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South Africa

National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega is under cross-examination at the start of her second round of testimony at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

Phiyega denies celebrating Lonmin deaths

Thursday 23 May 2013 12:45

Advocate Dali Mpofu has put it to National Police Commissioner that police would not have opened fire on the miners at Marikana last August, if two police officers had not been killed before.

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Two shot dead on the Cape Flats

Africa

Dr Siphamandla Zondi, Director of the Institute for Global Dialogue says one of the roles that OAU played was to create a statehood that is a bit viable.

Expert unpacks significance of OAU

Thursday 23 May 2013 09:50

Dr Siphamandla Zondi, says the OAU was born to be a mechanism through which the visions, goals and ideals of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance were to be delivered in a new Africa.

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Expert unpacks significance of OAU

No end in sight to Mozambican doctors strike

ANC congratulates Zimbabwe on new Constitution

AU women celebrating 50 years in Addis Ababa

Zimbabwe cops detained for attending PM party rally

World

Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida

Thursday 23 May 2013 06:20

A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent after he suddenly turned violent.

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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida

British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack

Crowds of mourners expected at Chinua Achebe's funeral

Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters

Politics

Agang blames politicians for Gupta saga

Thursday 23 May 2013 12:21

Public servants should not be scapegoats for the politicians who were ultimately responsible for landing a privately chartered plane at Waterkloof says Agang SA...

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Agang blames politicians for Gupta saga

DA wins Fisantekraal by-elections

Zuma has nothing to answer on Gupta saga: GCIS

ANC wins Nama Khoi by-election

Zille challenges NPA appointee

Business

Transnet to create thousands of jobs over seven years

Thursday 23 May 2013 13:02

More than 80 000 jobs are expected to be created in the Eastern Cape by Transnet's capital expenditure programme over the next seven years.

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Transnet to create thousands of jobs over seven years

French prosecutors to grill IMF chief over 2007 payout

Rand set to extend losing streak

Brent slips below $102 on weak China data, strong dollar

Trade Unions' wage demands raise alarm bells

Science

An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record to reach the top of Mount Everest, plans his own ascent next week.

Japanese climber becomes oldest atop Everest

Thursday 23 May 2013 11:52

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday.

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Japanese climber becomes oldest atop Everest

EU leaders pursue shale gas dream in Brussels talks

Digital migration is on track: Pule

Apple, Congress spar ahead of Tuesday hearing

UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients

Lifestyle

Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize

Thursday 23 May 2013 11:28

American writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday.

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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize

Bloemfontein gets new trendy plane restaurant

Liberace movie places Cannes spotlight on gays

Stage-play to celebrate Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Justin Bieber's monkey 'Mally' becomes German state property

Sport

Bayern Munich will play against modernists Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Tradition meets modernism in German Wembley showdown

Thursday 23 May 2013 07:15

The all-German Champions League final on Saturday pits traditional powerhouses Bayern Munich against modernists Borussia Dortmund with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy.