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Newcomer to shake up Namibian election

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba, who attracted 76.4 percent of the presidential vote in the previous elections in 2004, is certain to triumph, along with his South West African People’s...

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Girl, 3, fighting for her life

Johannesburg - A three-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she nearly drowned in her family's swimming pool in Sandton on Saturday, paramedics said. ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said family members found the girl...

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Car plunges off N1

Johannesburg - A 32-year-old man died when his car overturned on the N1 highway just before the Malibongwe offramp at about 04:45 on Saturday morning, Johannesburg Emergency Services said. Spokesperson Goodwill Shiburi said the...

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Girl, 3, drowns in river

Johannesburg - The body of a three-year-old girl was recovered from the Cicirha River in Mthatha on Saturday after she fell off a log and drowned, Eastern Cape police said. "She was walking on a log trying to cross the river...

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32 held after mine explosion

Johannesburg - Police arrested 32 mine employees at a Rustenburg mine after an explosion during a sit-in which injured three police officers, a spokesperson said on Saturday. On Thursday evening, three former employees of...

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Drivers keep KZN medics busy

Johannesburg - A total of 20 people were injured in five separate accidents in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday and Saturday, paramedics said. On Saturday afternoon, a motorcyclist sustained head injuries after a car skipped a red...

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BRT not in tatters: Authorities

The City of Johannesburg maintains its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is world class and is not in tatters. The pronouncement comes after reports that the newly launched bus service failed to attract the number of passengers...

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UFS council chair replaced

Johannesburg - Free State High Court Judge Faan Hancke has been replaced as the chairperson of the Free State University council, the university announced on Saturday. Another Judge, Ian Van der Merwe, was appointed as the new...

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SOUTH AFRICA: Life expectancy drops

JOHANNESBURG, 21 November 2009 (IRIN) - South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

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Rain washes out Jo’burg opener

Johannesburg, Nov. 20 : Rain caused the abandonment of the first one-day international between South Africa and England at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. After more than 20mm of rain on Thursday, steady rain on Friday led to...

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