Top Stories: Algiers/Cairo, Nov 26 (DPA) After more than two decades the Algerian national football team will take part in the 2010 World Cup, carrying to South Africa the hopes and aspirations of the Arab World as their lone representative. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:11 -0500Belgrade, Nov 26 (DPA) Serbia is looking forward to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa mixing hope that it finally has a 'real team' with fear of another huge disappointment. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:11 -0500Washington, Nov 26 (DPA) After their surprising second place finish at the last Confederations Cup, the US national team are dreaming of another spot in the final on their return to South Africa for the World Cup. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:04 -0500Rio de Janeiro, Nov 26 (DPA) Brazil rely on an unwritten motto -- drive, discipline and austerity -- to seek in South Africa 2010 their longed-for sixth World Cup title. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:03 -0500Cape Town, Nov 26: England fast bowler Stuart Broad has said that despite the ups and downs of international cricket, his performance during the fifth and final Test of Ashes series will give him confidence. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:20:09 -0500JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 Frost & Sullivan South Africa Company of the Year Award in the Generic Pharmaceutical Market is presented to Cipla Medpro South Africa ... RedOrbit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:01:39 -0500Ireland coach Declan Kidney refuses to be deceived by South Africa's collapse in form.A hard-fought 32-10 victory over Italy is South Africa's solitary success on a tour that has been blighted by defe... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:55:14 -0500Women in South Africa are six times more likely to be killed by their "male partners" than elsewhere in the world, says the senior researcher at the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre, Lisa Vetton. ... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:59 -0500One of three men accused of defrauding Vodacom clients also allegedly swindled more than R2 million from a firm of attorneys, it emerged in the Johannesburg Commercial Crime Court on Thursday. A le... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:57 -0500A total of 923 government officials have been brought to book by the human settlement department's crackdown on corruption, Minister Tokyo Sexwale said on Thursday. "We are hot on the steps of othe... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:54 -0500Former National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala says she stands by what she said about former justice director-general Menzi Simelane, whose appointment as the country's new national prosecutions chief... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:52 -0500By Bheki Mbanjwa The IFP has entered the fray regarding the bare-handed bull-killing ritual that forms part of the Zulu first fruits ceremony known as umkhosi wokweshwama. The party yesterday la... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:50 -0500By Carien Du Plessis Cosatu has called for illegal immigrants working in South Africa to be unionised to fight exploitation by employers. Cosatu secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi said yesterday ... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:47 -0500© 1999 - 2009 Cape Argus & Independent Online (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Reliance on the information this site contains is at your own risk. Please read our... Cape Argus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:33 -0500Edition 4 WASHINGTON: Crashing a state dinner at the White House apparently takes a security breakdown as well as some kind of nerve.The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedure... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:19:50 -0500Johannesburg - Affordable housing received a boost when Agence Française de Développement (AfD) entered into a loan agreement with the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) on Thursday.Accordi... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:17:33 -0500Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has called on businesses to become involved in the government's efforts to address the backlog of 2.1 million houses. "We will find ways of mobi... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:17:28 -0500Washington - The US Secret Service said late on Wednesday it is looking into how an uninvited couple penetrated several layers of security and entered a White House state dinner for Indian Prime Minis... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:17:23 -0500Jeddah - Forty-eight people have died in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah following the heaviest rainfall in years, a rescue services spokesperson said on Thursday. Some drowned or were killed by... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:17:18 -0500Ireland coach Declan Kidney refuses to be deceived by South Africa's collapse in form. A hard-fought 32-10 victory over Italy is South Africa's solitary success on a tour that has been blighted by d... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:04:53 -0500South Africa has been ranked the 6th best place for people working overseas in the largest ever global survey of expats. According to the second annual Expat Experience survey commissioned by HSBC ... South Africa The Good News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:38:18 -0500Ask former South Africa football legend Shaun Bartlett about Cape Town and you are likely to get a short, simple answer: “It’s a lekker place, really lekker.”... FIFA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:29:26 -0500About 400 residents of Atlantis, near Cape Town, burnt tyres and barred police from evicting people from an orphanage in the area on Thursday, said a community member. "Community members are standi... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:08:01 -0500Submit your comment The Producer price index (PPI) continued to decline in October, Statistics SA said on Thursday. The Pretoria-based agency said October's PPI fell by 3.3 percent year-on-year fro... Business Report Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:59 -0500The DA is to ask the Public Protector to investigate alleged "fruitless" expenditure by Zoleka Capa, the mayor of the OR Tambo district municipality in the Eastern Cape. A spokesman for the DA, MP ... