Top Stories: East London (S. Africa), Dec.10 : England opener Alistair Cook scored 66 not out on the opening day of England's two-day game against a South African Invitation XI. ANI Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:07 -0500Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama does not consider himself in the same league as Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa, but would nevertheless address critics who question his fitness for the Nobel Peace Prize even as he fights wars in two countries. IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:50:04 -0500London, December 9 : Russell Brand probably owes a personal favour to Nelson Mandela who unknowingly helped the comedian charm his girlfriend Katy Perry's parents. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:20:08 -0500.brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:27 -0500Doctors at Ngwelezane Hospital in Empangeni have had to conduct surgical procedures by torchlight because of an insufficient emergency power supply for their theatres. It emerged this week that the... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:24 -0500By Mogomotsi Magome and Barry Bateman Yet another bus accident on the notorious Moloto Road claimed four more lives yesterday. Eleven passengers were seriously injured. It brought to 14 the numb... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:20 -0500About half of South Africans do not socialise with other race groups, says a study from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. On an ordinary weekday, a quarter of South Africans do not talk... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:18 -0500A source close to the probe told The Star yesterday the report revealed that R10m was paid to a company contracted by the agency to locate office space for Sassa throughout the country. IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:13 -0500Shocking: Plans to install electricity in several informal settlements in Du Noon are being delayed by residents. Photo: Sam Clark, Cape Argus... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:10 -0500Thirty-one Home Affairs officials were suspended for alleged involvement in the fraudulent registration of births of foreign nationals, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Thursday. "The fraudu... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:07 -0500South Africa ] Police fear two children who went missing from a Laingsburg petrol station may have been abducted, and have appealed for information. The Star Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:19:00 -0500South Africa ] About half of South Africans do not socialise with other race groups, says a study from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. The Star Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:18:55 -0500South Africa ] Doctors at Ngwelezane Hospital in Empangeni have had to conduct surgical procedures by torchlight because of an insufficient emergency power supply. The Star Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:18:27 -0500Johannesburg - A taxi operator from the Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners' Association was shot dead in Dube, Soweto, the City of Johannesburg said on Wednesday.Vananda Khumalo, who worked closely wit... News 24 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:15:07 -0500Pretoria - Three men were arrested and a fourth was wounded during a gun battle with police in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria on Wednesday, police said.The four were spotted in a suspected hijacked ... News 24 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:15:03 -0500Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of four dismissed soldiers, their union said.The court ordered Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu t... News 24 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:14:53 -0500If you are a Cape Times subscriber, log in now to gain full access to this website. Articles marked with are available to logged-in subscribers only. Cape Times Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:57:22 -0500If you are a new subscriber and you don't yet have a password, enter your subscriber number, leave the password blank and press LOGIN. You will then get to choose your own password and check that your... Cape Times Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:57:20 -0500Edition 2 TAIPEI: A Taiwanese computer engineer who quit his job because he could not get on with his boss found a second calling as a purveyor of voodoo socks, footwear for people with a grudge... Cape Times Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:57:18 -0500Denel Saab Aerospace (DSA) has admitted the next two financial years looked "very bleak" for the company because of production delays on the Airbus A400M. Lana Kinley, DSA's chief executive, said yest... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:57:16 -0500Suspended South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) boss Fezile Makiwane allegedly made irregular payments of R10 million to a company "for just holding meetings". The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:47:38 -0500Submit your comment The faint glimmers of recovery shone brighter yesterday as the chief executives of 100 listed companies said prospects for business over the next six months were improving and the ... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:09 -0500Submit your comment After just five years, Heineken and Namibian Breweries have managed to secure a leading position in the hugely attractive premium segment of the South African beer market. The late... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:03 -0500Submit your comment The South African negotiating team at the UN conference on climate change says a compromise text drawn up by host nation Denmark in the event of a failed outcome is problematic and... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:21:59 -0500Submit your comment The rising swell of unemployment, high bad debt and stringent lending criteria caused retail sales to drop by 6.5 percent year on year in October, puncturing hopes of a festive pic... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:21:56 -0500South Africa ] Christelle Lotter, the sister of murder suspects Nicolette and Hardus, is pushing ahead with a court bid to stop her siblings getting any of the family money. