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AB's Challengers out of IPL
Dale Steyn starred as the Deccan Chargers sent AB de Villiers's Royal Challengers Bangalore crashing out of the IPL.
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UN deminers, one from SA, freed by Sudan
Four UN deminers arrested by the Sudanese army, one of them a South African, have been released and turned over to chief African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki.
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The Spear divides the nation
Schoolchildren, high-powered businesspeople, fashionistas, grandparents â a 1.85m tall portrait of President Jacob Zuma has made them all art critics.
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Costly mistake with defective R100
The Reserve Bank reportedly has to shred more than 3.6 million R100 notes after a botch-up with serial numbers.
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Facebook stock limping
Facebook shares will be closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lacklustre début.
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Chelsea to hold Drogba talks
Chelsea chairperson Bruce Buck says the club will hold talks with forward Didier Drogba about a new contract next week.
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Protesters ready for larger Nato demo
Protesters in Chicago for the Nato summit are preparing for their largest demonstration with thousands expected to march.
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Rossi comeback in French MotoGP
There was a thrilling battle in pouring rain on the last few laps of the 2012 French MotoGP between Stoner and Lorenzo but it was Rossi the crowd was cheering.
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Six dead, 3 000 evacuated in Italy quake
About 3 000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northeast Italy's Emilia Romagna region, where a magnitude 6.0 quake has struck killing at least six, civil defence services say.
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Hanekom wants Ramaphosa as president
Deputy minister of science and technology Derek Hanekom has asked businessman Cyril Ramaphosa to run for president, City Press reports.
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Lorenzo wins French MotoGP
Spain's 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the French MotoGP and took the overall lead in the championship.
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Benni sends gentle reminder
Orlando Pirates striker Benni McCarthy gave Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane food for thought with a title-clinching brace.
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Coetzee: Our plan is working
Ever-expanding squad depth at the business end of Super Rugby 2012 is keeping the Stormers in the hunt, says coach Allister Coetzee.
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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies
The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in which 270 people were killed, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, has died.
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Mugabe is tired of ruling - report
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has reportedly told a former minister in his government that he wants to retire but fears his party will disintegrate.
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Newspaper demands proof
In a front-page opinion article, the Sunday Times has demanded the police hand over evidence that its journalists accepted bribes.
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Private funeral for Mary Kennedy
Family and friends have gathered at a modest stone church north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of the family to fall victim to tragedy.
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Flash floods kill 19 in Afghanistan
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 19 people and left thousands homeless.
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Vatican slams leak of documents
The Vatican has denounced as "criminal" a new book of leaked internal documents that shed light on power struggles inside the Holy See.
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Fake balls for your dog?
People and their pets often end up resembling each other, but image-obsessed Americans are taking that age-old relationship a step further, treating their four-legged friends to everything from spa facials to testicle implants.
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Man dies after crashing into cow
One man has died and another was seriously injured when their car hit a cow near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Zuma 'hurt' by painting
President Jacob Zuma says he was âshocked, and felt personally Âoffended and violatedâ when he saw a copy of artist Brett Murrayâs painting The Spear for the first time.
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Rebels edge past Force
The Melbourne Rebels have beaten the Western Force in their all-Australian Vodacom Super Rugby clash in Perth.
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Sharks breathe sigh of relief
Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis said his side were relieved after pulling off a crucial win against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
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Prosecutor's wife murdered
The wife of a senior Welkom prosecutor has been found strangled at their house.
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