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Brave face Protesters chant anti-Mubarak slogans next to a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday. (Asmaa Waguih, Reuters)

National

Cope youth welcomes Shilowa expulsion

Cope youth movement aligned itself to co-founder Mosiuoa Lekota on Wednesday, saying it welcomed the suspension of Mbhazima Shilowa.

Business

Africa's resources key for China

Africa's natural resources will remain key to China as the Asian giant grows at a more moderate pace, an expert told an conference in Cape Town.

Business

Cellphone banking takes off

The Mobility 2011 research project finds that 37% of South Africans in urban and rural areas use cellphone banking.

Video

State of the Nation: your thoughts

What are you thinking ahead of President Jacob Zuma's second State of the Nation Address on Thursday? We spoke to some of our readers about what they are expecting from their president this year.

Business

Zim hikes mining exploration fees to $1m

Zimbabwe has hiked mining exploration fees almost 2 000% to $1-million in a bid to curb speculation, a state daily reported on Wednesday.

National

Italtile CEO killed in plane crash

The CEO of tile company Italtile, Gianpaolo Ravazzotti, was one of nine people killed in a plane crash over Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.

Africa

Ecowas criticises SA warship off West Africa

The chairperson of West Africa's regional bloc on Tuesday criticised SA for sending a warship to the region amid Côte d'Ivoire's political crisis.

Africa

US demands immediate end to Egypt's emergency law

The United States on Tuesday set out four steps Cairo must take to end Egypt's crisis, telling its ally to stop harassing protesters.

National

Gautrain phase two 'almost ready'

The Gautrain's second phase is "almost ready", with construction complete at certain stations, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Video

Internet policing: Q&A; with Chris Roper

M&G; Online Editor Chris Roper fields questions from the audience about who should police the internet, at a recent Critical Thinking Forum on the topic.

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The Huffington heist
Arianna Huffington must be smiling from ear to ear right now, writes Alistair Fairweather

Africa can live up to its promise
Bill Gates finds that meaningful progress has been made to overcome Africa's health hurdles

Egypt: A country in crisis
Thousands of opponents of Egypt President Hosni Mubarak continue their third week of protests.

Valentine's Day giveaway
Fancy sending your loved one 24 red roses this Valentine's Day?

Weather

Johannesburg —

15° - 29° | Broken Clouds

Durban —

22° - 28° | Afternoon Clouds

Cape Town —

19° - 30° | Afternoon Clouds

Take the baton from Tutu
Race studies institute set up near notorious Reitz residence at the University of the Free State

TAC, church face-off over healing claims
Christ Embassy Church -- banned from airing claims of faith healing -- will be appealing the ruling

Publish and be damned
Reviewers stand accused of being sycophantic about local books. Well, that is going to change

What Would Jacob Do?
What's the DA complaining about? The ANC is exactly like Christianity, writes Chris Roper.

The last Boers of Patagonia
Their Afrikaans may be rusty but their cultural ties are strong, writes Ricky Hunt

Why Faithless are giving Israel a miss
The M&G; speaks to Dave Randall of Faithless about why they refuse to perform in Israel

Sticking it to 'em
African youth are trading in their guns for sticks, causing a revival in townships

Leave God out of it, Zuma
Verashni Pillay puts her foot down as a Christian and says, not in my name.

A culture of blaming the journalist
Mass concern about Madiba's illness is both understandable and African, says Nikiwe Bikitsha

Excluded learners take to the streets
Parents are furious as children continue to be denied places at schools

Diepsloot in deep water
In Diepsloot the backyards of houses are a maze of shacks that far outnumber the formal structures

Kunene and partner resign directorships
Kenny Kunene and his business partner have swiftly resigned as directors of a number of companies

What's on
Want to know what’s happening in SA’s major cities? Check out our gig guide

Movie of the week: Bite the ballet
Shaun de Waal thinks Black Swan is undeniably powerful and painfully engrossing

Twitter will 'save' Africa
Can social media really promote democracy, asks Chris Roper

SA Indians rally behind Amla
Increasingly large numbers are supporting the mixed bunch of Proteas, writes an avid cricket fan

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National Insight

TAC, church face-off over healing claims

The Christ Embassy Church -- recently banned by the Advertising Standards Authority from airing claims of faith healing -- will appeal the ruling.

The last Boers of Patagonia

More than a century after their forebears landed on Patagonia’s east coast, their Afrikaans is rusty, but their cultural ties are strong.

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Opinion

The Huffington heist

Arianna Huffington must be smiling from ear to well groomed ear right now. You would be too if you’d just suckered a struggling internet giant.

What Would Jacob Do?

What's the DA complaining about? The ANC is exactly like Christianity, writes Chris Roper.

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business

Zim hikes mining exploration fees to $1m

Zimbabwe has hiked mining exploration fees almost 2 000% to $1-million in a bid to curb speculation, a state daily reported on Wednesday.

Africa's resources key for China

Africa's natural resources will remain key to China as the Asian giant grows at a more moderate pace, an expert told an conference in Cape Town.

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Smart Money

Flexibility vs costs

Should you move your retirement fund to the new company or invest in a preservation fund?

Sport

Pienaar battling headaches but fit for Bafana

SA midfielder Steven Pienaar is suffering headaches after being knocked unconscious during training, but should be fit to face Kenya in a friendly.

SA bank on youth and experience to beat curse

SA have caused such disappointment for their fans in previous World Cups that there is a sense of relief that they arrive in India as outsiders.

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Africa Insight

Protesters keep Egypt's bureaucratic heart paralysed

Dozens of employees and clients waited on Monday outside Egypt's Mugamma el-Tahrir as opposition protesters occupying Tahrir Square blocked entrances.

Far from revolts, African leaders talk shared values

It was business as usual as the AU's two-day summit stuck to its planned schedule, despite the problems in Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan and Côte d'Ivoire.

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World Insight

Exercise: Girls want to have fun too

Why are women told that exercise is a way to lose weight, when so many enjoy sport for how it makes them feel, not how it makes them look?

Flood disaster digs deep in Aussie psyche

The tiny town of Grantham bore the full force of the Queensland floods last month, with homes swept away and children torn from their parents' arms.

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Arts

On God's playlist? It's a twisted fantasy

Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is an accomplished work, but one that lacks crossover appeal, writes Percy Zvomuya.

Publish and be damned

Reviewers stand accused of being sycophantic about local books. Well, that is going to change.

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Leisure

Zoopy reformed

Homegrown video platform Zoopy is positioning itself to take advantage of the burgeoning mobile video market but it's a risky gambit.

Seasonal visitors have front-row seats for migration

The Masai Mara is Kenya’s iconic game reserve, with almost inconceivable numbers of wildlife grazing, hunting, mating, birthing and dying across mile upon mile of undulating savannah.

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