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:13:17 -0500Submit your comment Washington - Bank of America said on Wednesday it had completed repayment of $45-billion to the US government from a capital injection under a programme to stabilise the financial ... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:33 -0500Five people have been arrested for the theft of goods worth R300 000 after a truck was falsely reported hijacked in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng police said on Wednesday. The driver of the goods truck... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:32 -0500Submit your comment By Phakamisa Ndzamela Johannesburg - Thousands of workers at South African retailer Pick 'n Pay are expected to strike over racism, a union said, in what is likely to slow pre-C... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:30 -0500Submit your comment Johannesburg - The Food and Allied Workers' Union (Fawu) on Wednesday rejected the content of the South African Breweries' black economic empowerment deal. The transaction had t... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:27 -0500The findings of a probe into alleged irregularities by South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) chief executive Fezile Makiwane will be made public soon, the social development ministry said on Tu... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:26 -0500The Pretoria High Court on Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of four dismissed soldiers, their union said. The court ordered Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu to give their... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:24 -0500Submit your comment New York - The dollar wobbled in a narrow range Wednesday as traders mulled a warning from Standard & Poor's about Spain's credit rating that added to fears about the eurozone econ... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:24 -0500Submit your comment By Rebekah Kebede New York - Oil dropped more than two percent to settle below $71 a barrel on Wednesday after government data showed larger-than-expected builds in US refined p... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:17:18 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> One question was answered with the most cursory glance at the teamsheet: Ian Bell is th... Times Online Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:13:51 -0500JOHANNESBURG — The government will “urgently” start rehabilitating state hospitals in order to implement its new National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, Health Minister Molefi Sefula... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:28:16 -0500COPENHAGEN —The 2010 football World Cup in South Africa will pollute the planet nine times more than the 2006 edition in Germany because of teams’ and fans’ long flights, officials s... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:28:10 -0500TAIPEI — Taiwan researchers yesterday unveiled leather shoes that can change colour when they come in contact with sunlight. The invention by the Footwear and Recreation Technology Research Ins... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:28:01 -0500A new wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa is gathering intensity, after six Zimbabwean nationals were severely injured in a vicious attack by a mob of local residents in Polokwane, South Afric... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:27:57 -0500Pretoria — Eskom has signed a 17-year agreement with ARM Coal and Xstrata to supply coal to the Majuba Power Station. In terms of the agreement, the Goedgevonden Colliery will start supplying t... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:27:56 -0500JOHANNESBURG — National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele ordered that an old South African flag be removed from a desk at the Durban train station, Beeld reported yesterday. Police Minister Nathi... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:27:40 -0500JOHANNESBURG — The 2009 BMI Annual Adult SportTrack report shows that cricket in South Africa is in a healthy state. According to the report, cricket continues to outperform rugby and soccer in... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:27:13 -0500EAST LONDON — The rain, which has been following the England touring team around South Africa, returned yesterday just over half-an-hour after the lunch interval on the opening day of the two-da... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:26:56 -0500');" > LONDON — Britain’s David Haye stepped up his bid to goad Vitali Klitschko into the ring by accusing the Ukrainian of devaluing heavyweight boxing with title defences nobody is inte... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:26:48 -0500');" > MADRID — Former Tour de France champion Oscar Pereiro has agreed to a one-year deal to ride for Astana next year. The Spanish cyclist will join the Kazakh team’s training camp in ... The Natal Witness Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:26:42 -0500South Africa ] Christelle Lotter, the sister of murder suspects Nicolette and Hardus, is pushing ahead with a court bid to stop her siblings getting any of the family money. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:24:03 -0500South Africa ] KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has urged matric exam markers to exercise fairness and excellence, as they hold the futures of so many teenagers in their hands. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:24:01 -0500South Africa ] The Treatment Action Campaign will celebrate its 11th anniversary with an international award for outstanding human rights work. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:23:59 -0500At your service: Fifty-eight percent of 2 000 South Africans surveyed in seven cities believe President Jacob Zuma is doing a good job. Photo: Ntswe Mokoena, GCIS... The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:23:58 -0500The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) will celebrate its 11th anniversary on Thursday with an international award for outstanding human rights work for people living with HIV and Aids, it said on Wednes... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:58:53 -0500By Tania Broughton Christelle Lotter, sister of Nicolette and Hardus, who are accused of murdering their parents, is persisting with her court bid to stop her siblings from getting any of their par... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:58:45 -0500Quick-thinking char saves kids A quick-thinking domestic worker probably saved her employer's children's lives when she saw robbers entering their Pretoria home. News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:43:39 -0500Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of four dismissed soldiers, their union said.The court ordered Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu t... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:27:00 -0500Mthatha - A suspected shoe thief was killed, allegedly by angry residents at Mthatha's Chris Hani park on Wednesday, Eastern Cape police said.The 20-year-old was caught and severely assaulted at aroun... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:26:51 -0500LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela received the touch of "God" -- Hollywood-style -- when Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman prepared to play him in new movie "Invictus." Freeman said he was as... ABC Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:13:12 -0500Six people were arrested and drugs with an estimated street value of R10 000 were seized at a house in Actonville, Benoni, on Wednesday, said police. Constable Gordin Nyathi said police received in... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:05:10 -0500A woman and two men were arrested in Welkom on Wednesday when gold-bearing material worth R500 000 was found on them. Police spokeswoman Puleng Motsoeneng said the police had been acting on a tip-o... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:05:07 -0500By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Jason Warner Police fear two children who went missing from a Laingsburg petrol station at midnight on Friday may have been adbucted, and have appealed for information. ... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:05:01 -0500By Karen Breytenbach A former Pollsmoor awaiting trial prisoner is suing the Department of Correctional Services for R345 000 for allowing tuberculosis to spread "unabated" in the overcrowded priso... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:04:59 -0500The Airports Company South Africa's (Acsa's) request for a 133 percent increase in passenger charges is due to over-spending, particularly on "an unnecessary airport"at La Mercy to replace the existin... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:04:44 -0500Submit your comment While most other airlines have reduced capacity and, in some cases, withdrawn from less profitable routes as a result of the recession three from the Arabian Gulf that fly into bot... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:04:41 -0500Pretoria — The Department of Health is considering taking legal action to remove the unaccompanied children who are living at the Johannesburg Central Methodist Church. Social workers have been... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:56:51 -0500Bloemfontein - Police confiscated 67 bags of dagga with an estimated street value of R1.6m in a QwaQwa village on Wednesday after information that donkeys had carried the load - of about a ton - from ... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:50:00 -0500Bloemfontein - A woman and two men were arrested in Welkom on Wednesday when gold-bearing material worth R500 000 was found in their possession, police said.Police spokesperson Puleng Motsoeneng said ... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:02:04 -0500Sixty-four percent of young South African adults say they either know somebody who has been abused, or have experienced abuse themselves, according to a survey conducted by communications company MXit... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:23:34 -0500The Freedom Front Plus said on Wednesday that it rated the ANC's performance as 37 percent. FF Plus leader Pieter Mulder, the deputy agriculture minister, said his party gave the ANC four out of 10... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:23:31 -0500The police confiscated 67 bags of dagga with an estimated street value of R1.6 million in a QwaQwa village on Wednesday after information that donkeys had carried the load - of about a ton - into Sout... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:23:29 -0500Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday that the poorest of the poor must expect and demand only the best from the government. "We must not provide the lowest, the barest minimum and s... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:23:21 -0500Submit your comment A French photographer who stands accused of extorting gifts worth 1 billion euros (R11.2 billion) from the elderly heiress to the L'Oreal fortune denied on Wednesday that he had ab... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:23:09 -0500South Africa ] In just a weekend, fraudulent purchases and cash withdrawals of R48 800 were made from an alleged credit card scam victim's account, the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court he... The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:35 -0500South Africa ] The Gauteng community safety MEC has ordered tough measures against the Putco bus company to be "redoubled" following another accident that left four people dead. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:34 -0500South Africa ] The Gauteng community safety MEC has ordered tough measures against the Putco bus company to be "redoubled" following another accident that left four people dead. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:25 -0500South Africa 's first black president, as a strategist for racial reconciliation, working to bring whites and blacks together after the end of apartheid by supporting the country's mostly white nation... Examiner Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:09:10 -0500Submit your comment The ANC on Wednesday rejected media suggestions that Eskom's price increase was delayed until after the April elections this year. The ANC had read with disbelief and surprise a... