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News
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Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents.
- South Africa will not run out of water: Molewa
- Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle
- AEG Live spent $24 million on Jackson tour: witness
- Sean Penn urges no Dakar Rally for Bolivia until US man released
- SA mourns Oklahoma tornado with US
- Muse hints at song for 'World War Z'
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Families ask why no top cop oversaw Marikana plan
Questions were raised as to why a top public order police (Pop) official was not appointed to oversee the operational plan in Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.
- Way farmers are charged for water set to change: government
- Sanral interdicted over Western Cape toll
- No bidders at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela auction
- Activists cheer Catholic condemnation of e-tolls
- Snoop ignores marijuana warning, smokes it up on stage
- Mbuli died of pulmonary embolism: report
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Two Moroccan men arrested for being gay: lawyer
Two young Moroccan men have been jailed by a court in Temara for four months for being homosexuals, one of their lawyers told AFP.
- US concerned by Egypt's civil rights record
- Boko Haram 'in disarray'
- Nigeria eases curfew in northeast, fights on against Boko Haram
- M23 rebels clash with soldiers at East Congo
- Man tries to smuggle R2.64 million worth of heroin from Zimbabwe into SA
- Mozambique doctors go on pay strike
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Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents.
- Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle
- Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel
- Obama to take first major Africa trip in late June
- Massive Oklahoma tornado kills dozens
- US denounces rising religious discrimination
- Bid to expose 'crack-smoking' mayor
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Politics
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SA mourns Oklahoma tornado with US
President Jacob Zuma sent condolences to the United States after a tornado killed at least 91 people, the international relations department said.
- SABC to repay rest of R1 billion loan soon: Pule
- SA needs rail freight boost to help get economy on track: Motlanthe
- Graft tipoff councillor in hiding
- Mantashe: No fallout with Zuma over Guptas
- ANC Western Cape welcomes two DA defectors
- Mantashe tells Num, Amcu 'play according to rules'
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Sport
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Proteas trainer Walter to coach Titans
Proteas conditioning and fitness trainer Rob Walter will be the new coach of the Titans franchise, Easterns Titans chairman Vincent Sinovich announced in Centurion on Tuesday.
- Balotelli takes centre stage in battle against racism
- Spain jeers departing Mourinho's record
- Indian court rejects bid to halt IPL
- Kiwis non-plussed by potential Vettori recall
- No Aussie plan to curb Twitter after Warner rant
- Five of the best matches from the Premier League
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Business
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Sasol plans office behemoth in Sandton
Petrochemicals giant consolidating Gauteng offices into new building that will be among the country’s largest private, single-tenanted office developments
- State fund invests in Independent group
- Black business to seek ruling on BEE limits
- Jitters over unsecured loans, mine wage talks knock rand
- Investors overlook residential property in SA
- Serviced offices in Africa ‘among dearest in world’
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Entertainment
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AEG Live spent $24 million on Jackson tour: witness
An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ‘This Is It’ concerts.
- Sean Penn urges no Dakar Rally for Bolivia until US man released
- Muse hints at song for 'World War Z'
- Seth MacFarlane too busy to return as 2014 Oscar host
- Snoop ignores marijuana warning, smokes it up on stage
- Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property
- Poster for film about Mandela revealed at Cannes
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AEG Live spent $24 million on Jackson tour: witness
An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ‘This Is It’ concerts.
- Sean Penn urges no Dakar Rally for Bolivia until US man released
- Snoop ignores marijuana warning, smokes it up on stage
- Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property
- The Doors founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies at 74
- Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PH.D in Israel
- O.J. Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom
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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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Sunday Times Literary Awards 2013
Celebrating literary excellence, a total of ten books were shortlisted for the Alan Paton Award and the Sunday Times Fiction Prize at the 2013 Sunday Times Literary Awards in association with C N A this weekend.
- Aston Martin unveils celebratory centenary concept car
- Annotated 'Harry Potter' first edition on auction for charity
- 'Beardvertising' uses magnificent beards as ad space
- Parents petition to save daughter from underage lesbian sex charge
- Atlanta to get 20-story Ferris wheel from Paris, via Pensacola
- Visas for Britons visiting SA bad for the economy, say tourism experts
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'Beardvertising' uses magnificent beards as ad space
A US-based advertising agency has developed a concept that sees people’s beards being used as mini billboards, according to a report.
