Top Stories: Hamburg, Nov 24 (DPA) The Soccer City in Johannesburg will host the opening and the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June. IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:50:03 -0500Johannesburg, Nov 24 (DPA) The author of an article in Britain's Guardian newspaper on the subject of 'why going to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup terrifies me' must have been thinking last week she spoke too soon. IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:50:01 -0500Johannesburg, Nov.24 : England batsman Jonathan Trott returns to Cape Town this week, but insists he would rather live in Birmingham. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:11 -0500Was axed Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride's 2006 car crash an assassination attempt aimed at silencing his questions into a multimillion-rand property deal? This is the question being a... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:20:05 -0500By Political Bureau Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane, whose job is to monitor the performance of his cabinet colleagues and government departments, has overspent on a government-issued cr... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:20:01 -0500Seven school pupils and an adult were injured in an accident in Taylors Halt near Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday morning, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. ER24 spokesman Derrick Banks said all the child... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:58 -0500Fifteen police officers of the Durban dog unit were injured when their state-marked Quantum taxi collided with a bakkie in Newlands East, Durban on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. ER24 spok... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:56 -0500Submit your comment President Jacob Zuma has written a letter to the World Bank to support a US3.75 billion (about R28 billion) loan application by Eskom, Sake24 reported on Tuesday. "The president... Business Report Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:56 -0500Submit your comment Adcock Ingram will sell 13 percent of its shareholding to black economic empowerment (BEE) partners for R1.3 billion, the pharmaceutical firm said on Tuesday. The BEE transactio... Business Report Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:55 -0500Submit your comment Payback time is looming for recipients of one of the world's most prestigious scholarships as the Rhodes Trust is seeking funds for the first time in its 107-year history. After... Business Report Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:50 -0500Submit your comment Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of Anglo American said on Tuesday it would produce 38 million tonnes of the steel-making ingredient this year, and boost exports of the commodity. During ... Business Report Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:45 -0500South Africa ] Members of police officers of the Durban dog unit were injured when their state-marked taxi collided with a bakkie, according to paramedics. The Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:10:18 -0500South Africa ] Members of police officers of the Durban dog unit were injured when their state-marked taxi collided with a bakkie, according to paramedics. The Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:10:13 -0500Pietermaritzburg - A transport department employee will face the full wrath of the law, after he was allegedly caught speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol for the second time.Jay Naidoo... News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:53 -05008 cops hurt as vehicle rolls Eight police officers have been taken to hospital after their police vehicle collided with a bakkie in Durban and rolled, paramedics say. News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:43 -0500Cape Town - Vusi Pikoli may have reached a settlement with the state, "but he continues to insist that there had been interference with the prosecuting authority".So said Aslam Moosajee, the legal rep... News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:33 -0500Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma was interdicted in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday from making a permanent appointment of a national director of public prosecutions.Handing down judgment in un... News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:28 -0500We slice and dice this year's winners... and runners-up... Good grief is it that time already? We’ve been so busy with Food24’s lovely re-design we’ve been stuck in a time warp, but now we ar... News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:23 -0500Pretoria - The meteor that briefly lit up the sky "like daylight" on Saturday evening at about 23:00 in Limpopo, Gauteng and Mpumalanga, possibly hit the earth near the Botswana border or exploded in ... News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:09 -0500Johannesburg - History is supposed to be the study of facts, but as in so many things in South Africa, even the history of international football in the country is not as straight forward as it should... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:52 -0500Buenos Aires - Uruguay were the last team to make it to the 2010 World Cup, but their players are looking forward to their chance of reviving the South American country's long-gone football greatness.... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:48 -0500Paris - After an eventful and controversial qualifying campaign, France head to South Africa in 2010 hoping to put the disappointment of losing in the final to Italy last time around in Germany behind... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:45 -0500Glenn Agliotti is to face a new charge of attempted murder - related to the shooting of Allan Gray executive Stephen Mildenhall - when he goes on trial for orchestrating Brett Kebble's alleged "assist... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:04 -0500By Zelda Venter High Court Reporter Although there had possibly been an unhealthy relationship between singers Jurie Els and Robbie Klay while the latter was a child star, the court could not be l... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:01 -0500By Sharika Regchand The ritual barehanded killing of a bull by Zulu warriors at the ukweshwama (first fruits) festival, is morally wrong and cannot be justified on moral or ethical grounds. It a... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:58 -0500By Jason Warner Operating a scam known to insiders as the "Bosch game", con artists have eluded the law for the more than 20 years since the scam was brought into South Africa by players from Zimba... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:55 -0500By Jauhara Khan An attempt by two Durban businessmen and their friends to fight back and chase after armed robbers ended in tragedy when two were shot and killed yesterday. One of them was Goola... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:51 -0500By Nompumelelo Magwaza A Chatsworth man is determined to return to work today despite being involved in an accident with a train yesterday. Ramesh Jagessur, 57, escaped death when a train hit th... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:48 -0500Edition 2 Sapa-AP Zurich Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee ahead of the World Cup draw to deal with the fallout from Thierry Henry's handball... Pretoria News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:47 -0500Edition 2 Sapa-AP ZURICH: Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee ahead of the World Cup draw in South Africa to deal with the fallout from Thierry... Cape Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:29 -0500South Africa ] Danie Dorfling has asked the court not to be led by mere suspicions to convict his client Jurie Els on the three charges of sexual molestation. The Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:48:31 -0500South Africa ] The ritual barehanded killing of a bull by Zulu warriors cannot be justified on moral or ethical grounds, the Pietermaritzburg High Court will be told. The Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:48:21 -0500Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their internet connections, say security experts. News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:45:13 -0500Hopes of finding more survivors from a huge coal mine blast in China took a blow with the recovery of 12 bodies, raising the death toll to 104. News 24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:45:07 -0500Edition 1 THE JOBURG Planetarium has requested footage captured by members of the public of a meteor that sped over Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Botswana on Saturday."The planetarium and the... Pretoria News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:17 -0500The Pretoria Bar Council was probing accusations of "double briefing and overreaching" against advocates concerning Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims, Hennie De Vos, the acting chairman of the council, ... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:09 -0500A chinese man who killed his countryman in the gambling area of the Emperors Palace casino claimed his victim had demanded a protection fee of R1 million from him. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:25:25 -0500Edition 1 Nine people, including Education Department officials, were arrested over the weekend in connection with leaked matric exam papers, Mpumalanga police and education officials said yeste... The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:25:15 -0500Edition 1 The points demerit traffic system will be implemented next year, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said yesterday.Spokeswoman Thandi Moya said the RTMC was concerned about false ... The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:25:09 -0500Submit your comment South Africa is heading for a water deficit of between 17 percent and 30 percent in 2030 - and needs to invest $365-million (R2.8 billion) a year to prevent shortages, according to... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:06 -0500Submit your comment Retrenchment claims at African Bank Investment Limited (Abil) peaked at R15 million a month between April and September, battering the company's net assurance income, the provider ... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:05:58 -0500Submit your comment South Africa's Department of Water is spending about R30 billion over the next five to eight years on 15 large infrastructure projects, including the supply of water to "strategic ... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:05:52 -0500Li Yuanchao, head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Cyril Ramaphosa (L), member of the National Executive Committee of African National... People's Daily Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:56 -0500A gardener, who intends pleading not guilty to murdering his employer's wife, on Monday admitted in the Pretoria High Court that he hit Cordelia Prinsloo, 56, with a spade in October. Lucas Noto Mo... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:54 -0500The three embezzlement cases against J Arthur Brown, former chief executive of the Fidentia group, were postponed on Monday in the Cape Town Regional Court to January next year. At Monday's proceed... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:50 -0500The Johannesburg Planetarium has requested footage captured by members of the public of a meteor that sped over Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Botswana on Saturday. "The planetarium and the impac... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:46 -0500The government on Monday launched its annual 16 Days of Activism campaign to raise awareness of violence against women and children. "Violence against women and children is a gross violation of wom... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:42 -0500');" > JOHANNESBURG — Two men were shot dead and two wounded when three civilians engaged in a shoot-out with gunmen, who robbed a fishing tackle shop in Clairwood, Durban, paramedics said. Ne... