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'Whole township is on fire'Times LIVE - - 3 hours ago Angry youths burned down the library in Siyathemba township in Balfour, in the second day of violence in the area. Books and computers went up in smoke, and ash was all that remained after firefighters were unable to stop the blaze. PICS: Children spearhead violent protest Independent Online Gauteng licensing to speed upNews24 - 7 hours ago This title's primary aim is to critically appraise the challenges facing infrastructure and service... Was R250.00 Now R225.00 Johannesburg - Gauteng plans to increase capacity (to test for licences) at provincial and municipality licensing centres by ... 'Drive without a licence' Independent Online To Curb Iran's Nuclear Plans, US Wants to Penalize Revolutionary GuardsNew York Times - - 36 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is working on a series of sanctions that would take aim at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran, publicly singling out the organization's vast array of companies, ... Obama says US developing new sanctions for Iran The Associated Press |
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Nigeria's New Acting President Calls for Unity
Voice of America - - 1 hour ago
Nigeria's new acting president is calling for unity ten weeks after the nation's elected leader left the country for medical treatment.
Nigerian parliament backs deputy Independent Online
New drugs blow to Haiti aid effort
AFP - 1 hour ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The WHO stopped Tuesday providing free drugs to private clinics and NGOs in Haiti after reports patients were being charged, potentially dealing a big blow to the already stumbling aid effort.
Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests
CNN International - - 1 hour ago
Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate general Sarath Fonseka addresses the media on February 3 in Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday called for nationwide protests over the "barbaric and ...
No link between Fonseka arrest and run for prez: Lanka envoy Times of India
Black Zimbabweans to take control of white-owned companies
Telegraph.co.uk - - 8 hours ago
White-owned companies in Zimbabwe are to be forced to hand majority control to black businessmen in a move that could lead to chaos rivalling the seizure of the country's commercial farms.
Mugabe to seize white businesses for blacks Montreal Gazette
15 die in South Africa orphanage fire: police
AFP - 8 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG - Emergency workers pored through the charred debris of a South African orphanage, searching for the remains of young children killed in a fire Tuesday that left 15 dead, officials said.
Fire at South African orphanage kills 13 children The Associated Press
South Africa orphanage fire kills 15 BBC News
Firefighters still battling to contain Cape blazes
Times LIVE - - 3 hours ago
Raging fires on the Garden Route and in the Boland, and elsewhere around Cape Town, kept firefighters busy. The Franschhoek blaze started on Friday and was caused by a worker who was clearing alien vegetation in the Berg River Dam catchment area, ...
W Cape fires continue News24
PICS: Fire continues to devastate Cape Independent Online
New bid to stop Gilder testifying
Times LIVE - - 3 hours ago
The department of state security has told the highest court in South Africa that it was unconstitutional for a former intelligence official to be asked to testify in Jackie Selebi's corruption trial without the minister being informed.
Further hitch in Selebi graft trial Independent Online
Gilder testimony battle heads to ConCourt Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Protests flare in restive S.African township
Reuters South Africa - 12 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police fired rubber bullets on Tuesday to disperse rioters who torched a library in a restive township, a reminder of the social problems that persist 20 years after the release of Nelson Mandela.
ANC: Madiba to skip celebrations Independent Online
Cherished ideal BBC News
Mthethwa and Cwele mislead public about guns: FF Plus
Times LIVE - 12 hours ago
The Freedom Front Plus on Tuesday accused Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and national police Commissioner Bheki Cele of misleading the public about firearms.
PICS:Knives more popular than guns - Cele Independent Online
Toyota pulls Prius in for repairs over brake fault
The Guardian - 1 hour ago
Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks to the press in Tokyo as the firm announced another recall. Photograph: Toru Hanai/REUTERS The consumer backlash against Toyota intensified tonight when drivers of the recalled Prius complained that the ...
Toyota recalls more than 400000 Priuses, other hybrid cars Washington Post
Asia Up on Europe, Australia
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
SINGAPORE -- Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday, with Australian shares getting a lift from better-than-expected earnings. Expectations that European Union members are working towards helping fiscally-stressed Greece were ...
