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Having a ball
Having a ball A child plays with a ball at the launch of Football For Hope in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, on Thursday. Alex will host the alternative soccer tournament for impoverished youth from all over the world during the Soccer World Cup. (Denis Farrell, AP) Read more
Africa

Nigerians get wired over Cabinet nominees

Nigeria’s citizens have taken to the internet to air the dirty laundry of ministerial nominees -- sparking something that looks a lot like democracy.
Africa

Zuma in Kampala with eye on Ugandan oil sector

SA President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Kampala for a two-day state visit, heading a large delegation expected to explore investment opportunities.
Sport

Football for Hope festival launches in Alex

Alexandra township will host an alternative soccer tournament for impoverished youth from all over the world during the Soccer World Cup.
Video

Goodman Gallery: Art Fair

M&G Arts Editor Matthew Krouse takes a look at the Goodman Galley ahead of the 2010 Joburg Art Fair to discover what the gallery will have on offer for this year's show.
National

Groundbreaking Aids campaign gets under way

A "revolution" in South Africa's response to HIV/Aids will unfold next month, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.
Business

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 6,5%

The Reserve Bank unexpectedly cut its repo rate by 50 basis points to 6,5% on Thursday to help accelerate a recovery from last year's recession.
National

Cabinet: You can protest, but behave

The Cabinet on Thursday condemned violent service-delivery protests and called on communities to behave responsibly.
National

Army sees no threats to World Cup

Soldiers will be on high alert during the Soccer World Cup, SA army Lieutenant General Solly Shoke said on Thursday.
National

No intention to nationalise land, says minister

Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti on Wednesday dismissed suggestions government intends to nationalise land.
Video

Willem Boshoff: Art Fair

Conceptual artist Willem Boshoff shares his thoughts on the 2010 Joburg Art Fair and his current work with M&G Arts Editor Matthew Krouse.
Steve vs Juju: Celebrity death match Steve vs Juju: Celebrity death match
Hofmeyr to Malema: ‘You are a black man. To be proud you must pander to white ideas.’ Ag, Steve?
Marking a milestone for African media Marking a milestone for African media
Guy Berger on the Nation Group celebrating its 50th birthday
Special report: Joburg Art Fair 2010 Special report: Joburg Art Fair 2010
We take you behind the scenes of South Africa's biggest art event
We need to demand more from our retirement funds We need to demand more from our retirement funds
Maya Fisher-French: Where is the retirement fund advice that members so desperately need?
Saddle up
Zuma Incorporated
Zuma Incorporated
Here are the business interests of "Zuma Incorporated" -- of Zuma's women, children and relatives
Anchors aweigh
Anchors aweigh
Learn how to sail into uncharted or troubled waters with confidence
Skipping the revolution
Skipping the revolution
Thousands of writers have opted out of Google's controversial plan to digitise millions of books
A sense of suspicion and alienation
A sense of suspicion and alienation
Ex-prisoners speak about the problems they face behind the walls and on release
Decorum deferred
Decorum deferred
The need for public officials in uniform to act appropriately in public has never been so clear
Time for the ANC to spring-clean
Time for the ANC to spring-clean
These are unsettling times in South Africa, writes William Gumede
A space odyssey
A space odyssey
Ray Leathern bids a practically tear-soaked farewell to the Honda S2000
The great unblocking of Beira
The great unblocking of Beira
Sean Christie headed to Mozambique and found an impressive undertaking to clean up Beira's sewers
Is this what all those men and women died for?
Is this what all those men and women died for?
Juju serenades us with an apartheid-era struggle song. And the applause? Another hate-speech charge
A Grand way to spend an evening
A Grand way to spend an evening
The new Grand, on an artificial beach, is the latest addition to the Grand Cafe brand
Finding Malema's sensitive side
Finding Malema's sensitive side
Zizi Kodwa believes Julius Malema's confrontational style is being reigned in
Days that shook the world
Days that shook the world
Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Humphrey Tyler was there
Paradise regained
Paradise regained
Tourists are trickling back to Kashmir, despite its reputation. Ed Douglas finds it scarred but safe
Digging in over land reform
Digging in over land reform
'Calls to nationalise land lack support in the governing ANC'
Pearls of wisdom from successful fund managers
Pearls of wisdom from successful fund managers
Fund managers say short-term speculation is a mug's game which just generates costs for investors
Buying for the love of it
Buying for the love of it
Brent Meersman asks what motivates ordinary people to purchase art
A sense of suspicion and alienation
Ex-prisoners have spoken about the problems they face -- both behind the walls and the challenges that await them upon release.
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Precious and the asbestos dump
Penge started out as a short stopover for Kevin Davie while on a cycling trip. But he was drawn back by the inhabitants living amid poisonous dust.
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Steve vs Juju: Celebrity death match
Steve Hofmeyr writes a vitriolic letter to Malema, slamming Africa. "You are a black man. To be proud you must pander to white ideas." Ag, Steve?
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Marking a milestone for African media
East Africa's powerful media house, The Nation Group, celebrated its 50th birthday last week with a major media conference.
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Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 6,5%
The Reserve Bank unexpectedly cut its repo rate by 50 basis points to 6,5% on Thursday to help accelerate a recovery from last year's recession.
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Sedibeng brewery comes on stream
SABMiller has a fight on its hands in the premium beer market and the battle was intensified this week with the opening of the Sedibeng brewery.
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Football for Hope festival launches in Alex
Alexandra township will host an alternative soccer tournament for impoverished youth from all over the world during the Soccer World Cup.
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Afridi appeals against Pakistan cricket penalties
Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi is the first to appeal against his punishment following a disastrous tour of Australia.
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The great unblocking of Beira
Sean Christie headed to Mozambique to follow up rumours of Portuguese sabotage. What he found was an impressive clean up of Beira’s disused sewers.
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The new Nepad
Africa's development agency has tweaked its name. But is that enough to make it relevant again? Tanya Pampalone talks to Dr Ibrahim Mayaki.
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End of the dumb war
As half the US troops in Iraq prepare to leave, the generals vow not to repeat mistakes of first Gulf War. Martin Chulov reports.
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UN chief urges faster progress in reducing poverty
The UN has warned that failure to meet global poverty-reduction goals by a 2015 deadline will spawn increased instability and violence.
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'Through Feni I examine myself'
"You will not find a place in this country with so many artworks [made by one artist] ... even if it is by many artists, put together under one roof."
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What's On: March 26 2010
What to do, where to go and what to see this week.
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Quake survivors rebuild dreams in Haiti tourist town
Among the cracked colonial houses that litter the beautiful Haitian beach resort of Jacmel, a resilient people dare to hope as they rebuild.
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Crash of the Triton
The new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 4x4 is by all intents and purposes a Triton with seven seats and a fixed back end.
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