Thu Sep 02 22:11:25 SAST 2010

Why politicians have affairs, by Tony Blair

Politicians have sexual affairs because they want to break out of the "prison of self-control" which life in politics imposes on them.   95 Comments

Rapper and his wife bust for dope

Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood on drug charges.   28 Comments

Execs earn 1,728 times more than workers

Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi writes about "The working poor vs state moguls"   66 Comments

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.   123 Comments

Naomi Campbell mourns Zenani Mandela

The supermodel says she is struggling to come to terms with the death of her godchild, Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter Zenani   43 Comments

SA's most expensive suburbs

The Cape has 7, versus only 2 in Johannesburg and 1 in KwaZulu-Natal   4 Comments

New role for The Rock

Dwayne Johnson is strapping on a backpack to replace Brendan Fraser in a 3D sequel to the 2008 remake "Journey to the Center of the Earth"   2 Comments

Lindsay Lohan puts lawyer onto her dad

The troubled actress is accusing her father of trying to sell her private diaries   4 Comments

Joburg welcomes Spring in style

DJs Cindo and Zinhle will lead the musical extravaganza when Johannesburg ushers in the spring season with the mother of all bashes on Saturday at the Nasrec Expo Centre.   14 Comments

Brothers do doesn't do it

Party night promise ends up being no great shakes   10 Comments

Club wants more money for Khumalo

SUPERSPORT United chairperson Khulu Sibiya has rejected reports that Bongani Khumalo's move to Tottenham Hotspur in January is a foregone conclusion.   8 Comments

United to visit the sick

Supersport United will be involved in social responsibility projects in and around Tzaneen ahead of their match against Orlando Pirates in the Mopani Executive Mayor's Charity Cup on Sunday.   0 Comments

Lebese waits in the wings

HAD Siphiwe "Shabba" Tshabalala's European move materialised, it would likely have opened doors for George Lebese to stake his claim for a spot in in Kaizer Chiefs' starting line-up.   4 Comments

Palmer out to repeat heroics

AFTER making a name for himself in coaching circles by guiding Maritzburg United to the Premiership four seasons ago, Ian Palmer has embarked on a similar mission at Blackburn Rovers.   2 Comments

HSBC, Nedbank decision unlikely this year

SOUTH Africa's head of bank regulation said yesterday he does not expect a decision on HSBC's bid for Nedbank before the end of this year.   2 Comments

Tough decision as strike bites

GOVERNMENT will have to increase taxes or reduce spending on infrastructure development to meet the demands of public servants, a top economists warned yesterday.   13 Comments
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Parliament's bleak picture

THE picture painted by Parliament's annual report released by Auditor-General Terence Nombembe yesterday is very disconcerting - to say the least.  0 Comments
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Mbalula spot-on

With many of their personnel drawn from the ranks of discredited members of the police, the security industry has for too long been a powder keg waiting to explode.  0 Comments

Mandela meets fugitive Thai leader

Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela.   0 Comments

Mozambique riots kill six

Two children were shot dead and at least four more people were killed in clashes between police and rioters across Mozambique's capital Maputo yesterday in protests over rising prices   1 Comments

2m rod removed from man's body

A man in Dubai has survived surgery to remove a two-metre-long iron rod that penetrated his body in an accident   0 Comments

Zimbabwe needs R1,4bn for 2011 elections

HARARE - Zimbabwe will need $200million (about R1,4 billion)to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity deal time-frames   5 Comments

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