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NPA withdraws charges against Wa Afrika
1 hour 5 min agoThe National Prosecuting Authority withdrew all charges against Sunday Times investigative journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika on Tuesday morning.
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Mozambique unrest shows power of the SMS
2 hours 8 min agoDeadly protests that paralysed Mozambique's capital last week were spurred by an SMS in Maputo, signalling the power of new technology.
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Cele denies lying to Parliament
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 02:34Police National Commissioner Bheki Cele on Monday night denied lying to Parliament about the rentals of two buildings that amounted to over R700m.
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Dozens arrested ahead of Swazi protest
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 01:42Up to 50 were arrested on Monday in Swaziland, the day before a planned protest to call attention to human rights abuses in the country.
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'Rooting' out hunger in Africa, and making Darwin proud
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 01:35The cassava roots the Nigerian farmer pointed to might have made Charles Darwin smile -- and may turn out to be part of the solution to hunger.
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Floods displace thousands in Ethiopia
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 01:27Floodwaters have displaced nearly 16 000 people in north-eastern Ethiopia, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Quake-hit New Zealand city struggles back to business
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 01:24New Zealand's second-biggest city, Christchurch, struggled to get back to business on Tuesday as aftershocks caused more damage.
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Unions 'suspend' public-sector strike
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:03South African public sector workers suspended a pay strike on Monday as it entered its fourth week, union officials said.
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Alice Walker to deliver Steve Biko lecture
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:08Author Alice Walker will visit South Africa for the first time in September this year to deliver the 11th Steve Biko Memorial Lecture.
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Mozambican police deploy in protest-hit Maputo
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:45Mozambican police on Monday deployed across impoverished neighbourhoods in Maputo to prevent fresh protests over food prices.
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Concern over new permits for Zimbabweans in SA
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:34Plans to have Zimbabweans in SA apply for new permits following the end of a special dispensation have been criticised by several organisations.
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Life after the World Cup for unwanted vuvuzelas
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:04The vuvuzela may have made it into the Oxford Dictionary, but you may find little use for it beyond the football stadium.
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Man accused of using Roux's credit cards remains in custody
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 07:49A man arrested in connection with the theft of rugby player Bees Roux's credit card will remain in custody pending further investigation.
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Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 07:49A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in north-west Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people.
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De Villiers safe for now, but faces review
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 06:52Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's job is safe for now, although Saru will review his side's poor run of form and some of his controversial comments.
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Commission probe uncovers tyre cartel
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 06:37The Competition Commission has referred a complaint of collusive tendering and price-fixing in the tyre market to the Competition Tribunal.
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Selebi granted leave to appeal
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 04:48Former police chief Jackie Selebi was granted leave to appeal only one aspect of his conviction by the South Gauteng High Court on Monday morning.
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Murray limps out of US Open
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 03:41Andy Murray hobbled out of the US Open on Sunday, beaten 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round by Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.
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Man in court over Bees Roux's credit card
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 03:01A man was set appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday morning in connection with the theft of Blue Bulls player Bees Roux's credit card
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Unions mull new wage offer
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 02:19Public service unions were expected to announce on Monday if a new wage offer had been accepted which would end the national strike.
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