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News
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Nasa foresees corporate researchers living on the moon
Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time Nasa astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions shows.
- Amanda Bynes arrested for drug possession
- Man who saved Ohio women gets heroes reward - free hamburgers for life
- China offers troops to keep peace in Mali: UN
- Cosatu considering legal action over e-toll protest
- Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico
- ANC like an abusive spouse to white, coloured voters: Marais
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Cosatu considering legal action over e-toll protest
Cosatu is considering approaching the high court after a lower court halted its e-toll protest, it said on Friday.
- Abused men too scared to ask for help
- SARS: 15 years in jail a warning to rogue staff
- 'No MTN conspiracy'
- Kleinfontein's top brass find DA Youth 'bad-mannered'
- 'Don't call us coloureds'
- Magistrates object to pay verdict
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China offers troops to keep peace in Mali: UN
China has offered to contribute troops to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, where Islamist jihadists controlled the country's north until French-led troops launched an offensive in January to oust them, a UN official said.
- Ivorian students anger mounts over university revamp
- Swazi albinos plead for protection ahead of vote
- 300,000 displaced in Sudan's Darfur in 5 months: UN
- Human Rights Watch slams Vale, Rio Tinto over Mozambique resettlements
- Eritrea demanding ransoms from expats in Canada
- 'Things fall apart' author Achebe set for Nigerian burial
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Man who saved Ohio women gets heroes reward - free hamburgers for life
The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again.
- Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river
- 'Comfort women' cancel meeting with Japan mayor
- Stalin police criticism sparks anti-Semitism row in Russia
- Bird flu strain can go airborne, researchers say
- Beheading rage spreads
- Why was he free to kill?
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Politics
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ANC like an abusive spouse to white, coloured voters: Marais
Whites or coloureds who vote for the ANC are like women who marry abusive men, former Western Cape premier Peter Marais has said.
- Zuma lied to SA - DA
- Zuma finds his voice at long last
- Kleinfontein's top brass find DA Youth 'bad-mannered'
- Manuel: If not NDP, then what?
- Avoid repeat of Waterkloof: SACP
- Zuma slams name-droppers, urges law enforcement
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Sport
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New Zealand’s Williams calls time on test career
New Zealand’s second highest-capped lock Ali Williams announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday.
- Euro Tour chief sorry for “coloured athletes” gaffe
- Pirelli warn they could quit F1
- Gerber shares the lead with Mketekete in Kempton
- 'Caster will be ready to compete'
- Proteas converge on Amsterdam
- Alex Ferguson's £2m Manchester United gig
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Business
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Electricity demand comes close to overwhelming Eskom capacity
Margin between available capacity and peak demand only 0.4% on Thursday, says national power utility
- 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’
- New Discovery body to research lifestyle diseases
- Gold beneficiation strategies ‘will not create thousands of jobs’
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Entertainment
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Amanda Bynes arrested for drug possession
The troubled actress was taken into custody by police last night, who visited her New York City apartment after responding to a call for a disorderly person, and she was booked for criminal possession of marijuana, as well as reckless endangerment and felony tampering...
- Incestuous drunks are back
- FILM REVIEW: Fast & Furious 6
- Singing to her own tune
- Jagger tweets to ensure fans get full satisfaction
- Netflix brings back the Bluths in new 'Arrested Development' season
- Bradley Cooper back for one last Hollywood ‘Hangover’
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Amanda Bynes arrested for drug possession
The troubled actress was taken into custody by police last night, who visited her New York City apartment after responding to a call for a disorderly person, and she was booked for criminal possession of marijuana, as well as reckless endangerment and felony tampering...
- Janet Jackson becomes a billionaire
- Rihanna suing Topshop for 'unflattering' image on T-shirts
- Chris Brown involved in car crash
- Richie Sambora hits back at Jon Bon Jovi
- Eva Longoria graduates from California State University
- Catherine Zeta-Jones returning home after bipolar treatment
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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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Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico
Artemio Martinez balanced his corpulent frame on a stool in a Mexico City street taco stand, downing a sweet soda and eating a final pork-filled corn tortilla.
- Abused men too scared to ask for help
- Teen cuts cell charge time
- Where the cougars hunt their prey
- Flyers name their favourite airlines
- Less-stressed women are more attractive to men: study
- Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
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Annotated first edition 'Harry Potter' auctions for $227 421
A unique first edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a record 150 000 pounds ($227 421) at a London charity auction, Sotheby’s said on Tuesday.
- Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for 'moral crimes'
- '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
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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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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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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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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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Nasa foresees corporate researchers living on the moon
Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time Nasa astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions shows.
- Rhino death toll at 350
- Kinect shuts down Xbox One reveal
- Neighbours' help needed to curb rhino poaching: MEC
- Russia to urgently evacuate Arctic post as ice melts
- Australian spends 45th birthday bunking with 2 metre croc
- Fungus just loves to play footsie
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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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- Blogs
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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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