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1 . Court overturns sentences of Putco policemen3/12/2010 4:19:27 PMThe life sentences of two former policemen and a reservist have been overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeal.Show This Article2 . Lesbian teen fights for prom3/12/2010 4:06:33 PMAn American teenager has taken the Mississippi school district to court to reinstate a school dance it cancelled to her sexual orientation.Show This Article3 . ANC stalwart Fatima Meer dies3/12/2010 3:37:35 PMKwaZulu-Natal ANC stalwart Fatima Meer has died in a Durban hospital at the age of 81.Show This Article4 . Taxi association vows to continue with stayaway over BRT3/12/2010 3:25:00 PMThe United Taxi Association Forum (UTAF) says it will continue with its stayaway until the City of Johannesburg comes up with a Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) proposal taxi operators agree to.Show This Article5 . Body found at Cape reserve3/12/2010 3:15:23 PMPolice are probing the murder of a man whose body was found on the beach at Wolfgat nature reserve on the Cape Peninsula.Show This Article6 . Murder accused back in court3/12/2010 3:02:21 PMThe financial clerk of a New Crossroads school, also charged with the murder last year of the school's acting principal, has appeared in court.Show This Article7 . Zuma tackles alliance tensions3/12/2010 2:57:06 PM"There's a serious concern in the NEC about the conduct of all of us," says ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu, who was arrested for alleged drunk driving.Show This Article8 . US to abstain from voting in SA's power projects loan application3/12/2010 1:37:00 PMSouth Africa expects the United States to abstain from voting on its disputed application to the World Bank for a loan to fund a power project, on which a decision is likely in early April, a minister said today.Show This Article9 . 100 000 displaced in Somali unrest, says UN3/12/2010 1:06:55 PMThe UN's refugee agency says that more than 100 000 people have been forced to flee their homes across Somalia since the start of the year amid "relentless and indiscriminate" fighting.Show This Article10 . Taximen complain about BRT expansion3/12/2010 1:04:00 PMThe City of Johannesburg was forcing its bus rapid transit (BRT) system on the taxi industry, the United Taxi Association Forum said on Friday.Show This Article11 . New idea makes SA 'leader in heart medicine'3/12/2010 12:49:17 PMWork to address heart rhythm disturbances in cardiac patients has been revolutionised at a major Cape Town hospital thanks to cutting-edge technology ... that involves a robot!Show This Article12 . Somali rebel attacks enter third day3/12/2010 10:50:18 AMSomalia's rebel group al-Shabaab have attacked government positions near the president's palace in the capital, with four people killed by return fire, say resident.Show This Article13 . Protests ‘are coordinated’, ANC claims3/12/2010 10:50:00 AMMost protests are the reaction of people who have been raising issues for a long time without getting a response from relevant government structures.Show This Article14 . Joburg City deny 'secret agenda' against taxi operators3/12/2010 10:28:00 AMThe City of Johannesburg has denied the United Taxi Association Forum's allegations that it has embarked on a campaign against taxi operators.Show This Article15 . PIC: Madiba soccer statue in Gugulethu3/12/2010 10:27:38 AMA Cape Town man has built a steel statue of Nelson Mandela with his own hands for the World Cup.Show This Article16 . Knives out in provincial battle3/12/2010 10:23:00 AMThe power struggle in Gauteng has heated up, with some ANC members in the province trying to block Nomvula Mokonyane’s bid for the chairperson's post.Show This Article17 . The troubled streets of Gauteng3/12/2010 10:12:00 AMPolice fired rubber bullets at residents of Finetown, near the Grasmere Toll Plaza, on Thursday as waves of service delivery strikes hit Gauteng.Show This Article18 . SA school trains Sudanese3/12/2010 9:49:12 AMA South African university is training South Sudan government leaders in affairs of state as the region prepares for a 2011 independence referendum.Show This Article19 . Obama gives away Nobel Prize money3/12/2010 8:49:54 AMPresident Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4-million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others.Show This Article20 . Striking taxi operators blockade Joburg CBD's Taxi rank3/12/2010 8:39:00 AMStriking taxi operators have blocked the entrance of the Noord Street Taxi rank in the Johannesburg city centre