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News
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Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll lowered
Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials on Tuesday sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.
- Former gangster Staggie granted day parole
- Damning Free State health report released
- Some on Gupta plane engaged in 'official business'
- Gordhan warns of strike violence cross-roads
- Mpisane invoices queried
- Zuma tells Canadians SA open for business
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Former gangster Staggie granted day parole
The Breederiver parole board has granted former gangster Rashied Staggie day parole, the Western Cape department of correctional services said on Tuesday.
- Some on Gupta plane engaged in 'official business'
- Mpisane invoices queried
- Sanral respects Western Cape toll interdict
- Government buys stake in Independent News, Media SA
- NPA drops charges in Anene Booysen rape, murder case
- Carl Pistorius elated about acquittal
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Malawi sells presidential jet
Malawi's presidential jet has been auctioned off to a Virgin Islands company for $15 million, after the cash-strapped government disposed of it to raise funds, an official said.
- Two Moroccan men arrested for being gay: lawyer
- 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
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Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll lowered
Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials on Tuesday sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.
- Myanmar jails seven Muslims for killing Buddhist monk
- Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
- 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
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Politics
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Damning Free State health report released
A damning report on the condition of some Free State health facilities and services was presented to provincial health staff on Tuesday by newly appointed MEC Benny Malakoane.
- Gordhan warns of strike violence cross-roads
- Zuma tells Canadians SA open for business
- SA mourns Oklahoma tornado with US
- 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
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Sport
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Beckham junior joins QPR academy
David Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn has joined the junior academy of London club Queens Park Rangers and bookmakers are already offering short odds that the 14-year-old will emulate his father by playing for England.
- England braced for Mourinho's Chelsea return
- IAAF want explanation from Sascoc
- Hungry Tsotsobe aims for Test return
- 'Anderson more skilful than Steyn'
- Zuma: I'm going to miss Hunt
- Garcia rules out apologising to Tiger
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Business
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Gautrain fares to rise, bus fares unchanged
Rail service fares to rise an average of 6% in June, with 9% increase for airport service, while supporting bus fares remain unchanged
- Concern over time allowed to comment on marine bill
- Sasol plans office behemoth in Sandton
- State fund invests in Independent group
- Black business to seek ruling on BEE limits
- Jitters over unsecured loans, mine wage talks knock rand
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Entertainment
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Liberace movie places Cannes spotlight on gays
“Behind the Candelabra,” the biopic of flamboyant entertainer Liberace that may be director Steven Soderbergh’s swansong, turned the spotlight on homosexuality on Tuesday in a landmark year for gay rights.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones returning home after bipolar treatment
- AEG Live spent $24 million on Jackson tour: witness
- 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
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Catherine Zeta-Jones returning home after bipolar treatment
Catherine Zeta-Jones will return home Tuesday after undergoing treatment for bipolar II disorder, according to her husband Michael Douglas.
- AEG Live spent $24 million on Jackson tour: witness
- 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
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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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- 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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Pope statue unveiled in Italian potato field
The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples — an unorthodox homage to the fact that the Argentine pope’s ancestors were farmers in northern Italy.
- European beach city named top summer destination
- Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for 'moral crimes'
- Chinese businessman pays record price for Belgian racing pigeon
- ELLE launches 2013 Rising Star Design Award
- Sunday Times Literary Awards 2013
- Aston Martin unveils celebratory centenary concept car
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for 'moral crimes'
About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago.
- 'Beardvertising' uses magnificent beards as ad space
- 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
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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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European beach city named top summer destination
Barcelona’s Mediterranean weather, cosmopolitan offerings, beaches and pulsing music and outdoor festival scene have made the Spanish city the top summer destination for users of the popular crowd-sourced travel guide Gogobot.
- 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
- Flyers don't turn off phones in planes: survey
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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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Man captures, kills record-breaking 5.6m python
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says Jason Leon was riding late at night in a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County when he and his passenger spotted what turned out to be a 5.6m Burmese python.
- Mpumalanga puts emphasis on maths, science and technology
- Eleven rhino poached in KZN
- US Senate says Apple 'among America's largest tax avoiders'
- South Africa will not run out of water: Molewa
- Libyan guns may be killing central Africa's elephants: UN
- Zircons of Mauritius point to ancient mini-continent
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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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