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:25:18 -0500BRUSSELS — The UN’s top climate official voiced optimism yesterday that some kind of agreement could be salvaged at world talks on global warming next month, sensing U.S. President Barack ... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:25:03 -0500JOHANNESBURG — Telkom’s first-half profit plummeted, the fixed-line phone company said yesterday. Headline earnings per share from continuing operations decreased by 37,9% to 242,2 cents ... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:24:53 -0500HONG KONG — Two bodyguards, protecting Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s student daughter in Hong Kong, could be prosecuted for working in the city on tourist visas, officials confirmed... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:24:37 -0500JOHANNESBURG — The government yesterday launched its annual 16-Days of activism campaign to raise awareness of violence against women and children. “Violence against women and children is... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:55 -0500THE going looks like it’s going to be soft for the annual Weekend Witness Charity race day at the Scottsville racecourse on Sunday, December 6, and with a special cause to support, punters, fash... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:46 -0500CARDIFF — After the shock of a rare defeat by Scotland, Australia’s focus turns to the future here today with teenage flyhalf Matt Toomua set to make his Wallabies debut in a tour match ag... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:40 -0500DUNEDIN (New Zealand) — New Zealand and Pakistan were casting an anxious eye at their fragile batting line-ups yesterday ahead of the first cricket Test here. The first of three Tests between N... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:26 -0500');" > LONDON — Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets by Robin Soderling in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday, the Swede repeating his shock French Open win over the S... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:21 -0500');" > KANPUR (India) — Sri Lanka will renew efforts to win their first-ever Test in India when the second match begins here today, after being frustrated by a flat wicket in the opening tie. ... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:13 -0500JOHANNESBURG — Cricket South Africa (CSA) have appointed IFM Sports Marketing Surveys South Africa to look at possible reasons behind poor attendance at the opening International matches ag... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:22:53 -0500PARIS — Thierry Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup play-off in Paris last Wednesday. Speaking to... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:22:45 -0500');" > BEVERLY HILLS (California) — Michael Phelps is ready to put an up- and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on t... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:22:35 -0500DUNEDIN (New Zealand) — The International Cricket Council (ICC) will send its anti-corruption unit to next year’s U19 World Cup to help protect the integrity of the game’s future sta... The Natal Witness Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:22:23 -0500South Africa ] Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will meet the Congress of South African Trade Unions this week to discuss the development of a new migration policy. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:18 -0500South Africa ] If you captured video footage of the meteor that sped over Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo this weekend, then the Johannesburg Planetarium wants to hear from you. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:12 -0500Siyabonga Cwele and the department's director-general, Moerane told the court.Gilder is expected to testify about a 2005 draft intelligence report which contains a paragraph about allegedly untoward p... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:10 -0500Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota has described calls for former president Thabo Mbeki and those who served under him to be charged with genocide as an irresponsible and dangerous distortio... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:56:34 -0500Siyabonga Cwele and the department's director-general, Moerane told the court.Gilder is expected to testify about a 2005 draft intelligence report which contains a paragraph about allegedly untoward p... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:30 -0500Johannesburg - More pupils are attending private schools than before, according to the results of a survey released on Monday.The number of children attending independent schools increased from 256 28... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:20 -0500Johannesburg - A 27-year-old woman was robbed of R17 970 at a shopping complex in Soshanguve, police said on Monday.She apparently stopped just outside a bank at the shopping centre when a man pointed... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:15 -0500Mbombela - An Mpumalanga man was on Monday found guilty of taking pornographic photos of his 11-year-old daughter.The 32-year-old suspect from White River was convicted on charges of sex grooming and ... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:10 -0500He told Hanekom to "f*** off and go to Zimbabwe or I will beat you up". Although a little shaken, Hanekom retaliated and asked the other men who had joined in the threats: "Did this coloured man (with... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:54 -0500One person was shot dead and three others wounded when three civilians engaged in a shoot-out with gunmen who robbed a fish tackle shop in Clairwood, Durban, paramedics said. Netcare 911 spokesman ... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:51 -0500November 23, 2009 By Lucky Biyase Level of human fertility in South Africa was among the lowest in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, delegates at the Statistics South Africa conference in Johannesb... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:40 -0500World ] A convicted murderer who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York has escaped from a low-security prison, according British officials. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:51 -0500World ] A convicted murderer who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York has escaped from a low-security prison, according British officials. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:49 -0500South Africa ] Afrikaans singer Jurie Els has applied for his discharge on charges of sexually molesting former protege, Robbie Klay for years. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:48 -0500World ] A convicted murderer who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York has escaped from a low-security prison, according British officials. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:35 -0500Johannesburg - Two suspected robbers are under police supervision in a Uitenhage hospital after a shootout with police.Officers attended a complaint in Kwanobuhle in Uitenhage close to midnight on Sun... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:58:30 -0500November 23, 2009 By Tiisetso Motsoeneng South African fixed-line phone group Telkom plans to spend 6 billion rand ($800 million) over five years to launch a mobile phone business as profits from i... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:40 -0500By Michelle Jones Charles Darwin may have stayed in the Cape for just 18 days during his homeward voyage from South America to England. But of the 13 ports visited during this journey aboard the... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:35 -0500November 23, 2009 By Gareth Vorster Strong commodity counters and a firm opening on Wall Street saw the JSE end 494 points higher on Monday in what an equities trader said was offshore buying pushi... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:35 -0500Afrikaans singer Jurie Els on Monday applied for his discharge on charges of sexually molesting former protege, Robbie Klay for years. "Before this court, the truth is scarce... there is no evidenc... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:32 -0500A 27-year-old woman was robbed of R17 970 her employer had asked her to go bank at a shopping complex in Soshanguve, police said on Monday. "She stepped out of the bank to deposit the money but jus... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:30 -0500November 23, 2009 By Palesa Motloung South African near-dated futures ended firmly higher on Monday boosted by strong commodity counters amid continued risk appetite. A positive open on Wall Str... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:30 -0500A group of armed robbers blasted an Automated Teller Machine in Duduza on Monday morning, taking an undisclosed amount of money, Springs police said. Inspector Yakub Rasool said the First National ... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:26 -0500Edition 2 Political Bureau Justice department staff, the minister and his deputy, as well as judges have been clocking up frequent-flyer miles and hotel stays at taxpayers' expense to the tune o... Cape Argus Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:18 -0500November 23, 2009 By Evan Pickworth The rand was close to 10 cents stronger versus the dollar on Monday as the euro gained close to a percent against the greenback. The weak dollar had the effec... Business Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:15 -0500YET another "new revelation" indicating that axed Ekhuruleni Metro Police Chief Robert McBride was not to blame for his controversial crash in 2006 has suddenly come to light today. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:58 -0500Science ] A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:56 -0500Science ] A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:54 -0500South Africa ] The ringleaders of disgruntled Cope members in the Western Cape are to face disciplinary hearings for tarnishing the organisation's name, its interim leaders say. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:46 -0500South Africa ] A group of armed robbers blasted an Automated Teller Machine in Duduza on Monday morning, taking an undisclosed amount of money. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:44 -0500South Africa ] The ringleaders of disgruntled Cope members in the Western Cape are to face disciplinary hearings for tarnishing the organisation's name, its interim leaders say. The Star Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:33 -0500Johannesburg - One person was killed and two others wounded in a suspected botched hijacking in Durban on Monday, paramedics said.Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks said paramedics were alerted to a ... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:21 -0500Polokwane - Limpopo livestock farmers have welcomed the return of the SA National Defence Force to the country's borders. They say it might help to reduce stock theft and the moving of cattle over the... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:16 -0500Johannesburg - Numismatists will have another collectible to covet with the minting of a pure gold quarter ounce coin on an antique press at Soccer City in Soweto on Monday, to commemorate next year's... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:10 -0500Bloemfontein - The Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site will be struck on a R2 gold commemorative coin, the South African Mint announced on Monday. This would take place on a koppie in the Vredefort ... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:05 -0500Johannesburg - Nestlé South Africa can no longer guarantee the quality and safety of their infant formula following the theft of a batch of these products from their factory in Harrismith, a spokespe... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500Welkom - Free State police were on Monday investigating a shooting in which a tenant was wounded during an argument with a Bronville home owner. Inspector Malebo Khosana said a 30-year-old man, who wa... News 24 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:24:48 -0500 | 
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