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Selebi trial put off by heavy rainsPrimedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News - - 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. Selebi trial: reluctant witnesses to testify Times LIVE Hymn to Belgium's EU presidentguardian.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). Herman who? The world greets new EU President Independent Seven injured in head-on collisionIndependent 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," ... Boy, 7, hit by a car in Durban Independent Online |
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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).
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
Somalia to join child rights pact: UN Reuters South Africa
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
The Associated Press - - 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 ...
As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed New York Times
'Russian ties are key' president hopeful Viktor Yanukovych says
Times Online - - 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.
Ukraine: Putin Soothes Dispute Over Price of Sending Fuel New York Times
EAC common market protocol to spur economic growth
Xinhua - - 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.
East Africa sign customs union protocol New Vision
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.
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes: UN Reuters South Africa
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.
Ethiopia records deflation for fourth month running Reuters South Africa
Ethiopian court convicts 26 in alleged coup plot The Associated Press
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.
22 arrested for xenophobic attacks Independent Online
Xenophobia in De Doorns - SJC Politicsweb
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.
Shock report on SA's 'military time bomb' Times LIVE
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.
Communist to save mines Mineweb
Cronin backs Malema Sowetan
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 ...
South Africa: Eastern Cape Polos for Markets Abroad AllAfrica.com
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.
Equality vs equity Sowetan
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.
Older SACP elements in no mood to spoil party Business Day
Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage
InformationWeek - - 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 ...
Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS Wired News
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.
Prost's new V6 Dacia racer Wheels24.co.za
Don't hold your breath for LLU
ITWeb - - 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, ...
Modern Warfare 2 writer defends bloody terrorist gameplay The Tech Herald
Modern Warfare 2 smashes Call of Duty 4 CVG Online
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
Entertainment Weekly - - 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 - - 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.
End of an era for Oprah Winfrey show BBC News
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 ...
Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie Mandela guardian.co.uk
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.
Wanderers ODI washed out SkySports
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.
Semenya to keep medal Times LIVE
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 - - 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 ...
Mbeki and the charge of genocide - Frans Cronje Politicsweb
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.
Drinking up to bottle of wine a day can cut heart disease risk Telegraph.co.uk
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart U.S. News & World Report
