preventing non-striking operators from ferrying commuters.Show This Article21 . Schoolgirl stabbed, dismembered in Pretoria3/12/2010 7:26:00 AMA Pretoria school girl who stayed at home with an ear infection was stabbed to death and had her hands chopped off, Beeld reported on Friday.Show This Article22 . The minister of luxury3/12/2010 6:52:00 AMWhen in Cape Town Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda lives a five-star life at the city's top hotels -- courtesy of the taxpayer.Show This Article23 . Zuma: Muzzle Malema? No!3/12/2010 6:18:00 AMPresident Jacob Zuma has defended controversial ANC Youth League president Julius Malema again, saying he will not be forced into shouting him down.Show This Article24 . Skwatsha in bid to shield 'drunk' ANC man3/12/2010 6:12:33 AMMoments after senior ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu was pulled over for driving in the N2 bus lane, the party's former provincial chairman, Mcebisi Skwatsha, apparently also pulled up and stopped officers from handcuffing him.Show This Article25 . ANC to let law take its course on Mthembu 'drunk driving' saga3/12/2010 6:04:00 AMANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe says the organisation will give the police space to do their work regarding the arrest of the party's national spokesperson Jackson Mthembu.Show This Article26 . Iraq poll results trickle through3/12/2010 1:10:10 AMPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results after the parliamentary election in Iraq, while a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.Show This Article27 . Obama earmarks Nobel cash for veterans3/12/2010 12:40:51 AMAmerican President Barack Obama will give his Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families.Show This Article28 . Food agency open to probe on diversion claims3/12/2010 12:18:40 AMA United Nations report claims that up to half of the food aid to Somalia is diverted - something the World Food Programme has contested.Show This Article29 . Death toll rises after Mogadishu violence3/11/2010 11:37:13 PMFighting between Somali government forces and al Shabaab rebels has claimed the lives of 54 people, according to medical officials.Show This Article30 . SA citizen killed in Afghanistan3/11/2010 11:29:09 PMThe Department of International Relations is prepared to provide consular assistance to the family of a South African citizen killed in Afghanistan.Show This Article31 . Mthethwa confirms 'makeover' for police3/11/2010 11:25:52 PMPolice Minister Nathi Mthethwa has outlined a number of changes set to affect the SAPS from April this year - among them a renaming of the ranks held by officers.Show This Article32 . Pair jailed for cloned cards3/11/2010 11:22:43 PMA Cape Town court has sent two men to jail for their role in a syndicate responsible for cloning the credit cards of unsuspecting ATM clients.Show This Article33 . Retired teachers asked to pick up chalk again3/11/2010 11:06:08 PMThe Gauteng Education Department has asked retired teachers and principals to voluntarily help improve under-performing schools.Show This Article34 . Dance cancelled after plea from lesbian pupil3/11/2010 10:13:58 PMMississippi teenager Constance McMillen wanted to wear a tuxedo to her senior prom and bring her girlfriend as her date, but the idea seemed to ruffle a few feathers at her high school.Show This Article35 . Elderly couple robbed by gunmen3/11/2010 9:45:26 PMJohannesburg police are searching for two armed men who accosted an elderly couple at their Tembisa home.Show This Article36 . Scandal surrounds top ANC man's arrest3/11/2010 9:31:37 PMAllegations of case numbers being tampered with and metro police officials being threatened are causing further controversy regarding the arrest of top ANC man Jackson Mthembu.Show This Article37 . Cops raid illegal Zim bus stops3/11/2010 9:28:57 PMAs a show of force just three months before the 2010 World Cup, SA and Johannesburg metro police have raided the CBD and closed down illegal Zimbabwe bus stops.Show This Article38 . Primary school learners left stranded after authorities impound taxis3/11/2010 4:54:00 PMHundreds of learners of Voorspoed Primary school at Hartswater in Northern Cape were stranded after taxi operators dumped them along the road on Northern Cape and North West border.Show This Article39 . Retired teachers to help out at schools3/11/2010 4:40:00 PMHundreds of retired teachers in Gauteng came out in support of an initiative to help out with extra tuition and assist in schools around the province.Show This Article40 . Taxi operators to embark