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We cannot accept dangerous apologies - PAC youth The Pan Africanist Congress Youth League wants a committee to accompany President Jacob Zuma on house visits “because we have realised that he cannot control himself and we do not want to hear other apologies”. Msholozi told to get out now

In The News
15 die in fire at orphanage

Fifteen people - including at least 8 children - were burnt to death at an orphanage outside Newcastle this morning. Another 9 children were hospitalised.

Blacks must own 51% of all firms in Zimbabwe

Any business missing the deadline faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in jail. Read more...

MDC representative in South Africa wants fresh elections for Zimbabwe

She cannot get an ID because she is ‘a man’

Life is difficult for a Gamokgwathi village, Limpopo, woman Bonani Nkuna, 21, whose application for an identity document was turned down by the department of home affairs because she is “a man.”

Race war hits court - ‘Victimised’ magistrate faces 42 charges

A MAGISTRATE facing 42 charges of misconduct has failed in her attempt to replace her all-white tribunal with an all-black one.

Township flames of discontent

ANGRY residents of Siyathemba near Balfour in Mpumalanga have threatened to throw themselves into the shaft of the Burnstone mine, a local wing of Canadian mining giant Great Basin Gold.

PHOTOS: Siyathemba in flames

Another punch-up in ANC youth league

It is alleged that they broke the window of a vehicle belonging to ANCYL chairperson Sindiso Magaqa and stole R25,000 that was in the car.

ANC has 1 million members

War against crime - MK veterans push to make township safe

FED up with criminals using their township as a safe haven to hide from the police and store their stolen goods, former uMkhonto we Sizwe veterans in Chesterville, near Durban, have embarked on a campaign to “clean up the environment”.

Dumped babies curse

The number of newly born babies left abandoned to die in rubbish heaps, isolated bushes and long drop toilets in KwaZulu-Natal is on the rise.

Granny (78) bust for drugs

A 78-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged possession of drugs in Thokoza on the East Rand.

My wife is plotting to kill me, says businessman

A BUSINESSMAN is living in fear for his life after allegations that his wife has hired hitmen to kill him.

How to behave on Valentine’s Day - A dating Survival Guide

As Valentine’s Day approaches, many people’s thoughts turn to flowers and candlelit dinners, but not to awkward moments when a date takes a cellphone call at the table or long pauses when the cheque comes. Yet this can be the reality for so many would-be romantics.

Sport
KNOW YOUR STARS - One-on-one with Reneilwe Letsholonyane

RENEILWE “Yeye” Letsholonyane has been one of Kaizer Chiefs’ better performers in the current campaign.

Know your stars - Life a sandpit for Mokoena

Pele leads World Cup stars predicting African success

Football greats Pele and Franz Beckenbauer have both backed African sides to prosper at this year’s World Cup in South Africa, when the tournament visits the continent for the very first time.

Cricket - South Africa defeat India in first test

South Africa won the opening test by an innings and six runs on Tuesday to hand top-ranked India their first defeat on home soil in almost two years.

Benni McCarthy picks up an injury

McCarthy made a bright start against Burnley, but the lack of fitness that has blighted him all season was later apparent even before suffering his injury.

Ballack bouncer hits a sore spot

Arsene Wenger has brushed aside a broadside from Michael Ballack over his grudging praise for Chelsea in the wake of their win over Arsenal at the weekend.

Cosmos fined for playing banned player

JOMO Cosmos pleaded guilty to the charge of fielding a player that was ineligible to play in a Premiership match and were fined R70,000 at a PSL Disciplinary Committee on Monday.

Englishman gets ball rolling for soccer World Cup

Dan Magness has kick-started a soccer ball relay that will end at the World Cup in South Africa in June.

Fourth phase for Cup tickets opens

WITH the the fourth phase of the 2010 Fifa World Cup opening today, Fifa has urged fans in Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Rustenburg and Port Elizabeth to apply for tickets.

MONEY WISE: Here’s the cheapest way to watch Bafana in action at the stadium during the World Cup

PIMP MY RIDE - Check out our photos and video of the 2010 soccer cars

Spain to use Potchefstroom as Cup base

SPAIN, the No 1 team in the world, have decided on Potchefstroom as their base for the duration of the World Cup.