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:58 -0500If you are a new subscriber and you don't yet have a password, enter your subscriber number, leave the password blank and press LOGIN. You will then get to choose your own password and check that your... Cape Argus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:52 -0500Edition 1 CLEARWATER, Florida: Customers at a Gulf Coast petrol station might be surprised at who "mans" the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The owner's dog.Cody the choco... Cape Argus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:46 -0500© 1999 - 2009 Cape Argus & Independent Online (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Reliance on the information this site contains is at your own risk. Please read our... Cape Argus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:44 -0500Edition 1 NEW YORK: Singer Alicia Keys has won over fans with her music but now the Grammy-winning R&B star is hoping to uplift them by launching her own jewellery collection inscribed with ... Cape Argus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:42 -0500Edition 1 LONDON: Sir Paul McCartney, launching his new album and DVD, Good Evening New York City, said his music was a way of making contact with other former members of the Beatles and his lat... Cape Argus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:41 -0500Submit your comment The JSE traded in the red in the opening session on Thursday, pushed lower by pressured eastern markets while the US celebrates Thanksgiving today. At 9.33am the JSE all share i... Business Report Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:39 -0500Rejected: "Stronger than ever", "not afraid to stand alone", "a media favourite" - these are the words Donovan Moodley used to describe himself in a public pledge to continue his fight for freedom. Ph... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:58:28 -0500Edition 3 WASHNGTON: Crashing a state dinner at the White House apparently takes a security breakdown as well as some kind of nerve.The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:58:23 -0500Johannesburg - The SOS Coalition, which represents trade unions, media NGOs, independent producers, academics and freedom of expression activists on Thursday welcomed government guarantees given to th... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:55:47 -0500Ireland coach Declan Kidney refuses to be deceived by South Africa's collapse in form. A hard-fought 32-10 victory over Italy is South Africa's solitary success on a tour that has been blighted by d... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:43:43 -0500CAPE TOWN, Nov 26 (IPS) - In more than 34 years as a judge, he has not been as deeply concerned by anything as he was by the recent comment of a South African deputy minister of police that police off... IPS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0500Police shot and killed a man and arrested three for robbery in KwaMashu's C section on Thursday morning, KwaZulu-Natal Police said. "Police were arresting the three suspects when a fourth man came ... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:15 -0500The charges against three Germiston police officers who were arrested for stealing clothing worth R2,5-million from a hijacked truck have been withdrawn after they turned state witnesses, police said ... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:12 -0500By Sharika Regchand Pietermaritzburg Bureau Attempts to reach an amicable agreement over the barehanded killing of a bull, as part of a Zulu ritual, have proved futile because Zulu King Goodwill Z... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:09 -0500By Craig McKune Observatory businessmen have confirmed that because of the World Cup draw on December 4 there will be no Obz Fest this year, full-sized or scaled down. According to the City of C... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:06 -0500By Bonile Ngqiyaza Tears flowed freely at the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday as a husband described the loss and devastation the murder of his wife had wreaked on him and his family. There... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:03 -0500A truck rode into the side of a car at the intersection of Voortrekker Road and Stasie Road in Kraaifontein, according to ER24. The collision caused major damage to the vehicle, smashing nearly hal... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:00 -0500A lotto jackpot bonanza of at least R10-million is up for grabs this weekend, lottery operator Gidani said on Thursday. "What could be more exciting than to celebrate the festive season with a heal... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:48:57 -0500By Karen Breytenbach Justice Writer A former Mowbray high school teacher who stopped teaching because of a hammer attack on her in class, afterwards rejected suggestions by her principal to seek p... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:48:55 -0500Pretoria — South Africa has secured an additional $108 million from the Global Fund to finance its HIV prevention projects over the next five years. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, who is C... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:51 -0500Pretoria — Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is expected to hand over a house to the family of the late S'khumbuzo Mhlongo later today. Mhlongo, 22, allegedly committed suicide af... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:50 -0500South Africa ] A Pretoria pensioner and his elderly caretaker have been strangled to death with wire cables after their attackers tied their hands up. The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:38:55 -0500World ] Hong Kong police are trying to trace the founder of a Chinese-language Facebook group whose members claim to be planning a mass suicide. The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:38:51 -0500South Africa ] A Pretoria pensioner and his elderly caretaker have been strangled to death with wire cables after their attackers tied their hands up. The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:38:27 -0500© 1999 - 2009 Star & Independent Online (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Reliance on the information this site contains is at your own risk. Please read our... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:38:22 -0500Johannesburg - The charges against three Germiston police officers who were arrested for stealing clothing worth R2.5m from a hijacked truck have been withdrawn after they turned State witnesses, poli... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:36:07 -0500Cape Town - The Hillview Residents Association will march to the municipal offices in Fish Hoek on Thursday to demand electricity and tenure security. Residents of the informal settlement, Overcome He... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:36:02 -0500Durban - Police shot and killed a man and arrested three for robbery in KwaMashu's C section on Thursday morning, KwaZulu-Natal Police said. "Police were arresting the three suspects when a fourth man... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:35:56 -0500Johannesburg - A robber was found shot dead after he fled a shop he had robbed with three others in Mdantsane, police said on Friday. Spokesperson Mluleki Mbi said four men entered a shop wielding fir... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:35:52 -0500So why not the death penalty?Why has it not been set into law? Surely it will reduce the crime statistics. This article is my opinion but logic dictates that if there's a harsh enough penalty for comm... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:35:47 -0500Ireland coach Declan Kidney refuses to be deceived by South Africa's collapse in form. A hard-fought 32-10 victory over Italy is South Africa's solitary success on a tour that has been blighted by d... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:23:16 -0500Johannesburg — THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is not backing down in its quest to influence economic policy. General secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said yesterday Cosatu wanted ... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:35 -0500Pretoria — Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has launched a R25 million Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) that not only promotes jobs and training but... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:32 -0500Pretoria — The Consumer Price Index for October 2009 fell within the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) inflation target range at 5.9 percent, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). This... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:31 -0500Johannesburg — FIRSTRAND , one of SA's big five banking and financial services groups, said spin-offs from the unwinding of the economic downturn would drive its earnings into the 2011 financial... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:29 -0500Abuja — Against all expectations, the Executive Board of the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday approved Coach Shuaibu Amodu and his technical crew to take the Super Eagles to the African Nat... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:28 -0500Johannesburg — MURRAY & Roberts yesterday masked its dismay at announcing an expected fall in earnings in the six months to December by assuring shareholders of a robust order book and said ... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:28 -0500Johannesburg — QUANTUM Property Group , which listed on the JSE's AltX board last October, exceeded its prelisting forecasts in its maiden annual results. The group -- which is building the 15 ... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:26 -0500Johannesburg — THE public debate between the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress Youth League over nationalising mines rages on, despite efforts to keep it in-... All Africa Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:26 -0500HIV a real killer: Inmates at the Johannesburg Prison gathered at the prisons sports grounds to launch the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Woman and Children. Photo: Boxer Ngwenya, The Sta... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:14:09 -0500Mbombela - A security guard who shot at ATM bombers with his paintball gun, probably contributed to the fact that the criminals were forced to flee empty-handed.Leon Hurter of Sun Security was woken a... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:11:42 -0500Vanderbijlpark – A Heidelberg woman says she was pulled over by two "policemen" in Murray Street in Southgate on Monday, and told: "You're cheeky and it's going to cost you your life."Madelene Diede... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:11:38 -0500Johannesburg - Five people were killed by lightning in separate incidents in the Eastern Cape, police said on Thursday. Superintendent Mzukisi Fatyela said two people were killed at Elliotdale, two at... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:11:33 -0500Analysis: Marwan Barghouti - A Nelson Mandela or a PR gimmick? Khaled Abu Toameh , THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 26, 2009 www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1259010984539&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull I... IMRA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:08 -0500By Caryn Dolley "I can't sleep. I don't want to eat. Since he's been gone, every day is the same to me." This is how Christa Ohlsson, 32, has felt since her son, 18-month-old Marathino, disappea... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:17 -0500One of the three men accused of hijacking Kavisha Seevnarain and throwing her over a bridge is 16-years-old. This emerged yesterday as the teenager appeared in the Durban Regional Court, facing cha... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:15 -0500By Graeme Hosken Crime Reporter A Pretoria pensioner and his elderly caretaker were strangled to death with wire cables after their attackers tied their hands up. The two, Martin Jacobs, 65, an... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:13 -0500');" > BRUSSELS — Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben’s outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touch screen, spelling out how he felt “alone, lonely, frustrate... The Natal Witness Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:54:47 -0500South Africa ] A few dinner party comments fuelled by possibly a few too many drinks has landed Bruce Fordyce - Comrades Marathon legend - in the hot seat with the Human Rights Commission. The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:36 -0500South Africa ] The shocking appointment of Menzi Simelane as the National Prosecuting Authority head has not been received with cheers from opposition and staff. The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:34 -0500South Africa ] The shocking appointment of Menzi Simelane as the National Prosecuting Authority head has not been received with cheers from opposition and staff. The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:32 -0500South Africa ] 'Stronger than ever", "not afraid to stand alone", "a media favourite" - these are the terms killer Donovan Moodley has used to describe himself in a public pl... