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HIV+ rapist gets three life sentences
A MAN who is HIV positive was yesterday sentenced to three life terms for raping a woman during a robbery in Brandfort town,
THE newly elected ANC provincial executive has warned uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) member Mpho Ramakatsa that he will be expelled….
Rasta fights for daugther’s dreadlocks
THE father of a 13-year-old Welkom pupil will today ask the Bloemfontein High Court to order Leseding Technical High School to allow her to study at the school without having…
Johannesburg - Bus company SA Roadlink said on Saturday that it was solvent despite reports that it faced liquidation if it does not repay a multi-million rand bank loan.
Amcu a group of vigilantes and liars, say alliance bosses
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union is clearly the National Union of Mineworkers's worst nightmare.
ANC’s ‘special guests’
WITH next year’s general elections beckoning, the battle for the white vote in the Free State has moved a notch up, with the ANC using its conference last weekend to woo white voters
Clashes at Cairo protest calling for Morsi to resign
Demonstrators calling for Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.
Zambian govt risks ire by scrapping maize subsidy
A decision by Zambia's president to slash a key food subsidy threatens to hit the poor, stoke inflation and spark a revolt against…..
Nigeria declares state of emergency
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed a state of emergency in three states worst hit by increasing violence by Boko Haram extremists.
Tributes pour in for 'Sharp Sharp' Mbuli
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma, political parties and the broadcasting community paid tribute on Sunday to SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli.
WITH next year’s general elections beckoning, the battle for the white vote in the Free State has moved a notch up, with the ANC using its conference last weekend to woo white voters
Depardieu compares Putin to Pope John Paul II
French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope
France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay
Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women
FARMERS have been warned to make risk management a priority as a matter of urgency.
Ramakatsa faces ANC expulsion
THE newly elected ANC provincial executive has warned uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) member Mpho Ramakatsa that he will be expelled….
ANC’s ‘special guests’
WITH next year’s general elections beckoning, the battle for the white vote in the Free State has moved a notch up, with the ANC using its conference last weekend to woo white voters
Safa congratulate new champs Chiefs
SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani has congratulated Kaizer Chiefs on winning the Absa Premiership title.
Cheetahs gear up for must win Reds clash
TOYOTA Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske is rallying his players to take charge of their own destiny to secure a playoff berth in the….
David Beckham will not be short of work offers after he ended a playing career that made him a globally recognised celebrity, with sponsors and sporting bodies jostling …..
THE story so far: Cody Wilson, who describes himself as a “crypto-anarchist” and almost certainly wears a Second Amendment belt-buckle, had a bright idea early last year.
IN Chapter 16 of the book of Leviticus in the Holy Bible there are detailed references to a practice in which a goat was let loose in the wilderness on Yom Kippur — also known as the Day of Atonement …
STEVE Komphela (pictured) has secured his future as head coach at Free State Stars after the Premiership side extended his contract to the end of the 2013/14 season.
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Tsvangirai confident he'll oust Mugabe in election
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections.
North Korea Fires Three More Missiles
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, according to the South's defence ministry.
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Kroonstad lodge judged the best
A KROONSTAD guest lodge has been named one of the best emerging tourism businesses in the province at the just ended Tourism Indaba held in Durban.
Aim of artificial boom not a bust
It is a delicious question, except for the $100 trillion bet that is riding on it.
What is the purpose of creating an unprecedented financial boom?
TWO African presidents, with trade union backgrounds, come immediately to mind — Sierra Leone’s Siaka Stevens (1905-1988) and Zambia’s Frederick Chiluba (1943-2011).