on massive stay away tomorrow3/11/2010 4:13:00 PMJohannesburg taxi commuters are expected to be stranded tomorrow as taxi operators embark on a massive stay away.Show This Article41 . Zuma: Cape Town is beautiful, but a schlep3/11/2010 3:56:00 PMPresident Jacob Zuma likes his Cape Town offices at Tuinhuys, but not so much that he wants Parliament to stay in the mother city.Show This Article42 . SA man killed in Afghan3/11/2010 3:14:06 PMGunmen have shot dead a South African construction contractor and his Afghanistan colleague during an attack.Show This Article43 . Dozens die in Somalia in two days of fighting3/11/2010 2:56:09 PMHeavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people in Mogadishu over two days.Show This Article44 . Judges mull sex worker's dismissal3/11/2010 2:18:00 PMA sacked Cape Town sex worker had three Labour Appeal Court judges on Thursday grappling with whether she was entitled to challenge her dismissal.Show This Article45 . Mthembu won't be charged3/11/2010 1:31:33 PMJP Smith, the city's mayoral committee member in charge of safety, has alleged that police officers will not press charges after discovering who Mthembu is.Show This Article46 . 'Strange time' for Mthembu to be drunk3/11/2010 12:56:00 PMANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu was arrested for drunken driving in Cape Town on Thursday morning -- but this did not stop him from doing his job.Show This Article47 . Mogadishu saga: 23 dead, fighting continues3/11/2010 12:25:26 PMFighting between Islamist insurgents and government forces has continued for a second day in the Somali capital.Show This Article48 . ANC defends 'kill the boer' song3/11/2010 11:21:11 AMThe party's spokesperson has defended the ANC Youth League leader for singing "shoot the boers, they are rapists", saying "don't blame Julius, blame the ANC".Show This Article49 . ANC spokesperson arrested for drunken driving3/11/2010 11:21:00 AMTraffic police in Cape Town have arrested African National Congress spokesperson Jackson Mthembu for alleged drunken driving on the N2 on Thursday.Show This Article50 . Don't blame Julius, says ANC3/11/2010 11:00:00 AMThe ANC has defended Julius Malema for singing "shoot the boers, they are rapists", saying the lyrics of the song had been quoted out of context.Show This Article51 . Car stolen with three-year-old inside3/11/2010 10:28:23 AMIsekho disappeared along with the family car which he had been left alone in outside a Cape Town police station.Show This Article52 . JihadJane in US court3/11/2010 9:38:27 AMA US woman, who called herself JihadJane, is facing charges for allegedly recruiting terrorists online and plotting to kill a controversial Swedish cartoonist, a court has heard.Show This Article53 . Kids pay for parents' 'sin'3/11/2010 9:24:45 AMA church in Colorado has barred two children from enrolling in an area Catholic grade school because their parents are lesbians.Show This Article54 . ANC spokesman held for drunk driving3/11/2010 8:47:11 AMA senior national figure in the ANC has been arrested in Cape Town for allegedly driving drunk.Show This Article55 . Parties slam Malema's 'kill the boer' chants3/11/2010 7:05:29 AMANC Youth League leader Julius Malema's "kill the boer" chant could land him in hot water after a barrage of criticism from political parties and complaints to the Human Rights Commission and the police.Show This Article56 . ANCYL says R340m is not enough3/11/2010 6:35:06 AMThe ANC Youth League has criticised Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for allocating a "paltry" R340 million to the youth agency.Show This Article57 . Complaints against Malema escalate3/11/2010 5:58:00 AMANCYL leader Julius Malema is facing a barrage of complaints to the police and chapter nine institutions over his latest racial outburst.Show This Article58 . W Cape collision claims seven lives3/11/2010 4:30:00 AMSeven people including a young boy have been killed in a collision between a car and two trucks on the R60 between Robertson and Ashton in the Boland in the Western Cape, last night.Show This Article59 . Senate gives green light for tax breaks3/11/2010 12:30:55 AMThe United States Senate has approved a $149-billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks in an effort to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate.Show This Article60 . Obama backs reconstruction efforts in Haiti3/11/2010 12:22:06 AMAmerican President Barack Obama has promised that the United States will be a reliable partner as earthquake-ravaged Haiti begins to rebuild itself.Show This Article61 . Sudan