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News
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'Captain KGB' shock
A top spy cop served only two weeks of a 10-year sentence for armed robbery, has spent 15 years evading arrest and secured employment in a specialised crime intelligence unit despite his criminal record.
- 'Obama not wanted here'
- Zuma on the Guptas: My pals, my business
- SA no longer asylum favourite
- We eat other's leftovers
- Hippo leaves the big city
- Justice for those whose land was stolen still elusive
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Government unions walk out of talks
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) and the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) walked out of negotiations with the SA Local Government Association (Salga) on Wednesday.
- Tshwane not in contempt of court: City
- Zenani visits Mandela in hospital
- South African Denel workers killed in Somalia
- 'Mpumalanga killers driven by money'
- Paper retracts story implicating South Africans in alleged al Qaeda-related activities
- Economic growth subdued, says Reserve Bank
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Mozambique ex-rebels vow sabotage
Mozambique's former rebels on Wednesday vowed to block the country's main highway and a crucial rail link to coal fields, dramatically ramping up its standoff with the government.
- South African Denel workers killed in Somalia
- Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe elections: minister
- South Sudan suspends two ministers in graft probe
- Fears of violence grow as Egypt's June 30 protest nears
- New Zealand emerges as global tech guinea pig
- Mali signs ceasefire with Tuaregs
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U.S. to restart migration talks with Cuba -State Department
The United States and Cuba will resume immigration talks next month after a break of more than two years, the State Department said on Wednesday.
- Italy court rejects Berlusconi bid to block trial
- Afghans say U.S. assures Taliban office is not recognition
- UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
- Italy minister hails change in approach to immigration
- Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
- Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
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Politics
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DA moots urgent Labour Bill amendments
The Democratic Alliance will propose urgent amendments to the Labour Relations Amendment Bill in a bid to reopen debate on provisions that appear to be concessions to Cosatu, it said on Wednesday.
- 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
- Christian Democrats unsurprised by British 'eavesdropping'
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Sport
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England knock Proteas out
Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa ‘choked’ in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday.
- Neymar a little on the light side, says Barca doctor
- Supersport appoint Johnson as coach
- Benjani tipped to join Wits
- SA hockey women win Scotland series
- Proteas bowled out for 175 by England
- Andy Schleck to lead RadioShack-Leopard on the Tour
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Business
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Business Connexion, Conscript Africa launch app for job seekers
Technology firm says SkillsMap app, Africa’s first skills-targeted online recruitment service, will attract talent and tackle unemployment
- State companies may have to use pension funds to fund investment, says Gigaba
- Wealth ‘created twice as fast’ in developing regions
- Venture capital tie-up spreads SA expertise
- Business calls for clarity on proposed carbon tax
- FSB officials ‘need protection’
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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.
- 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
- 'The Amazing Spider-Man' sequels to be released 2014, 2016, 2018
- Spotify unlocks full Pink Floyd back catalogue
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Edward Furlong charged with assault in LA
Actor Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlfriend called police and reported he attacked her.
- 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
- Kim Kardashian, Kanye West release baby's name
- THE BIG READ: The face of domestic abuse
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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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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
- Airline introduces 'XL' class for super-sized passengers
- Bi-weekly iron dose same as daily in pregnancy: study
- Kandinsky work auctioned for $21 million but misses the mark
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Bi-weekly iron dose same as daily in pregnancy: study
Pregnant women who take an iron supplement twice a week receive the same health benefits as expectant mothers who take a daily dose of the essential mineral, new research showed Tuesday.
- Kandinsky work auctioned for $21 million but misses the mark
- Hope as women test HIV gel
- ARV shortage puts babies at risk
- Revealed: The top 20 telltale signs of ageing
- Small win in chicken wars
- If there's a grill, there's a way
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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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Willing to work to the Max
Maybe the only positive spin-off from the country's shockingly high unemployment rate - and it will be cold comfort to the many people hanging about on street corners looking for work - is that the entrepreneurial route is often the only alternative.
- 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
- Corolla has that XI factor
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Sci-Tech
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Cyber threats and leaks spur increased security focus
Increased cyber espionage by China and recent leaks by a contractor working at the National Security Agency have put a sharp focus on cybersecurity for aerospace and defence companies showing off their wares at this year's Paris Airshow.
- Facebook reaches 1 million active advertisers
- World Bank warns of climate woes
- Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
- Quick gadget review: Logitech t650 Wireless Rechargeable Touchpad
- Nvidia to license graphics tech to other companies
- New Zealand emerges as global tech guinea pig
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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.
- THE BIG READ: No stopping Big Brother
- THE BIG READ: Masina can make or break ANC poll drive
- THE BIG READ: Russia without love
- THE BIG READ: We owned Pistorius
- THE BIG READ: African peace force still a paper dragon
- THE BIG READ: The not so shiny story
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iLIVE
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Corruption wins vote: iLIVE
As much as the country has changed, so, too, has it remained the same.
- Democracy is tolerant: iLIVE
- Sugar daddies poisoning youth: iLIVE
- Sobering facts on booze ad ban: iLIVE
- Car-parts law a disaster for poor: ILIVE
- Let e-toll decide votes: iLIVE
- Silly election season upon us: iLIVE
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