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Selebi trial put off by heavy rains

Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News - Mandy Wiener - ‎9 hours ago‎
Advocates in the Jackie Selebi corruption trial were forced to make contingency plans on Friday when all court cases at the South Gauteng High Court were postponed due to a power outage.

Hymn to Belgium's EU president

guardian.co.uk - ‎38 minutes ago‎
As a Belgian, I am shocked by the disinformation around the candidacy and person of Mr Van Rompuy, especially by the British tabloids (The great EU stitch-up, 20 November).

Seven injured in head-on collision

Independent Online - ‎5 hours ago‎
Seven people were injured, two seriously, when a taxi and bakkie collided head-on in Durban on Friday evening, paramedics said. "The vehicles drove into the intersection of Umngeni and Kolling roads at the same time and collided head-on at 8.30pm," ...

UNICEF holds forum in Malaysia on child education

Xinhua - ‎1 hour ago‎
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) and Malaysia's Bar Council held a forum titled "Education for Every Child" here on Friday as it celebrated the 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

The Associated Press - Slobodan Lekic - ‎2 hours ago‎
BRUSSELS - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a UN plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the ...

'Russian ties are key' president hopeful Viktor Yanukovych says

Times Online - Tony Halpin - ‎3 hours ago‎
The man leading the race to become Ukraine's next president has declared his determination to bury its pro-Western Orange Revolution and repair relations with Russia.

EAC common market protocol to spur economic growth

Xinhua - Lin Liyu - ‎1 hour ago‎
NAIROBI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The signing of the East Africa Community (EAC) protocol in Arusha on Friday is expected to spur economic growth in the region.

More than 30000 DR Congo refugees in Congo

AFP - ‎7 hours ago‎
BRAZZAVILLE - More than 30000 refugees from ethnic clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have crossed the border into the Republic of Congo, aid agencies said on Friday.

US concerned at restrictions on Ethiopia opposition

AFP - ‎11 hours ago‎
ADDIS ABABA - A senior United States official voiced concerns on Friday about the restrictions on opposition parties and human rights abuses in Ethiopia ahead of elections next year.

Home Affairs helps displaced foreigners

Times LIVE - ‎8 hours ago‎
The home affairs department said Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma sent a delegation to De Doorns in the Western Cape to help displaced immigrants who had lost their papers during protests this week.

Talks on unions banned

Independent Online - ‎12 hours ago‎
The defence ministry insisted on Friday that an interim service commission reporting on conditions in the military never had a mandate to raise the fraught issues of trade unions for soldiers.
The da's Mr Delivery Mail & Guardian Online

SACP sees red over Malema

Independent Online - ‎8 hours ago‎
The SA Communist Party on Friday defended its general secretary, Jeremy Cronin, after ANC Youth League president Julius Malema lambasted the former's stance on nationalising the mines.

VWSA wins big export contract

Times LIVE - ‎17 hours ago‎
Volkswagen South Africa has been awarded an export contract for up to 300, 000 cars, reports The Herald online. The right-hand-drive Polos would go to leading markets worldwide in a deal seen as a huge boost for the Eastern Cape and the country's motor ...

Is SAPS sacrificing delivery service for Affirmative Action

FTO (blog) - ‎9 hours ago‎
There is no future for minorities in the force. They can serve in the police force but the likely hood that they would be promoted is so much less than a fellow black policeman.

S.Africa banks benefit from policy, not poor -SACP

Reuters South Africa - ‎10 hours ago‎
By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG, 20 Nov (Reuters) - South African commercial banks are benefitting from current monetary policy and high interest rates are "throttling" the poor, the country's communist party chief said on Friday.

Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage

InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - ‎2 hours ago‎
Google's forthcoming Chrome OS, released in preliminary form as open source code on Thursday, promises a major hardware transition, one that the rest of the PC industry has anticipated but not yet fully embraced: It will not support ...

Done and dusted

iAfrica.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Dacia Duster concept car that was designed by Renault Design Central Europe and presented in the same year at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, will be making a "real-world" showing at France's Trophée Andros ice-racing series in December 2009.

Don't hold your breath for LLU

ITWeb - Candice Jones - ‎13 hours ago‎
Telkom is waiting for the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) to direct it on the next step in the local loop unbundling (LLU) process.
Military signals Financial Mail (subscription)

This week's games reviews

guardian.co.uk - ‎38 minutes ago‎
After last year's mediocre Call Of Duty: World At War, developer Infinity Ward is back in the driving seat for Modern Warfare 2, which brings back a couple of grizzled soldiers from the first game for another fearsome round of machine gunning, ...

The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication

Entertainment Weekly - Darren Franich - ‎1 hour ago‎
Thursday Evening: We're going to see the midnight opening of New Moon. The theater is already half full at 10 pm. Lots of teenagers, lots of females.

Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations

The Associated Press - Caryn Rousseau, Ryan Nakashima - ‎53 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.

Jennifer Hudson to star in Winnie Mandela film

BBC News - ‎Nov 19, 2009‎
Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie, in a film about her life, reports say. Variety magazine reported Hudson was thrilled about the role and has described Ms Madikizela-Mandela as a "powerful and extraordinary ...

Pep Guardiola supports Thierry Henry and video refereeing

guardian.co.uk - ‎40 minutes ago‎
A poster outside FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Sports Centre near Barcelona calling for an apology from Thierry Henry. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images Thierry Henry was confronted by an 8ft poster of himself emblazoned with the words "I'm sorry" ...
Fifa says no Independent Online

Rain delay threatens England's opening ODI against South Africa

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 hours ago‎
England's opening one-day international against South Africa is in danger of being washed out as rain continues to fall at The Wanderers.
England one-dayer in doubt The Press Association

Progress being made on Semenya - IAAF

The Press Association - ‎12 hours ago‎
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said that progress was being made into world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya's future career as a female athlete.

Public hospitals under scrutiny

Independent Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Friday that a group of senior government officials would be created to assess the state of South Africa's 354 public hospitals.
Minister to assess public hospitals Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers

The Associated Press - Margie Mason - ‎Nov 19, 2009‎
HANOI, Vietnam - Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year ...

US man sues after 'ear lands in trash'

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
A New York man is giving city authorities and a Bronx hospital an earful for allegedly tossing his ear in the trash after it was ripped off by a dog, the Daily News reports.

Alcohol 'protects men's hearts'

BBC News - ‎Nov 18, 2009‎
Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15500 men and 26000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart U.S. News & World Report
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