Chiefs look to the future

KAIZER Chiefs’ best young talent will no longer be allowed to leave the team without being given a fair chance in the senior side.

Tough road ahead for champs - United’s work is cut out for team

WILL distance and travelling stress prove detrimental for Premiership champions and leaders SuperSport United?

Mosley gives Mayweather testing rights

THE contracts for the May 1 super-fight between “Pretty Boy” Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Shane “Sugar Shane” Mosley have been signed.

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Cape Town

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Durban

26.0°C

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Port Elizabeth

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Pretoria

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Gauteng
Municipality silent on speaker’s fate New rules on child workers Methodist haven report released Accused denies bribe allegations Sentence on Barbie starts	Absent teacher may be fired COPE moves elections Driver in hot water over injured pupil Hawker’s death sparks protest at court Police reservists demand more, Winnie steps in
KwaZulu-Natal
KZN police destroy over 10000 illegal firearms Protests over road accidents Eight pupils injured in taxi crash Woman gives birth in a car	Lecturers go on strike Mangosuthu students go back to their classes Council accused of ‘neglecting’ residents DA rejects boundary shifting
Mpumalanga
Phosa accused of favouritism	Suspension of council boss ‘illegal’
Limpopo
Gearing up for any 2010 health scare	Patient angry at hospital treatment
Rest of SA
Transport Minister reports magistrate Thulare to bosses SA health services are ready for World Cup, says minister Orange Farm mob beat rapist to death ANC to beef up Cape task team Eskom tariff hike will cripple SA – Cosatu ‘Yengeni cop deserves jail’	Boy (16) instructed to bomb spaza shop ‘Keep nuclear sub out of SA waters’ Commissioner up for rape Search goes on for boy feared drowned DA hits out at executive’s ‘lack of respect’ Call on Zuma to blacklist BAE Mandela set SA on a path to peace ANC has 1 million members
International
MDC wants fresh elections for Zimbabwe Outcry over stoppage of AIDS funding Three Muslim Brotherhood leaders held Gaza civil servants fear Hamas cash crisis Iran jails former minister for six years	Beer is good for you
Opinion & Analysis
Zuma still misses point AS WITH many in the ANC leadership, we wish we did not have to write one more word on President Jacob Zuma other than about what he was elected to do. We hope that such a time is not too far off. Women must liberate themselves from patriarchy WHILE the nation has been kept busy with the sensational news of President Jacob Zuma’s love child, I have been part of a discussion on patriarchy and white supremacy on the Blackwash page on Facebook.	Real comedy YOUNG Floyd Shivambo, wearing his ANC Youth League cap, tears into SA Communist Party deputy general secretary Jeremy Cronin, calling him all sorts of unsavoury names. FW de Klerk no struggle hero It has become fashionable to accord and heap all manner of praises, eulogies and felicitations on FW de Klerk for the so- called emancipation of our people with the unbanning of political parties and the release of political prisoners on February 2 1990.
Business
Job losses halted - Most new jobs in informal sector South Africa’s official unemployment rate edged lower in the fourth quarter of 2009, halting the massive job losses that had accompanied the country’s first recession in nearly two decades.	Service please! Younger, more impatient consumers are inclined to complain or switch providers as a result of bad service. Scientist takes government to court A scientist is taking the Ministry of Science and Technology and his former employer to the High Court in Pretoria to compel them to release a forensic report that led to his resignation.
Entertainment
Lukando is Face of Africa THE journey that began with 400 girls came to an end at the weekend when Zambia’s Lukando Nalungwe walked away with the 2010 M-Net Face of Africa title. Love is in the air It’s that time of the year again, when couples go out of their way to show their love for each other. So in the spirit of romance Sowetan Online has decided to help 5 couples to make this year’s Valentine’s Day memorable. Click here to post your Valentine’s message to your loved one our Dedications Blog	And now for... Afrikaans rap A South African Afrikaans rap group has taken the Internet by storm with explicit in-your-face lyrics, provocative performances and using cyberspace to promote their music. Jackson family in court for doctor’s appearance Michael Jackson’s doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing, which has all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

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