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Robbers use boy, 8,
as shield
02/12/2008 23:07
Three armed robbers have used a terrified eight-year-old boy as a human shield to lure the owner of a game farm from his house and shoot him.

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Najwa's mask slips
02/12/2008 23:07

For the first time in almost two years of investigations and trial procedures, Najwa Petersen let slip her tight emotional control and cried in court.

'My dad is not coming back'

Applause as Najwa convicted

EMOTIONAL: Sulaiman Effendi cries at the Cape High Court where his mother Najwa Petersen was found guilty of the murder of her husband, Taliep. (Neil Baynes, Die Burger)

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SA men: We're so sexy
02/12/2008 23:05

South African men are world leaders in believing they are good-looking with a full 78% believing that they are sexy, a global survey shows.

Minister signs crime declaration
02/12/2008 23:06

Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa has signed a declaration on crime and has proposed a forensic laboratory for every police cluster.

Mthethwa: Corruption intolerable

'We will deal criminals a blow'

Zim ruling important for SA
02/12/2008 23:06

The SADC ruling that fair compensation be paid to Zimbabwean farmers evicted from their farms is very important for South Africa, Agri SA says.

Zim brushes off land verdict

Govt aims to meet land target

Health service cut 'reckless'
02/12/2008 23:06

The downscaling of health services in the Free State because of a lack of funds was "reckless", the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA says.

Health dept to monitor spending

Operations put on hold in FS

Shootout at Cullinan lodge
02/12/2008 21:01

A man has been injured in a shootout with robbers at a lodge in Cullinan, Pretoria police say.

Brain drain not affecting Navy
02/12/2008 21:01

Despite the brain drain and increase in the fuel price, the South African Navy has been able to perform its tasks.

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Days of mourning for Motlana
02/12/2008 23:06

National flags will be flown at half mast for three days in mourning for anti-apartheid activist Nthato Motlana who was a physician for the Mandela family.

Struggle hero Nthato Motlana dies

Cubs safe after highway romp
02/12/2008 23:06

Two cheetah cubs have been recaptured and returned to their home in Spier near Stellenbosch after going for a half-hour romp down a Western Cape highway.

'Don't smile at male drivers'
02/12/2008 23:05

The KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC says bus, taxi and truck owners who drive unroadworthy vehicles are "heartless monkeys" and female traffic officers should stop smiling at male motorists.

Cholera found in Limpopo River
02/12/2008 21:03

The Limpopo River has tested positive for cholera, the provincial health department says after Musina residents expressed concerns almost two weeks ago.

Johannesburg's water safe

5 cholera deaths in Musina

Farmer's appeal dismissed
02/12/2008 21:01

An Eastern Cape farmer's appeal against a murder sentence for the assault and murder of a 15-year-old boy has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Farmer 'knew' victim could die

ANC MP going to Cope
02/12/2008 21:01