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South Africans among world's fattest people
52 min 58 sec agoIt is renowned for surfing, rugby and the great outdoors, but South Africa is among the fattest countries in the world, a survey has found.
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The site your mom warned you about
1 hour 4 min agoThe Daily Maverick is taking on big media in a big way -- and its fans love it. But its future still rests on support from advertisers.
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Zuma 'optimistic' over SA's progress on MDGs
1 hour 21 min agoSA has made a lot of progress on the UN's Millennium Development Goals and there's no need for pessimism, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
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Agliotti's tweet revenge
1 hour 25 min agoGlenn Agliotti is tweeting up a storm from court -- and keeping his enemies closer than his friends.
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Rot runs deep in police stations
1 hour 26 min agoThe chairperson of the portfolio committee on police says there is potential for financial mismanagement within the police that is being overlooked.
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Arrests, deportations in Swazi crackdown
1 hour 53 min agoCosatu's Zanele Matebula was bundled into a police van with four other South Africans this week and thrown out of Swaziland.
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DA: Zuma must get a grip on SA's economic tiller
2 hours 23 min agoPresident Jacob Zuma must seize the moment and get a grip on the country's "economic tiller", DA leader Helen Zille said on Friday.
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Snake plunges Philippine island into darkness
2 hours 30 min agoAn entire Philippine island lost electrical power on Friday after a snake reportedly climbed on to a power transmission line, causing it to short out.
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Let them eat taxes
2 hours 58 min agoPublic sector wage hikes of up to 57% a year prompt questions over productivity levels.
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Uganda bolsters security after al-Shabaab threat
3 hours 8 min agoUgandan police said on Thursday they had tightened security after Somalia's extremist rebels, al-Shabaab, threatened further violence.
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Uganda bolsters security after al-Shabaab threat
3 hours 8 min agoUgandan police said on Thursday they had tightened security after Somalia's extremist rebels, al-Shabaab, threatened further violence.
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Mobile TV licences awarded to e.tv, MultiChoice
3 hours 19 min agoE.tv and MultiChoice have been awarded licences to provide mobile TV, the Independent Communications Authority of South African said on Friday.
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Mobile TV licences awarded to e.tv, MultiChoice
3 hours 19 min agoE.tv and MultiChoice have been awarded licences to provide mobile TV, the Independent Communications Authority of South African said on Friday.
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Productivity is our best currency
3 hours 48 min agoA weak rand is unlikely to help South African manufacturing, argues Adrian Saville.
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Productivity is our best currency
3 hours 48 min agoA weak rand is unlikely to help South African manufacturing, argues Adrian Saville.
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Drowning in bottled water
4 hours 19 min agoIt's great business, but it is so environmentally unsound it has been banned in parts of Australia.
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Gas explosion engulfs homes in San Francisco suburb
4 hours 20 min agoA gas pipeline explosion ripped through a neighbourhood in a San Francisco suburb on Thursday, starting fires that burned more than 50 buildings.
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Sascoc defies Parliament
4 hours 22 min agoOlympic governing body Sascoc insists its probe into ASA boss Leonard Chuene and others is sub judice.
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Scandal or not, let's have a ball
4 hours 29 min agoAs Pakistan's disgrace casts a shadow over the game, the Champions League offers local provincial players a rare shot at cricket's titans.
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Nadal edges closer to first US Open final
4 hours 43 min agoThe one title Rafa Nadal needs to complete his Grand Slam collection is now tantalisingly close.
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