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Tax havens cost Africa tens of billions: Kofi Annan
Tax havens used by major international firms are depriving impoverished African states of tens of billions of dollars each year, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said.
- Tom Ford announces men's grooming line
- Mongolia opens wind farm to fight smog
- Somalia death toll rises to 18
- Domestic worker saves employer's mother from fire
- 'Lazy, incompetent, and disinterested' circumcision costs KZN R2.2m
- Drop head gorgeous: Aston Martin launches Volante convertible
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Domestic worker saves employer's mother from fire
A Pretoria domestic worker rescued her employer's elderly mother from a burning garden flat.
- 'Lazy, incompetent, and disinterested' circumcision costs KZN R2.2m
- 'Captain KGB' shock
- 'Obama not wanted here'
- SA no longer asylum favourite
- We eat other's leftovers
- R100000 for info on cop killing
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Tax havens cost Africa tens of billions: Kofi Annan
Tax havens used by major international firms are depriving impoverished African states of tens of billions of dollars each year, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said.
- Somalia death toll rises to 18
- UN vows 'despicable' attack will not end Somalia mission
- Clock ticking as Mali organises urgent elections
- Renamo vows to shut rail line
- South Africans killed in fierce Somali attack
- Mugabe goes to court to shift election date
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UN vows 'despicable' attack will not end Somalia mission
UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed outrage at a "despicable" Islamist attack on a UN compound in Somalia which left 16 dead but vowed that the organisation would not end its work in the troubled country.
- Monsoon floods kill 120 in Northern India
- US online snooping 'absolutely vital'
- Brazil protests invade roads
- Freak blast at Jagermeister pool party
- 'Miracle' paves way for sainthood
- 'Cut nukes by a third'
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Politics
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Zuma on the Guptas: My pals, my business
President Jacob Zuma yesterday defended his controversial friendship with the Gupta family, telling the National Assembly that he had every right to be friendly with the powerful business family.
- DA moots urgent Labour Bill amendments
- Evaluate land redistribution, says ANC
- Lindiwe Sisulu to meet Sadtu on teachers' pay
- DA plans new motion of no confidence against Limpopo premier
- Malema party 'tantamount to prostitution': Eastern Cape ANCYL
- SAHRC spokesman should work for the ANCYL: de Lille
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Sport
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Silverstone podium still a step too far for Button
Jenson Button could not wait to get out of his mishandling McLaren after a miserable afternoon in Canada and now, less than two weeks later, he is impatient to step back in.
- Woods out of action until British Open due to elbow strain
- Easy day for Li Na, Tomic gets welcome boost
- Ernie gives Rose advice on coping with stardom
- All Blacks recall Carter, Weepu for third France test
- Wimbledon blues for Anderson and De Voest
- IAAF to assist Athletics SA in appointing a new board
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Business
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Mineworker intimidation allegations continue
Exxaro Resources CEO Sipho Nkosi says the government has to lay down clearer laws, and mining companies and labour both have to abide by these laws
- SA plans simpler VAT refunds in region
- High transport ‘costs limit SA growth’
- Search is on for funds to build coal ‘game changer’
- Now Brazil accuses SA of dumping tyres
- Business Connexion, Conscript Africa launch app for job seekers
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Entertainment
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Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities.
- Duchess of Cambridge to give birth naturally
- Chris Brown files appeal to protect graffiti on his house
- Daniel Radcliffe proves acting skills in London stage role
- Rolling Stones to play two-hour set at Glastonbury
- Die Antwoord drops new video for new single 'Cookie Thumper'
- Edward Furlong charged with assault in LA
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Duchess of Cambridge to give birth naturally
Duchess Catherine is planning to give birth naturally at the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's hospital in London, where Prince William was born, and wants the sex to be a surprise.
- Chris Brown files appeal to protect graffiti on his house
- Edward Furlong charged with assault in LA
- Justin Bieber cleared of involvement in hit and run accident
- Intruder arrested on Rihanna's property
- Mary J. Blige sued for cancelling concert in Dallas
- Kanye West, Kim Kardashian allowed birth of daughter to be filmed
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Rolling Stones to play two-hour set at Glastonbury
Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones will be playing for over two hours at this year's Glastonbury festival it has been revealed.