rebukes peacekeepers after ambush3/11/2010 12:09:40 AMSudan has summoned the acting head of international peacekeepers in Darfur to express concern over a recent rebel ambush.Show This Article62 . Seventeen killed in Mogadishu3/10/2010 11:57:22 PMFighting between Somali government troops and al-Shabaab rebels in the north of Mogadishu has left 17 people dead and another 65 wounded.Show This Article63 . Somalis imprisoned for piracy3/10/2010 11:46:31 PMA Kenyan court has sentenced seven Somalis to 20 years in prison for piracy after an attack on a Danish cargo vessel.Show This Article64 . ANCYL losing faith in Gordhan3/10/2010 10:55:10 PMThe ANC Youth League is disappointed in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for not following party policy and ignoring the plight of the young.Show This Article65 . Woman, 83, was raped and killed - police3/10/2010 10:09:38 PMPretoria police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of an 83-year-old woman earlier this year.Show This Article66 . Malema slammed for alleged hate speech3/10/2010 9:57:36 PMDeputy Agriculture Minister Pieter Mulder has laid a criminal charge against ANC Youth League chief Julius Malema after his latest racial outburst.Show This Article67 . Twenty-year jail sentences for Somali pirates3/10/2010 6:33:58 PMA Kenyan court has sentenced eight Somalis who were arrested in 2008 to 20 years in jail for piracy.Show This Article68 . Zille takes on JSC over Hlophe matter3/10/2010 2:53:00 PMAs premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille should have been party to the JSC's deliberations on Judge John Hlophe, a court was told on Wednesday.Show This Article69 . Malema under fire for 'kill the boer' song3/10/2010 2:33:33 PMANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is facing a barrage of complaints to the police and chapter nine institutions over his latest racial outburst.Show This Article70 . AUDIO: Massa admits to tickling male staffer3/10/2010 1:54:19 PMThe most lurid controversy to hit the Obama administration yet.Show This Article71 . Anger boils over at Jub Jub court appearance3/10/2010 12:30:00 PMA police van transporting hip-hop star Molemo Maarohanye and co-accused Themba Tshabalala was pelted with stones by angry students on Wednesday.Show This Article72 . Malema under fire after controversial comments3/10/2010 11:55:00 AMThe ANC has not yet decided whether to meet its youth league president, Julius Malema, over racially charged comments he made at a student rally.Show This Article73 . Zille to sue Malema3/10/2010 11:50:14 AMWestern Cape Premier Helen Zille is to sue Julius Malema after the ANC Youth League president accused the DA leader of "suffering from Satanism".Show This Article74 . No bail for JubJub and co-accused3/10/2010 10:52:08 AMMusician JubJub and his co-accused Themba Tshabalala - accused of killing four schoolboys during an illegal drag race in Soweto - have been denied bail. [ACCIDENT GALLERY]Show This Article75 . That's 'General' Cele to you3/10/2010 10:35:00 AMPolice chief Bheki Cele has insisted he be addressed as "general" from now on after the approval of military rankings for the police, it was reported.Show This Article76 . Somali food aid diverted: report3/10/2010 10:27:05 AMUp to half of the food aid intended for needy Somalis is routinely diverted, according to a United Nations report.Show This Article77 . Obama to host Haiti president3/10/2010 9:47:00 AMPresident Barack Obama is to meet with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation.Show This Article78 . Obama to host Haiti president3/10/2010 9:47:00 AMPresident Barack Obama is to meet with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation.Show This Article79 . JubJub faces four murder charges3/10/2010 9:41:23 AMPolice battled to keep noise levels down from hundreds of people protesting outside the Protea Magistrate's Court where JubJub and his co-accused appeared. [GALLERY]Show This Article80 . ANC: No word from Winnie3/10/2010 8:42:00 AMThe ANC would wait for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to return from the US to ask her about an interview in which she lashed out at Nelson Mandela.Show This Article81 . Boy saves family from robbers3/10/2010 7:44:54 AMA seven-year-old American boy made a dramatic call to police while three armed robbers were threatening his parents.Show This Article82 . VIDEO: Winnie goes to ground3/10/2010 6:56:15 AMA day after her extraordinary attack on former president Nelson Mandela made headlines, the ANC wants answers - believing the reported comments are "very much