Stocks jump on hopes for Greece debt rescue The Associated Press
Unofficial unemployment rate rise 'worrying': economist
Business Report - 11 hours ago
The unofficial unemployment rate has risen "worryingly", Investec Group economist Annabel Bishop said on Tuesday. Her comment followed the earlier release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics SA for the fourth quarter of 2009.
S.Africa unemployment edges lower, job losses halted Reuters South Africa
Unemployment 'virtually unchanged' Times LIVE
Google Hoping 'Buzz' Not Another Social Media Fizzle
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) calls its new social media product "Buzz." If the service goes the way of the search giant's earlier forays into social networks, it may fizzle.
With Buzz, Google Plunges Into Social Networking New York Times
Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous
The Associated Press - - 47 minutes ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage.
Shuttle Crew Inspects Heat Shields InformationWeek
One model, one gearbox, one helluva nice car
Motoring - - 12 hours ago
Hyundai moved firmly and further up the ranks of luxury cars in Africa this week with the launch in Oman of its 2010 Sonata sedan, a 4.82m challenge to the Mazda6 and Honda Accord, that will reach South African showrooms in April.
What should I buy to replace my 2005 Honda Accord coupe? Cars.com (blog)
2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS Tops Popular Competitors, Including Premium Brands, in ... PR Newswire (press release)
Judge limits Jackson doctor's practice, travel
Times LIVE - 3 hours ago
Feb 9, 2010 10:54 PM | By AP Michael Jackson's doctor is to return to court in April to be given the date of the next major step in his prosecution.
Michael Jackson's Family Releases Statements About Dr. Murray TheCelebrityCafe.com
'Barbie' could err again, court hears
Independent Online - 10 hours ago
There is no absolute certainty that Cezanne Visser, known as "Advocate Barbie", will not commit another illegal sex act without further rehabilitation, forensic criminologist Eon Sonnekus told the high court in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Barbie asks Belarus attorney for help Times LIVE
Court hears 'Advocate Barbie' could slip up again Jacaranda 94.2
MY Sun Is the Price right for Alex?
The Sun - - 58 minutes ago
LIFE with glamour girl Katie Price was never going to be dull, but she stunned the country yet again by running off with partner Alex Reid for a Las Vegas wedding.
Katie Price trying for fourth baby Sydney Morning Herald
Chiefs, Arrows draw
Times LIVE - 5 hours ago
Kaizer Chiefs ended any hopes of a late challenge for the Premiership title when they notched their third successive draw in 2010 when they drew 0-0 against Golden Arrows at the new Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday night.
Arrows let Chiefs off the hoo Kickoff
Cheetahs choose young players for opener
Independent Online - 30 minutes ago
Johannesburg - Seven players who will make their Super 14 debuts and eight Springboks mark the Cheetahs squad selected for Friday night's first-round Super 14 match against the Bulls in Bloemfontein.
Surprising Cheetahs line-up Times LIVE
Seven new faces in Cheetahs squad The Press Association
Dhoni attributes outcome to Steyn's display
The Hindu - 5 hours ago
EFFECTIVE PERFORMER: Paul Harris, celebrating the dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar, bowled a long spell which not only kept the Indian batting guessing but also fetched him three wickets on Tuesday.
Proteas make history Times LIVE
SA clinics ready for World Cup influx
Independent Online - 3 hours ago
South Africa's health facilities are ready for the Fifa World Cup, Deputy Health Minister Molefi Sefularo said in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Swine flu 'will be contained' Times LIVE
Dumping man 'ordered hit'
Times LIVE - - 3 hours ago
A court has heard that the Welkom businessman arrested in connection with South Africa's biggest medical waste dumping scandal, allegedly ordered a hit on his former partner, who blew the whistle on him - and warned a state witness to "be careful where ...
Farmer nabbed for medical waste BuaNews Online (press release)
Jhb hospital's waste piles up
News24 - 7 hours ago
Johannesburg - Medical waste piled up at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital will be cleared, chief executive officer Barney Selebano said on Tuesday.
Medical waste rots for 2 weeks at Jo'burg hospital Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
School clinics to provide swine flu jabs
Sydney Morning Herald - 44 minutes ago
Swine flu vaccination clinics will be brought to every Queensland school under a new program designed to limit the virus' spread this winter.
Second wave of swine flu passes Colusa County Sun Herald