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Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory CEO, Sello Hatang says Mandela Day will celebrate Madiba's legacy
Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory CEO Sello Hatang says Mandela Day will celebrate Madiba's legacy ( )

Mandela Day to highlight significance of Ubuntu

Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory CEO Sello Hatang says the theme for this year’s theme remains “Take action. Inspire change. Make everyday a Mandela Day".
Wimbledon blues for SA's Anderson
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:49
Helicopters deployed to rescue scores amid India's floods
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:29
Workers down tools at Eskom’s Medupi power station
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:08
Wimbledon blues for SA's Anderson
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:49
Helicopters deployed to rescue scores amid India's floods
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:29
Workers down tools at Eskom’s Medupi power station
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:08
Director General of Rural Development and Land Reform, Mdu Shabane say Land Redistribution Programme can’t singularly focus on one class of people.
Land Redistribution Programme must create opportunities: Shabane
Thursday 20 June 2013 10:03
High number of asylum seekers in SA: Pandor
Thursday 20 June 2013 09:10
Malema and co-accused back in court
Thursday 20 June 2013 09:01
Gauteng police officer Major-General Tirhani Simon Maswanganyi will be laid to rest in on Sunday at Temba near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

More people living longer with HIV in SA

South Africa has more people living longer with HIV, which is attributed to the country's ARV treatment programme.

Bafana need more than just good fortune

How did the Sports Minister foresee what was going to happen? Fikile Mbalula predicted that the senior men's national team would not qualify for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil

Gauteng police officer Major-General Tirhani Simon Maswanganyi will be laid to rest in on Sunday at Temba near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

Maswanganyi's death a terrible loss

Tshwane Metro acting Executive Mayor Terrence Mashigo says the killing of Gauteng police officer, Major-General Tirhani Simon Maswanganyi, is a terrible loss to the city of Tshwane.

South Africa

Khoisan activists do not want to budge from District Six
W Cape to hear Khoisan, District Six case

Thursday 20 June 2013 10:30

The Western Cape High court will hear rival arguments from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and a group of Khoisan activists who are occupying flats in Cape Town's District Six.

Africa

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wants the vote delayed to allow time to implement reforms.
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court to hear election application

Thursday 20 June 2013 08:05

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court is expected to hear an urgent government application on Thursday to delay elections to August 14.

World

Helicopters deployed to rescue scores amid India's floods

Thursday 20 June 2013 10:29

Helicopters were deployed by the army to airlift the stranded people in the areas devastated by the raging floods in northern India.

Politics

1976 students honoured with wall of rememberance in Cape Flats

Wednesday 19 June 2013 20:24

A wall of remembrance in honour of students who died in the 1976 uprisings, has been unveiled in Gugulethu, on the Cape Flats.

Business

Small businesses should pay less carbon tax

Thursday 20 June 2013 11:01

The National Business Initiative Programme has appealed to the National Treasury to ensure that small businesses are protected if a carbon tax is imposed.

Science

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim says that climate change will most affect countries struggling with poverty
Effects of climate change to trap millions in poverty: World Bank

Thursday 20 June 2013 05:51

The Washington-based World Bank has issued a warning that heat waves, rising seas, more severe storms and the broader effects of climate change will trap millions of people in poverty.

Lifestyle

Renowned actor James Gandolfini died of a possible heart attack in Rome.
The Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy

Thursday 20 June 2013 06:32

James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday in Italy.

Sport

Wimbledon blues for SA's Anderson

Thursday 20 June 2013 10:49

South Africa's main hope Kevin Anderson was beaten by France's Julien Benneteau in the first round of the Aegon International tournament at Eastbourne.

Opinion

Bafana Bafana, after losing to Ethiopia on Sunday, are now banking on technicalities to see them stand another chance of qualifying for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
Bafana Bafana need more than just good fortune or a quick fix

Thursday 20 June 2013 07:04

For Bafana Bafana to achieve a long-term objective, there needs to be patience and planning and not good fortune or a quick fix, argues Lebohang Dube.

Headline Events 2013

All the news that's making headlines. June 19 marks the centenary commemoration of the introduction of the Natives Land Act in 1913. Check it out here and more.

Headline Events 2013

Celebrating meaningful days

Check out our coverage on National Days celebrated throughout the year in South Africa. Youth Day was celebrated on June 16. Check it out here and more.

SA celebrates 7 national days

Stop the Abuse

Rape and sexual violence is a huge problem in South Africa with thousands of rapes reported every day. Why is our society so violent? Are we desensitised to violent crimes against women and children.

Stop the Abuse

SABC TV News Current Affairs

The latest Special Assignment, Fokus, Interface and Cutting Edge programmes. Video now available.

SABC TV News Current Affairs

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