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Man burns to death in his Golf

Independent Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
A man was burnt to death when his car collided with a bakkie on the N2 between Mthatha and Qumbu, Eastern Cape police said on Thursday.

Crowds swell outside Jub Jub trial

Independent Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
The gates to the Protea Magistrate's Court where hip hop artist Jub Jub was appearing, were briefly opened on Thursday morning to let through dozens of people trying to force their way in.

Journos held outside Zuma's house

News24 - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Johannesburg: The elusive metropolis is a pioneering effort to insert South Africa's largest city... Was R220.00 Now R198.00 Johannesburg - Guards outside President Jacob Zuma's house in Forest Town, Johannesburg, on Wednesday held a photographer and a ...

Would more women in Catholic Church reduce abuse?

CNN International - Tom Evans - ‎7 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- With the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church spreading, a leading religious scholar said Wednesday that a greater female presence in the church hierarchy would have helped prevent the crisis from worsening.

Nigeria: Jonathan Sacks Ministers - Gets List of Nominees From Governors

AllAfrica.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Abuja/Kano/Lagos - Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday dissolved the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF), the climax of weeks of demand for it by politicians and pressure groups.

New sectarian slaughter rocks Nigeria

AFP - ‎21 hours ago‎
JOS, Nigeria - Muslim herdsmen disguised as soldiers butchered and then set fire to around a dozen Christians in Nigeria Wednesday, close to the site of a recent sectarian massacre, officials and witnesses said.

Suspicion of Arson at Royal Tombs Fuels Deadly Clashes in Uganda

New York Times - Jeffrey Gettleman, Josh Kron - ‎6 hours ago‎
Flames engulfed the Kasubi tombs, built in 1882 as a burial ground for the Buganda kingdom, early Wednesday on the outskirts of Uganda's capital.

Asantehene, Techimanhene restore peace

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Government's fact-finding delegation to Techiman says peace has been restored between the Asantehene and the Techimanhene. The Minister of Lands and Forestry, Collins Dauda who was part of the delegation said the message from President Mills has gone ...
Security Failed Tuobodom Peace fm Online

Nelson Mandela The charming manipulator

Moneycontrol.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Christo Brand was Nelson Mandela's prison guard - first during his 13-year confinement at the infamous Robben Island and then at Pollsmoor prison.

ANC steps tyrannical

Sowetan - ‎3 hours ago‎
IT WOULD be naïve to expect that the curtailment of some of the freedoms we take for granted would announce itself with rolling drums.

Zuma's call centre needs more workers

Independent Online - ‎11 hours ago‎
Many disgruntled South Africans are left on hold due to a lack of staff at the presidential call centre. The lack of capacity due to limited budget was the main concern raised by chief whips of various political parties who on Wednesday visited the two ...

ANC wants action on petrol bombers

Times LIVE - ‎10 hours ago‎
The ANC and its allies in Gauteng have called on the police to "hunt down" those behind an attack on a bus rapid transit system bus driver.

Sour taste over Eskom's 'sweetheart' deals

Independent Online - Tony Carnie - ‎2 hours ago‎
Recent press reports about "sweetheart" power prices for some of Eskom's 138 biggest customers have outraged ordinary South Africans, soon to be walloped with hefty tariff hikes.

Nyanda's firm in tender fraud

iAfrica.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Transnet on Wednesday dismissed two senior managers for manipulating a tender process for security services, a spokesman said. A disciplinary hearing found the two guilty of dishonesty and misconduct that led to the awarding of a tender for security ...

Cheap, uncapped broadband is here

Moneyweb - ‎1 hour ago‎
South Africa's second-largest consumer ISP, MWEB, has announced significant changes to its ADSL products, with a full range of uncapped packages.

Fancy a Fiat? 500's prices slashed by R40 000

Motoring - Denis Droppa - ‎2 hours ago‎
Fiat SA has down-specced and down-priced its 500 range in South Africa to make the cars more affordable. The Cinquecento (500, in Italian) was launched here in 2008, with enough features to make a Bentley blush but it's never set the ...

Sprint announces network support for Nexus One

The Tech Herald - Stevie Smith - ‎3 hours ago‎
Following on from news that Google is bringing its Nexus One “super phone” to both AT&T in the United States and Rogers Wireless in Canada, telecommunications titan Sprint has become the next major industry player ...

Facebook overtakes Google, Twitterers...

Siliconrepublic.com - John Kennedy - ‎35 minutes ago‎
18.03.2010 Facebook has overtaken Google in the US to be the most visited website, according to analysis from Hitwise. In related news, Twitter is exploding in terms of upstream traffic to social media sites over news... more.

Defamation suit against Oprah Winfrey set for trial

CNN - Alan Duke - ‎Mar 16, 2010‎
Oprah Winfrey is being sued for defamation by the former headmistress of her South African girls' school. (CNN) -- A jury will decide whether Oprah Winfrey defamed the former headmistress of her South African girls school when talking ...
Oprah to face court iAfrica.com

Okkert leaves, Ashley bleeds

Tonight - Billy Suter - ‎3 hours ago‎
It was a case of bye-bye Mr Nice Guy in last night's episode of M-Net's Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina, when Olympic athlete Okkert Brits got his marching orders on being voted out of the celebrity-only edition of the hit reality ...
Back stabbing and drama on Survivor SA Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
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Sandy Bullock Moves Out, Cancels London Premiere

Malaysia Star - ‎52 minutes ago‎
Recent Oscar winner Sandra Bullock has apparently moved out of the home she shared with hubby, Jesse James, after reports of his infidelity surfaced, entertainment magazine People is reporting.

'Special' Whitehead set to start

Independent Online - Ashfak Mohamed - ‎52 minutes ago‎
Tim Whitehead is set to make a dramatic Super 14 debut for the high-flying Stormers in Saturday's derby against the Cheetahs at Newlands.

Tiger tantrum

SkySports - ‎31 minutes ago‎
If I were Transitions Optical, I would be asking for my money back about now. Because, with the outbreak of absolute media mass hysteria since Tiger Woods announced his great 'comeback' to the world of golf, the sponsors of this week's main US PGA ...

2010 concert to rock SA - top acts lined up for big gig

Sowetan - Gugu Sibiya - ‎3 hours ago‎
IT'S an amazing lineup for what promises to be the mother of all parties on the eve of the kickoff of the highly anticipated Fifa World Cup in June.

New AIDS cases decline in District, but infection rate remains epidemic

Washington Post - Darryl Fears - ‎6 hours ago‎
More than 3 percent of District residents older than 12 are living with HIV or AIDS, an epidemic rate of infection that continues to worry city health officials.

WCape NPA to check on breathalysers

Independent Online - ‎16 minutes ago‎
The director of public prosecutions in the Western Cape is to investigate the validity of the certification of the breath alcohol tester used in his area, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Thursday.
NPA to look into Dräger accreditation for W.Cape Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

'Doc touched me like only a husband should'

Independent Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
A woman who accused a Joburg doctor of sexual misconduct has testified that she feared for her life while under the doctor's care.
Doctor faces hearing over sex claims Legalbrief (subscription)

People with HIV given wrong pills after mix-up

Dispatch Online - ‎Mar 16, 2010‎
THE provincial Health Department is scrambling to recover diabetic medication given to HIV-positive patients in error after the tablets were incorrectly labelled by their Indian pharmaceutical supplier.
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