- Parents petition to save daughter from underage lesbian sex charge
- Lee's doing it for the kids
- British scramble to vaccinate children against measles
- One yellow fever shot is enough, says WHO
- Rihanna reportedly suing Topshop for illegaly using her image
- DiCaprio auction breaks record, $38.8 million raised for wildlife
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Flower power in the Northern Cape
Namaqualand's wild flower season is worth booking your trip just to see one of the great natural wonders of South Africa.
- Explore your own country and be the envy of the world!
- Travel with care – restore your sense of pride
- Media Statement from Minister of Tourism's Office
- Useful tips when planning a holiday
- Tourism Breaking News: Discount Vouchers!
- Explore SA’s diverse cultures this Heritage Month
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Travel
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Girls Gone Wild Mankele: Gallery
Around Nelspruit, Claire Keeton finds chimps, bike trails, caves and a luxury game lodge all worth the trip. Pictures by Marianne Schwankhart
- 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
- Flyers don't turn off phones in planes: survey
- Tourists escape axe attack at historic polish castle
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Flower power in the Northern Cape
Namaqualand's wild flower season is worth booking your trip just to see one of the great natural wonders of South Africa.
- Explore your own country and be the envy of the world!
- Travel with care – restore your sense of pride
- Media Statement from Minister of Tourism's Office
- Useful tips when planning a holiday
- Tourism Breaking News: Discount Vouchers!
- Explore SA’s diverse cultures this Heritage Month
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Motoring
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Aston Martin unveils celebratory centenary concept car
The British carmaker officially took the wraps off its highly anticipated CC100 Speedster Concept at this weekend's 24 Hours of Nürburgring race.
- Keep the customer satisfied: luxury cars going increasingly customised
- Good times come rain or shine
- Fashionista with drive
- Classy new Peugeot 308 on the way
- A breath of fresh air and French flair
- Reinventing The Game
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Sci-Tech
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South Africa will not run out of water: Molewa
South Africa will not run out of water in the next 100 years, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa assured MPs.
- Libyan guns may be killing central Africa's elephants: UN
- Zircons of Mauritius point to ancient mini-continent
- Australian zoo says white rhino birth 'sign of hope'
- Chopper drones taking aim at rhino poachers
- Bye bye SMS, and hello data
- YouTube: A prodigy at 8
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Opinion
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Unions must work for good of nation, not just members
The Times Editorial: We hope that the National Union of Mineworkers' demand that its members be given a 60% wage hike is not just a ploy to win more support in a sector that is bleeding jobs.
- Der Kloppo's big night
- THE BIG READ: Obama's woes not a ripple on Watergate
- ANC needs to save itself from the Gupta buffoonery
- Show me the money
- Girls' night in is about men, sex
- KZN university decision will build more bridges
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Der Kloppo's big night
Expect some Krautstanding drama at Wembley tomorrow night. Both contenders in the Champions League final play a futuristic mutation of football: they have equalled the supreme passing precision of the Spanish style, while transplanting it to a racier German tempo that...
- Investment community has lost its love for SA
- Show me the money
- Girls' night in is about men, sex
- KZN university decision will build more bridges
- Vercingetorix is groomed for success
- Are you schooled or are you educated?
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Unions must work for good of nation, not just members
The Times Editorial: We hope that the National Union of Mineworkers' demand that its members be given a 60% wage hike is not just a ploy to win more support in a sector that is bleeding jobs.
- ANC needs to save itself from the Gupta buffoonery
- Glimpse of what we can be
- Warring unions need a neutral government
- African languages can help make SA a better nation
- HPV vaccine drive is just what the doctor ordered
- Will Zuma make a stand for SA's development plan?
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THE BIG READ: Obama's woes not a ripple on Watergate
Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. Four decades after Watergate and two decades after his death, we still can't stop talking about the dark anti-hero of American politics. His five o'clock shadow visage remains too convenient a metaphor for lazy critics looking to...
- 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?
- THE BIG READ: Tipped scales persist
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