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:28 -0500South Africa ] 'Stronger than ever", "not afraid to stand alone", "a media favourite" - these are the terms killer Donovan Moodley has used to describe himself in a public pl... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:24 -0500Edition 2 A Pretoria geologist accused of hiring his gardener to murder his former wife was granted bail of R20 000 in the Pretoria North Magistrate's Court yesterday.Magistrate Nico Noeth found... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:13 -0500Pretoria - The caretaker and gardener of a smallholding at Boschkop, east of Pretoria, have been found tied up and murdered. The bodies of Martin "Tienie" Jacobs, 65, and his gardener were found under... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:49:15 -0500Pietermaritzburg - Quick thinking by a group of wildlife guards from a game reserve in Camperdown saved a distraught woman’s life on Tuesday, just as she was in the act of hanging herself with a rop... News 24 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:49:10 -0500When Jurie Els met child performer Robbie Klay for the first time, Els, "like every second man in South Africa", had been in love with blonde singer Patricia Lewis, he said in court evidence yesterday... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:29 -0500By Poloko Tau A sea of orange uniforms seemed to come alive with loud cheers. The hands of jubilant inmates moved rhythmically to the music. Inmate Xolani "Kwasa" Mzimela bravely stepped up to t... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:22 -0500Apologies for a "silly comment" - but a firm insistence that the SACP and the ANC Youth League are not at odds over the nationalisation of the mines. That's the message from SACP deputy general sec... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:19 -0500A few dinner party comments fuelled by a few too many drinks has landed Bruce Fordyce in the hot seat with the Human Rights Commission. Allegations of Fordyce verbally abusing a woman at a dinner p... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:15 -0500By Karyn Maughan and Gaye Davis Menzi Simelane has been described as "arrogant", "condescending" and guilty of misconceptions about the functioning of the Justice Department he formerly headed. ... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:11 -0500Edition 2 HADEEL AL-SHALCHI Sapa-AP JIDDAH: Muslim pilgrims surrounded Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, in traditional white robes yesterday, but with new additions - umbrellas and face masks - ... Cape Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:01 -0500"In light of the evidence, the investigation concluded that the allegations had foundation and disciplinary action was appropriate," said the authority that runs the Tower, a popular tourist attractio... Cape Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:38:58 -0500South African retailers anticipate poor Christmas sales compared with last year's weak till receipts, with the durable goods sector likely to be hardest hit, a Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and E... Business Report Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:38:56 -0500Edition 1 HADEEL AL-SHALCHI Sapa-AP JIDDAH: Muslim pilgrims surrounded Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, in traditional white robes yesterday, but with new additions - umbrellas and face masks - ... Cape Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:14:40 -0500Submit your comment Protracted talks between the banking sector, unions and communities about increasing equity ownership in the sector to 15 percent are over. This ends a stalemate that has lasted... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:29 -0500Submit your comment For the first time in at least six years, the proportion of South Africans with a bank account has fallen - from 63 percent of the adult population last year to 60 percent this yea... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:23 -0500Submit your comment Transnet yesterday made another leap in its efforts to raise tens of billions of rands for its infrastructure programme when it announced that it had secured a loan of more than R2... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:13 -0500The South African government has issued an unusually harsh statement condemning Israel for approving 900 new housing units in Gilo and evicting Palestinians from their East Jerusalem homes, comparing ... Haaretz Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:17 -0500Submit your comment Johannesburg - Trade protectionism is a serious risk to global economic growth as countries emerge from recession, South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:23 -0500Submit your comment By Daniel Bases and Jennifer Ablan New York - Gold rose to another record high on Wednesday, and the dollar dropped to a 15-month low against a basket of currencies after a batc... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:19 -0500Submit your comment New York - US stocks rose on Wednesday after three separate reports offered signs that the US recovery is gaining steam. Consumer spending and new home sales rose more than expe... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:14 -0500Submit your comment New York - Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the ... Business Report Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:12 -0500');" > JOHANNESBURG — Leigh Matthews’s killer, Donovan Moodley, will stop at nothing to have his life sentence overturned, he said yesterday, shortly after the high court in Johannesburg ... The Natal Witness Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:30:24 -0500JOHANNESBURG — Teachers will get their occupation-specific dispensation (OSD) in full before Christmas, teachers’ union Sadtu said yesterday. In October, the Education Department offered ... 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