
- SA must raise food output, says DuPont
- Electricity demand comes close to overwhelming Eskom capacity
- Court ruling ends war over tyre recycling
- Setback for state’s AIDS drugs plan as investor pulls out
- Unlisted property sector ‘holds some of SA’s most prized assets’
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Entertainment
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Amanda Bynes' needs psychiatric treatment, not rehab: parents
Amanda Bynes' parents think she doesn't need to go to rehab and want her to seek in-patient treatment at a psychiatric hospital instead.
- Blind poodle wins Cannes' 'Palm Dog'
- Psy versus Psy at Cannes
- Morgan Freeman falls asleep during live interview - with video
- Space trip with Leonardo DiCaprio sells for $1.5 million
- Lea Michele lands a book deal
- Amanda Bynes arrested for drug possession
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Amanda Bynes' needs psychiatric treatment, not rehab: parents
Amanda Bynes' parents think she doesn't need to go to rehab and want her to seek in-patient treatment at a psychiatric hospital instead.
- Psy versus Psy at Cannes
- Morgan Freeman falls asleep during live interview - with video
- Lea Michele lands a book deal
- Amanda Bynes arrested for drug possession
- Janet Jackson becomes a billionaire
- Rihanna suing Topshop for 'unflattering' image on T-shirts
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Muse hints at song for 'World War Z'
British alternative rock band Muse has hinted at releasing a song for upcoming apocalyptic zombie horror film ‘World War Z’.
- Linkin Park's Chester Bennington joins Stone Temple Pilots
- VOX popular with Beatles fan
- 'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green as 'Idol' viewership plummets
- German city turns glum to welcome gothic rock fans
- Franz Ferdinand’s back with August album release
- Dr Malinga, Reason, Okmalumkoolkat to perform at Red Bull Beat Battle
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Stand a chance to win a full set of Dan Brown books including a signed Inferno copy
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- Winner: Two Bon Jovi Johannesburg tickets up for grabs
- Win tickets to the Winter Sculpture Fair
- WIN a business coaching franchise
- Enter to win 1 of 5 Danny Boyle DVD hampers
- Save & win: BBC Africa & AHA Resorts
- Congratulations to the winners of the Jack the Giant Slayer hampers
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Life & Style
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You can train your brain to be more compassionate: study
A new study finds that adults can be trained to be more compassionate, even towards really annoying people.
- Most gym-goers wash their clothes once every third workout: survey
- Sunday Times launches Nal’ibali Storybook
- Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico
- Abused men too scared to ask for help
- Teen cuts cell charge time
- Where the cougars hunt their prey
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Most gym-goers wash their clothes once every third workout: survey
When it comes to keeping gym clothes clean, a new survey finds that most people wash their clothes only after every third workout. Women are the worst offenders, the survey said, with just 21% washing their gym clothes after each and every workout.
- Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico
- Less-stressed women are more attractive to men: study
- Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
- Hairdo deployed in Brazil's fight against racism
- Ray of light in cancer care
- Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills TB
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Italy chefs roast junior minister who snubbed national cuisine
Top Italian chefs are clamouring for the resignation of a junior minister who dismissed the country’s cuisine as a poor copy of trendy French cooking, poking a sore spot in a long-held kitchen rivalry between the two nations.
- Chocolate pomegranate slab with pistachio nuts
- Soup lady - liquid assets at the Jozi Food Market
- RUDI'S 'I' is for Irish Stew
- RUDI'S gelatine fruit delights
- Rudi's Alphabet: N is for Niçoise
- RUDI'S Delicious Doughnuts
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Travel
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Flyers name their favourite airlines
Virgin America is emerging as a clear favorite within the airline industry, adding another accolade to its belt this year after travelers put the carrier at the top of the heap.
- European beach city named top summer destination
- Girls Gone Wild Mankele: Gallery
- China official finds some Chinese tourists 'uncivilised'
- Havana Bay slowly reclaims historic splendour
- Space tourism won't hurt environment: Branson
- Minister announces first national tourism awards
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Motoring
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This could be Geely's great leap forward
Imagine a fairly large family sedan with a 1.8-litre engine, airbags, electric windows and mirrors, pleasant styling, a big boot, aircon, a sound system and a five-year/100000km warranty.
- Put your best foot forward
- On pace or a mini too far?
- Ferrari for four
- Putting the brakes on that dreadful squeal!
- Aston Martin unveils celebratory centenary concept car
- Keep the customer satisfied: luxury cars going increasingly customised
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Sci-Tech
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Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa
Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet.
- Baby gorilla born in Ohio zoo
- Botswana 'to evict' Bushmen: indigenous rights group
- Source of life running out: water scientists
- WikiLeaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange
- UK parliament speaker's wife tweet ruled libellous
- Alleged rhino poachers appear in Hluhluwe Magistrate's Court
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Opinion
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Zuma finally finds his voice, but sadly doesn't say enough
The Times Editorial: President Jacob Zuma has finally found his voice on Guptagate - two weeks after the scandal which has made our government's name mud.
- Racing, Nigeria and image issues
- THE BIG READ: The not so shiny story
- Portents poor for democracy despite new constitution
- TMOs have too much power
- Best restaurant meal at Amarcord Osteria Italiana
- Rupert could take leaf out of Guptas
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Racing, Nigeria and image issues
The whiff of skulduggery is everywhere. From lowly cable filching, through Fidentia fraud, to favour-peddling in high office, the pong is pervasive.
- Air crash investigations and the Gupta report
- TMOs have too much power
- Master one language before tackling another
- Best restaurant meal at Amarcord Osteria Italiana
- Rupert could take leaf out of Guptas
- Fixing the cricket problem
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Zuma finally finds his voice, but sadly doesn't say enough
The Times Editorial: President Jacob Zuma has finally found his voice on Guptagate - two weeks after the scandal which has made our government's name mud.
- Portents poor for democracy despite new constitution
- MPs must show us that our republic is not for sale
- Unions must work for good of nation, not just members
- ANC needs to save itself from the Gupta buffoonery
- Glimpse of what we can be
- Warring unions need a neutral government
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THE BIG READ: The not so shiny story
You might think that the Gupta scandal, which has dominated the public discourse over the last month and which was the subject of an exchange of rhetoric in parliament this week, is the single biggest issue facing South Africa.
- THE BIG READ: Obama's woes not a ripple on Watergate
- THE BIG READ: Don't hold your breath over Guptagate report
- THE BIG READ: Importance of being earnest
- THE BIG READ: Wheels of controversy are already grinding
- THE BIG READ: Why other Africans hate us
- THE BIG READ: Freedom rules, okay?
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iLIVE
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Fuel levy will save government blushes: iLIVE
Reports that the collapse of Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) is imminent is good news for motorists.
- Culture first, then language: iLIVE
- Kleinfontein people, join SA: iLIVE
- Many faces of Jacob Zuma: ILIVE
- SABC squirms over sex: iLIVE
- Unions' demands damage economy: iLIVE
- English should be great, not gr8: iLIVE
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