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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.
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