out of character".Show This Article83 . Western Cape Education Dept to be tough on late comers3/10/2010 6:35:00 AMThe Western Cape Education Department has vowed to be tough on teachers and learners who report late for school. The Department says all those found guilty of tardiness should be disciplined accordingly to improve punctuality.Show This Article84 . No word yet from Winnie - ANC3/10/2010 6:23:49 AMThe ANC says it will wait for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to return from the US to ask her about an interview in which she reportedly lashed out at Nelson Mandela.Show This Article85 . Two men in court after deadly Soweto car crash3/10/2010 5:08:00 AMThe two men accused of killing four teenage boys in Soweto on Monday are due to appear in the Protea Magistrate's Court today. They face charges of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving. The two were allegedly racing their cars when they collided and hit a group of boys on their way home from school. Show This Article86 . Displaced villagers are going back to Sudan3/10/2010 1:01:29 AMTwo million people who fled the civil war in South Sudan have returned there after the 2005 peace agreement, according to migration officials.Show This Article87 . Michelle Obama bows to tradition3/10/2010 12:54:09 AMAmerican First Lady Michelle Obama has donated the dazzling ball gown she wore for her husband's presidential inauguration to the Smithsonian museum.Show This Article88 . Senior rebel leader killed in Mogadishu3/9/2010 11:37:56 PMA senior official of the Somali rebel group Hizbul Islam has been gunned down by unknown attackers at a Mogadishu market.Show This Article89 . Cape company’s financial manager in graft case3/9/2010 7:37:00 PMThe manipulation of the books by the former financial manager of a Cape Town spinning and weaving company was responsible for the business closing, the Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville heard.Show This Article90 . 'British hostages safe'3/9/2010 4:10:34 PMSomali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says a British couple held hostage by pirates in his country are "not in danger".Show This Article91 . Pirates seize Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel3/9/2010 2:53:36 PMPirates have seized a Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel off the Somali coast for possible use as a "mother ship" to launch more attacks.Show This Article92 . SAA throws its own manager off plane3/9/2010 2:36:20 PMA South African Airways operations manager has failed to honour a parliamentary meeting after being bumped off a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town.Show This Article93 . Commander gunned down3/9/2010 1:16:26 PMGunmen have killed a Somali Islamist military leader in a Mogadishu market.Show This Article94 . Congo oil minister to examine delayed deals3/9/2010 11:37:42 AMDemocratic Republic of Congo's newly appointed oil minister will review exploration contracts yet to be approved by the President, and wants a new oil code passed into law by the end of March.Show This Article95 . ANC: Zuma assets saga 'a special case'3/9/2010 11:07:00 AMThe ANC regrets that Jacob Zuma has missed the deadline to declare his assets to Parliament, but said the circumstances need to be understood.Show This Article96 . ANC to question Winnie on Madiba slurs3/9/2010 10:28:14 AMThe ANC is to ask Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to explain the extraordinary attack on former president Nelson Mandela, which appeared in a major British newspaper.Show This Article97 . Girl's burial sparks race row3/9/2010 10:11:30 AMThe decision to bury a coloured girl at a previously whites-only cemetery in a small town in the Western Cape has been met with anger.Show This Article98 . More tender money for Malema - report3/9/2010 7:39:24 AMThe company co-owned by ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was awarded two tenders worth R3,2 million by the Polokwane municipality, according to a newspaper report.Show This Article99 . Deadly dice: JubJub 'being tested for drugs'3/9/2010 7:30:22 AMPolice have reportedly said the two men arrested after a deadly street race in Soweto appeared drunk.[PICTURES AND GALLERY]Show This Article100 . JubJub held after 4 boys mowed down in crash3/9/2010 6:05:53 AMThe schoolboys were killed when a Mini Cooper crashed off the road and rolled into the grass. According to witnesses and police at the scene, the Mini was racing against another Mini Cooper. [GALLERY]Show This Article
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