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Wednesday, 02 May 2012

Pratibha Patil took along kin on Seychelles-South Africa trip

Tweet New Delhi: With less than three months of her tenure remaining , President Pratibha Patil appears to have courted another controversy after government sources confirmed that two grandchildren had accompanied the president on a nine-day tour of Seychelles and South Africa. Political watchers expressed concern over the lack of public probity,...

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Iron Maiden singer has high hopes for aircraft firm France24

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World record for fastest motorised toilet France24

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New foot-and-mouth disease strain spreads from N. Africa: UN PhysOrg

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome said an outbreak of the SAT2 strain had been found in Rafah in the southern part of Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt and it was sending 20,000 vaccine doses...

Umgeni Steam Railway out of action Independent online (SA)

Train enthusiasts will have to wait until the end of June to catch a ride on the Umgeni Steam Railway – an antique locomotive that runs between Kloof and Inchanga. Bookings on the...

Teen rape accused in a safe house Independent online (SA)

Relatives of an eight-year-old girl who was raped and assaulted last week want police to tell them about any new developments related to the investigation. This emerged after the northern KwaZulu-Natal teenager accused of raping and attempting to murder the child had been moved to an undisclosed...

Cape Town lawyer arrested for fraud Independent online (SA)

A Cape Town lawyer was arrested on Wednesday morning for fraud and bribery after allegedly trying to bribe members of the public and Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) officials for case referrals. Nerine Kahn, director of CCMA said the person, who is yet to be named, was...

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