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:45:05 -0500Submit your comment South Africa's third-largest wireless firm Cell C said on Wednesday it would invest R5 billion in 2010 to roll out a new high speed broadband network. Unlisted Cell C, majority-... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:44:56 -0500Submit your comment US stocks opened lower Wednesday, extending the prior day's heavy losses as concerns grow about several countries' debt as the global economy grapples with recession. The Dow Jo... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:44:51 -0500Cape Town — Establishments to be used during the 2010 FIFA World Cup will need to register the details of their accommodation booking and listings at www.rooms4u.travel. Minister of Tourism Mar... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:38:03 -0500Cape Town — COPE'S provincial leadership says there has been "a clear escalation of political intolerance" in the Western Cape recently - a trend which, the party says, has culminated in three o... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:38:02 -0500Cape Town — Government is making steady progress in the completion of 2010 FIFA World Cup transport and infrastructure projects in host cities, says Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele. Mini... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:38:02 -0500Pretoria — Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has indicated that he is considering grounding SA Airlink following the number of accidents the airline has had recently. This comes after an SA A... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:38:01 -0500Pretoria — Preliminary reports in the investigation into this morning's fatal accident on the Moloto Road point to negligent driving or vehicle unroadworthiness, according to the Tshwane Communi... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:37:58 -0500Cape Town - A vehicle testing agent from Lansdowne in Cape Town was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly issuing a fraudulent roadworthy certificate to a taxi owner, the Cape Town traffic department ... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:54 -0500Johannesburg - Gauteng police are looking for a traditional healer who fooled a Soweto woman into opening a bank account so a fraudulent cheque could be deposited into it.Inspector Gordon Billing said... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:46 -0500Cape Town - Only half of South Africans in a nationwide survey felt race relations were better today than under apartheid, according to a report released on Wednesday.It also revealed that 46% of thos... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:42 -0500Durban - The case against a 16-year-old boy accused of hijacking a woman and throwing her over a bridge was postponed by the Durban Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.An application for bail would be hea... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:37 -0500JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport, race and Nelson Mandela will tell the world about the country's history of struggle and triumph despite some criticism that th... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:12:15 -0500The funeral of Fr. Louis Blondel, of the Missionaries of Africa known as the White Fathers for their traditionally white cassocks, will be held on Saturday, December 12th. Fr. Blondel was killed overn... Spero News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:25:11 -0500A man was killed and his partner critically injured in a domestic violence related incident in Escombe, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said on Wednesday. Emergency workers found the 45-year-old woman wit... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:49 -0500Residents of Zamdela in the Vaal Triangle marched to Sasol's offices in Sasolburg on Wednesday to protest against air pollution. "We call on the Sasol shareholders and the management of the company... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:43 -0500By Ilse Fredericks Education Writer When he first arrived in South Africa as a refugee from Cameroon, Novel Chegou started working at a Stellenbosch craft market, hoping to raise enough money to c... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:34 -0500By Murray Williams Staff Writer The DA is celebrating its capture of Stellenbosch, the third-largest municipality in the Western Cape - further cementing its power as governor of the province. ... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:32 -0500By Fouzia van der Fort Staff Reporter City mayor Dan Plato proved he was not one to shy away from doing the heavy lifting when he swung an elderly woman into his arms and carried her to his car. ... IOL Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:27 -0500Submit your comment Power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth $54 million (R408 million) from Eskom to provide electrical and automation solutions that will improve reliability ... Business Report Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:16 -0500Copenhagen — A leading South African climate change negotiator says SA's offer to scale back the rate of growth of carbon emissions is voluntary and not legally binding. Joanne Yarwitch, a seni... All Africa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:40:58 -0500FIVE teenagers have been arrested for the murder of a 70-year-old Diepsloot priest who spent his life building youth development centres in poor communities. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:38:15 -0500FIVE teenagers have been arrested for the murder of a 70-year-old Diepsloot priest who spent his life building youth development centres in poor communities. The Star Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:38:13 -0500Johannesburg - The government will "urgently" start rehabilitating state hospitals in order to implement its new National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, Deputy Health Minister... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:35:32 -0500Johannesburg - Residents of Zamdela in the Vaal Triangle marched to Sasol's offices in Sasolburg on Wednesday to protest against air pollution."We call on the Sasol shareholders and the management of ... News 24 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:35:27 -0500 | 
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