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5 hrs ago | Daily News

Heroine's words of hope

Her eyes filled with tears, Kavisha Seevnarain, the miracle survivor of last week's horror hijacking offered a message of hope to other victims of violent crime yesterday.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Independent Online

King and activists to discuss ritual

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and animal rights activists will meet in Durban on Tuesday to try and resolve a dispute over a bull-killing ritual.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa,

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Independent Online

Premier visits flood areas

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize will visit areas affected by heavy rainfall in the province on Friday, a government official said.

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Related Topix: Weather, World News, South Africa,

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Independent Online

'Justice had prevailed swiftly'

By Carvin Goldstone and Fiona Gounden Three courageous Durban women miraculously cheated death at the hands of hijackers this week after two of them had been shot and a third thrown 60m off a bridge.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Independent Online

20 injured in KZN accident

A total of 20 people were injured in five separate accidents in KwaZulu Natal on Friday and Saturday, paramedics said.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa,

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Cybercast News Service

Obama's Policy Shift on Durban Racism Conference Draws Concern, Criticism

When diplomats meet at the United Nations in Geneva on Monday to continue hammering out plans for an international conference on racism in the spring, representatives of the United States will take part for the first time in years.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Israel, Middle East, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News

Pretoria News

Gales, storms leave 7 dead

Gallery: KwaZulu-Natal battered by heavy rains By Bronwyn Gerretsen and Kamini Padayachee Seven people died in strong winds and heavy rain that lashed KwaZulu-Natal yesterday.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Independent Online

Man dies in rain accident

A man died after his vehicle was swept into a river during heavy rains in Port Shepstone on Thursday, a KwaZulu-Natal transport spokesman said.

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The Mercury

Man tries to stop truck, gets killed

A man was killed when he tried to stop a rolling truck in Marseille Crescent in Durban on Thursday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

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Related Topix: South Africa, World News

CBC

Tory approach to Jewish voters angers Grits

Liberals are incensed that Conservative MPs have distributed taxpayer-funded pamphlets that suggest the Grits are anti-Semitic. Even New Democrat and Bloc QuA©bA©cois MPs agree the latest propaganda represents a new low in the Tories' increasingly partisan use of so-called 10 percenters, mailings that MPs are entitled to send to voters ...

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Israel, World News, Middle East, North America, Canada, Stephen Harper, South Africa,

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Daily News

Croc makes an appearance in Umgeni River

A crocodile may be lurking along the Umgeni River route of next year's Dusi Canoe Marathon, residents and race organisers said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: South Africa, World News

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Chain Leader

International Expansion: Hooters Opens in Durban, South Africa

Chanticleer Holdings Inc. announces grand opening of Hooters restaurant in Durban, South Africa.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Life, Food, Dining, Travel, South Africa Travel, 9

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SA diplomat injured in Durban accident

By Khanyisa Tabata 14 November 2009 A senior South African diplomat was seriously injured in an accident in Durbana s Isipingo area.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Pretoria News

Wet roads blamed for series of crashes

By Bronwyn Gerretsen and Siphilile Shelembe Wet and misty weather combined with negligent driving caused havoc on KwaZulu-Natal's roads on Monday, with two people killed and 20 injured in more than 20 accidents.

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Related Topix: Weather, World News, South Africa,

Seattle Times

SAfrican woman survives after thrown from bridge

Police say a South African woman has survived after carjackers threw her off a nearly 200-foot -tall bridge.

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Sunday Times

Hijackers fling woman off 60m bridge

A woman who was flung 60m from a bridge during a hijacking in Durban is recuperating in hospital, according to an online news report.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Violent Crime

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Pretoria News

Dead, despite interdict on cops

By Fred Kockott Before he died in a hail of police bullets, kwaMaphumulo taxi boss Bongani Mkhize made one of the most startling interventions in the annals of South African law.

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Related Topix: South Africa, World News

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Independent Online

Amakhosi should help fight crime - Zuma

President Jacob Zuma on Saturday called on traditional leaders to help government to fight crime.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, African National Congress (South Africa)

RuggaWorld

Botched anthem was 'beautiful'

The reggae singer the Springboks accused of butchering the anthem before the 20-13 Test match defeat to France told AFP Saturday that he thought he had "sung beautifully". SAPA Ras Dumisani, sporting dreadlocks tucked into a huge red, green and white Rastafarian cap, was adamant that his performance - which made large parts of the Toulouse crowd ...

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Related Topix: France, World News, South Africa, Africa

Thu Nov 12, 2009

AllAfrica.com

Africa: Continent in the Global Carbon Trade

Carbon trading, as promoted by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism , has become a key global strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, World News, South Africa, Botswana, Africa,

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