- Die Antwoord drops new video for new single 'Cookie Thumper'
- Spotify unlocks full Pink Floyd back catalogue
- Mary J. Blige sued for cancelling concert in Dallas
- Kanye West wins over critics with 'daring' new album 'Yeezus'
- Teen country singer Bradbery captures ‘The Voice’ season crown
- Veterans Motörhead, Black Sabbath top UK metal awards
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Win 20 double tickets to watch 'THE KINGS OF CHAOS'
Sunday Times is giving twenty lucky readers plus their partners the chance to attend the 'reincarnated' star studded 'Kings Of Chaos' concert happening at Sun City and at the Grand West in Cape Town.
- Stand a chance to win a full set of Dan Brown books including a signed Inferno copy
- 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
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Life & Style
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Tom Ford announces men's grooming line
Designer, film director and general luxury lifestyle legend Tom Ford has announced a new line of nine skin care and grooming products, set to hit stores in the autumn.
- Drop head gorgeous: Aston Martin launches Volante convertible
- Facebook boosts organ donor registration: study
- Cinnamon-spiced pear bake
- Standing up for Saatchi
- HOW TO WEAR: The statement necklace
- Eye for posterity
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Knysna man aims to set jacuzzi record for Aids awareness
Knysna resident Andre van Zijl hopes to raise awareness of HIV/Aids by sitting in a jacuzzi at Fourways Mall in Johannesburg for a record 300 hours.
- Love and carriage: Japan railway offers train wedding
- Stretching at your desk can zap office stress: study
- Activists battle China's dog meat festival
- Bi-weekly iron dose same as daily in pregnancy: study
- Kandinsky work auctioned for $21 million but misses the mark
- Hope as women test HIV gel
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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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Airline introduces 'XL' class for super-sized passengers
A tiny Samoan airline says it will introduce an “XL” class for super-sized passengers, featuring extra-wide rows and special ramps to help them reach their seats.
- Golfing in Iceland's midnight sun: lava beds, angry birds, winds
- Airbus next-generation plane prepares for first flight
- Luxury Middle Eastern hotel opens women-only floor
- Aviation industry draws up resolutions to protect passengers
- How the richest households in the US like to travel
- Cruising USA: Southern Belle
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Motoring
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Drop head gorgeous: Aston Martin launches Volante convertible
The first carbon-fiber bodied convertible in Aston Martin's history, the Vanquish Volante manages to retain its hard-top counterpart’s performance figures while increasing the style.
- Willing to work to the Max
- On rev-lection
- Durban gears up for motoring extravaganza
- Shouting for a better SA
- Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
- More MG models on the way
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Sci-Tech
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Mongolia opens wind farm to fight smog
Mongolia has opened its first wind farm, a landmark $122 million project that aims to shift the country's reliance on coal and tackle the pollution choking its capital Ulan Bator.
- Chinese astronauts give physics lesson from space
- US online snooping 'absolutely vital'
- Cyber threats and leaks spur increased security focus
- Facebook reaches 1 million active advertisers
- World Bank warns of climate woes
- Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
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Opinion
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Justice for those whose land was stolen still elusive
The Times Editorial: Waking on Friday morning, June 20 1913, the South African native found himself not actually a slave but a pariah in the land of his birth, Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, a highly respected intellectual and influential political leader of the time,...
- For Boks' sake, quit whining
- Left by the wayside
- Potty-mouthed MPs are an insult to democratic debate
- Orange rhymes with winter
- Can Proteas stop the choke?
- Man loses to machine
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For Boks' sake, quit whining
If there's one thing the rainbow nation does particularly well, it is engaging in a spot of pessimism.
- Left by the wayside
- South Africans have a selfish need for Mandela
- Orange rhymes with winter
- Can Proteas stop the choke?
- Man loses to machine
- Icelander and Stuffness
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Justice for those whose land was stolen still elusive
The Times Editorial: Waking on Friday morning, June 20 1913, the South African native found himself not actually a slave but a pariah in the land of his birth, Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, a highly respected intellectual and influential political leader of the time,...
- Potty-mouthed MPs are an insult to democratic debate
- UK eavesdropping revelations damage diplomatic relations
- Look beyond politics for a city name that will unite all of us
- Zuma holds the ace to get Mugabe to play the game
- Benefits of ban on liquor advertising dubious at best
- Honour Madiba by making our new democracy work
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THE BIG READ: The face of domestic abuse
Nigella Lawson, beautiful, clever and rich, is not the sort of woman we expect to be hit by her husband. And yet, here we are, gawking at photographs that apparently show Charles Saatchi with his hands around the heroine's throat - and her obvious, chilling terror.
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- THE BIG READ: The not so shiny story
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