Chinese president reaffirms win-win relations

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The marathon speech set the agenda for the week of plenaries and sittings to plot the next five years of political governance of China.

'China's position for next five years is to develop Africa'

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Brics, of which South Africa is a key member, is one of the drivers of co-operation between China and the developing world.

Book review: Run Racist Run

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Eusebius McKaiser’s book is recommended reading for all South Africans because it is a myth buster, writes Gasant Abarder

PICS: A tale of Haron and Haroon

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Haroon Gunn-Salie was born 20 years after Imam Haron's death but his life is linked to his namesake, writes Gasant Abarder.

Darren Green: a man of many faces

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Gasant Abader finds out how Darren Green balances being a radio personality, doctor, crooner and adventurer.

Bringing ‘golf’s lost legend’ to life

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Silver screen beckons for Papwa Sewgolum story, writes Gasant Abarder

Watch VideoBringing ‘golf’s lost legend’ to life

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Gasant Abarder spoke to film producer Rafiq Samsodien, who wants to tell the story of Papwa Sewgolum.

SA strategist’s innings in UK politics

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Ryan Coetzee is arguably the best political strategist SA has ever produced, but he's not so good at cricket, writes Gasant Abarder.

Williams's finances under scrutiny

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Former cabinet minister and National Party executive member Abe Williams sat through another full day of intricate evidence comprising flow charts, bank statements ...

Ex-NP minister faces 35 counts of fraud

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Several large Manila boxes had to be carried through the corridors of the Cape High Court to court No 17 where former National Party cabinet minister Abe Williams' ...

Hansie faces uphill battle if extradited

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All indications are that the Indian justice department will act ruthlessly if South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje and some of his players are extradited ...

Slain seaman's ex-wife kept in dark

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Shamiela Williams had little idea, after police investigators found parts of her former husband's charred body in a burnt-out freezer in a field, how he died.

Surgeon practising despite rape charge

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An orthopaedic surgeon, facing charges of raping and indecently assaulting some of his patients, is still practising even though it is accepted international procedure ...

Deportation bid 'shocks' judge

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A high court judge has slammed the actions of the Department of Home Affairs for removing a young Pakistani national and her mother from their Cape Town residence ...

Make or break for Boesak this week

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Allan Boesak, will stand at the crossroads of his life when his appeal to challenge his conviction and six-year sentence on fraud and theft charges starts in the ...

Pentech 'squatter war' goes to court

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The battle lines have been drawn in a housing war between homeless Guguletu residents and the Peninsula Technikon over a student residence which was illegally occupied ...

Reserve Bank keeps an eye on UK lottery

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While South Africa is gearing up for the biggest money sweepstakes in its history, when the national lottery is launched this week, punters are already buying tickets ...

Woman allowed to change aquarium summons

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A British resident and her London-based employer have been granted leave to amend a summons in which they wrongly cited the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town as a ...

Woman applies to change aquarium summons

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A British woman injured in a fall during a visit to the Two Oceans Aquarium at the Waterfront in Cape Town has launched an amendment application in the Cape High ...

Blitz planned on small-scale poachers

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The Department of Marine and Coastal Management is clamping down on small scale poaching along the Southern Cape coast, between Hangklip and Buffelsjag, where large ...

Cop to be quizzed over Cape Town blasts

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Deon Mostert, branded a "chronic liar" by former police commissioner George Fivaz, has led Independent Complaints Directorate investigators to a Cape Town police ...

Pagad leader blames NIA for V&A bombs

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Pagad leader Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim has claimed in court that former Vlakplaas commander and NIA agent Dirk Coetzee and security company boss Cyril Beeka were behind ...

New evidence allowed in Pagad case

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Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim, the Pagad leader, has taken the stand for the second time to answer questions relating to cassettes and video footage of speeches he had made. ...

Tristan cracks down on kreef poachers

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While police and Department of Sea Fisheries officials are questioning 23 men about the illegal off-loading of about 7,5 tons of live crayfish, it has emerged that ...

'Photos of drug dealers' in Pagad trial

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New evidence of "observation" photographs taken of known drug dealers was presented in the Wynberg regional court yesterday, during the bail application of Pagad ...