After England's good start, Kevin Pietersen (left) has a word with South Africa's Graeme Smith as the hosts' captain and Jacques Kallis set about rebuilding their innings...
BBC Sport Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:05:45 -0500

A man was killed and six others injured on Friday night when two cars collided on Durban's M4 Southern Freeway, near Clairwood Race Course, paramedics said. "Two vehicles, which were travelling in ...
IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:59:41 -0500

Two men were arrested for the possession of dagga in Thabong, Free State police said on Saturday. Police spokesman Inspector Malebo Khosana said that police received a tip-off about a firearm at a ...
IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:59:38 -0500

While the construction was underway, bodies which were needed in police investigations were stored at the Butterworth Hospital. However Kupelo said the hospital was then set to undergo a renovation...
IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:59:35 -0500

Washington - US counter-terrorism officials are scrambling to assess a potential new threat from an explosive mixture that evaded detection aboard a Detroit-bound airliner but failed to bring down the...
News 24 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:49:08 -0500

England made two new-ball breakthroughs before lunch in the second Test on a quick Kingsmead pitch. South Africa, who chose to bat first on a sunny morning, lost Ashwell Prince in only the third ove...
Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:37:36 -0500

Jacques Kallis hits out watched by Matt Prior. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters Whatever the outcome of the toss and the decision made thereafter, the first session of a Kingsmead Test is always, on...
The Guardian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:01:06 -0500

A brother apparently murdered the man who was about to rape his sister with a gang of others in Willowvale, Eastern Cape police said on Sautrday. Police spokesman Captain Jackson Manatha said that ...
IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:40:44 -0500

Washington - US counter-terrorism officials are scrambling to assess a potential new threat from an explosive mixture that evaded detection aboard a Detroit-bound airliner but failed to bring down the...
News 24 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:29:45 -0500

World ] A serene Pope Benedict XVI gave a Christmas Day message of tolerance on Friday just hours after being bundled to the ground by a woman...
The Star Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:15:51 -0500

Romulus - A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaeda tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane on Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travellers who smelled smoke and heard ...
News 24 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:12:47 -0500

Paris - A lawyer for France's richest woman says his client, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has refused to undergo medical tests aimed at determining whether she was in a weak state when she lav...
News 24 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:12:37 -0500

About 20 drownings have been reported in Gauteng since the beginning of December, provincial police said on Friday. Spokesman Eugene Opperman said this has resulted in police partnering with commun...
IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:05:23 -0500

Five people died in a fire in Soweto after the stove they were cooking on caught fire, Johannesburg Emergency Services said on Saturday. Spokesman Percy Morokane said that five men, believed to be ...
IOL Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:05:19 -0500

South Africa ] Over 200 babies have been born across South Africa and more were still expected before midnight the various provincial health departments said on Friday.
The Star Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:57:56 -0500

Susanna Maiolo, identified by the Vatican as the woman who jumped a barrier inside St Peter's Basilica and rushed at Pope Benedict XVI for the second time in two years. (AP)...
News 24 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:55:11 -0500

Johannesburg - More than 200 babies have been born across South Africa and more were still expected before midnight, the various provincial health departments said on Friday. By Christmas evening, Mpu...
News 24 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:38:39 -0500

Pretoria - A 45-year-old businesswoman and four other people were found dead in her home in Lethabong, near Rustenburg on Friday, North West police said. Inspector Wilmarie van der Merwe said the woma...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:16:17 -0500

Johannesburg - Some 17 motorists have been arrested in connection with drunk driving in central Johannesburg on Christmas Eve, the city's metro police said on Friday. Senior Superintendent Wayne Minna...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:31:52 -0500

City malls reported record shopper traffic on Wednesday, but sales remained slow as shoppers kept a tight grip on the purse strings. Canal Walk, one of the biggest shopping centres in the city, said ...
All Africa Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:12:21 -0500

World ] President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have sent Christmas greetings to Americans and particularly US soldiers serving abroad in a special holiday message.
The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:09:26 -0500

A Step Beyond ] One well-wisher received a hug and a kiss from Prince William, as Britain's royal family took their traditional public Christmas Day stroll to and from church.
The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:09:21 -0500

Johannesburg - Two taxi drivers were arrested for drinking and driving on Christmas Day in Kwazulu-Natal, the transport department said on Friday. Departmental spokesperson Logan Maistry said that the...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:06:26 -0500

Johannesburg - Several mothers-to-be still in hospitals around Gauteng are due to add to the province's bounty of Christmas babies, the provincial health department said. "There are mothers due to go ...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:06:22 -0500

Los Angeles - American actress Brittany Murphy, who died suddenly at age 32, was buried on Christmas Eve with a private ceremony at a cemetery in the Hollywood hills, local media reported.The star of ...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:06:14 -0500

December 25, 2009 Wall Street is likely to make a strong showing in the final week of 2009 as the bulls gear up to toast the first annual advance for US stocks in two years on hopes of more economic s...
Business Report Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:53:57 -0500

South Africa ] Several mothers-to-be are in hospitals around Gauteng due to add to the province's bounty of Christmas babies, the provincial health department said.
The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:45:23 -0500

Johannesburg - While Mpumulanga hospitals welcomed 36 Christmas babies, they also had to cope with a rise in assault cases over Christmas Eve, the health department said on Friday . Departmental spoke...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:42:46 -0500

A man wanted in connection with various crimes has been arrested after being stopped for speeding in Midrand, Johannesburg. A police spokesman, Senior Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, said that the 34...
IOL Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:37 -0500

Several mothers-to-be are in hospitals around Gauteng due to add to the province's bounty of Christmas babies, the provincial health department said. "There are mothers due to go into labour at Kop...
IOL Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:29 -0500

December 25, 2009 Japan has unveiled a record trillion-dollar budget for next year, despite growing worries about its debt mountain, as it seeks to revive an economy hit by its worst downturn in decad...
Business Report Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:19 -0500

December 25, 2009 The US government has pledged virtually unlimited aid to mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through 2012 to allow the government-sponsored firms to weather any new cr...
Business Report Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:16 -0500

December 23, 2009 All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent and maintain the 200 billion pound (R2.4 trillion) ass...
Business Report Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:13 -0500

December 23, 2009 The United States has confirmed that it will be unable to clinch a deal this year with Russia on a successor to their expired nuclear arms control treaty. The US mission in Geneva...
Business Report Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:09 -0500

South Africa ] Several mothers-to-be are in hospitals around Gauteng due to add to the province's bounty of Christmas babies, the provincial health department said.
The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:21:50 -0500

South Africa ] Several mothers-to-be are in hospitals around Gauteng due to add to the province's bounty of Christmas babies, the provincial health department said.
The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:21:35 -0500

Accident kills 1, injures 2 One person has died and two others injured in a Chrismas morning accident on the N1 travelling towards Colesburg, paramedics say.
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:18:45 -0500

Washington - Santa Claus is coming to your town - and Norad is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world.The North American Aerospace Defence Command, which monitors the North American ai...
News 24 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:18:41 -0500

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The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:59:40 -0500

World ] Members of Iraq's Christian and Shiite Muslim Shabak minorities have clashed near a church in the northern Iraqi town of Bartala, north of Mosul.
The Star Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:59:34 -0500