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20 hrs ago | New York Daily News

Brother of Oscar Pistorius acquitted of culpable homicide in 2008 road death

Carl Pistorius, the older brother of South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, was acquitted of culpable homicide over a deadly road crash five years ago.

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20 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

An arts feast for a cause

It's time to celebrate the arts and especially the artists with four days of theatre presented in aid of the Theatre Benevolent Fund at the refurbished and redesigned Aula on the University of Pretoria campus from May 29 to June 2. With Lizz Meiring wanting to give back in abundance after 30 years in the business, she has gathered friends on the ... (more)

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22 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

Mandela film teaser unveiled at Cannes

A teaser poster for a film adaptation of former president Nelson Mandela's autobiography has been unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival in France, Channel 24 reported on Monday.

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Related Topix: Mandela, Drama Movies, Movies, Entertainment, South Africa

Mon May 20, 2013

News24

ConCourt to hear disputed arrest case

Why should the law regulate marriage when so many people in South Africa decide to live together or cohabit without getting married? asks Bertus Preller .

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Iol.co.za

Parents of dead baby still await answers

Five months after Janine Meiring's newborn son Donavan died, just a few hours after he slipped from her body and bounced on the floor at a Pretoria hospital on Christmas Eve, she is still struggling to get answers and a death certificate.

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Iol.co.za

Zuma agrees to fund Lesotho power plant

President Jacob Zuma has agreed to reinstate a deal with Maseru in which South Africa will finance a hydroelectric plant in Lesotho to boost electricity supplies to both countries.

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Sun May 19, 2013

BBC News

Do white South Africans have a future?

Apartheid South Africa looked after white people and nobody else. Now some of its white communities face a level of deprivation, or of violence, which threatens their future in the country.

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The Peninsula

Mice and gerbils perish in Russ...

MOSCOW: A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule destined to find out how well organisms can withstand extended flights perished during their journey, scientists said yesterday as the month-long mission touched back down on Earth.

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The Times of India

Gupta family wedding scandal: South African officials used President Zuma's name

This picture courtesy of the Gupta family shows Vela Gupta and her husband Indian-born Aaskash Jahajgarhia posing with relatives and guests during ceremonies for their wedding in Sun City, South Africa, on May 1, 2013.

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Iol.co.za

Ramphele fills two key Agang posts

Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele has announced two high-profile additions to her staff - veteran journalist Thabo Leshilo and Absa banking executive Nkosinathi Solomon.

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Related Topix: Journalism, World News, South Africa, Harvard University

Sat May 18, 2013

The Herald

SANDF prepared for battle against Congo forces

THE South African National Defence Force is drawing lessons from its battle with Seleka forces in the Central African Republic to prepare for future peacekeeping operations in Africa army chief Lt-Gen Vusumuzi Masondo said on Thursday.

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Fri May 17, 2013

NewsBlaze

US Strengthening Trade with 'The Rising Continent' Africa

Hailing Africa's economic resurgence in the 21st century, the United States of America today talked about America's vision for global trade and opportunities for Africa.

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NatureNews

South Africa's research spending slows down

South Africa's science and technology minister Derek Hanekom says the country's economy has turned a corner and that its research funding will grow again.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Mail & Guardian

Now the beauty of stem cells is only skin deep

A new stem cell technique could regrow organs that the body will not reject and is an important step towards a cure for diseases such as Alzheimer's. A new stem cell technique could regrow organs that the body will not reject and is an important step towards a cure for diseases such as Alzheimer's and injuries such as spinal cord trauma.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, World News, South Africa, Africa, Oregon Health & Science University, Genetics, Medicine,

Iol.co.za

Platinum cartel a pipe-dream

But Pretoria could never manipulate the platinum price the way the Middle Eastern kingdom can influence oil's and talk of a platinum cartel, perhaps along the lines of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , is a pipe-dream. The world's top platinum producers, South Africa and Russia, agreed to attempt to cope with excess supplies ... (more)

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WLNE-TV Providence

South African army prepares for Congo

The nation's top military officer is warning that women in uniform are losing confidence that sexual assault in the armed services is a problem that can be solved.

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Iol.co.za

SA family denies al-Qaeda link

Allegations that the Dockrat family is responsible for the establishment of al-Qaeda military camps in South Africa are motivated by racism and anti-Islamic sentiment.

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Canada.com

South African army chief says troops ready for Congo after learning lessons in CAR

PRETORIA, South Africa - South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief said Thursday.

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Iol.co.za

Independent probe into bullying attack

An independent team will investigate bullying at a school in Mabopane, north of Pretoria, after an 11-year-old boy had to be hospitalised, the Gauteng education department said on Thursday.

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News24

Henning: State wrapping up case

Pretoria - The trial of two men accused of plotting the murder of Pretoria mother Chanelle Henning, was postponed on Wednesday.

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