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Giving notice An inner-city resident protests against evictions outside Luthuli House, the African National Congress’s headquarters, in downtown Johannesburg on Wednesday. The sign refers to security guards who usually carry out evictions. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

Asia

Post-war Georgia-Russia talks resume

International talks resumed on Wednesday in Geneva aimed at getting Russia and Georgia to bury the hatchet following August's five-day war.

Foreign Affairs

Vietnam to recall diplomat filmed taking rhino horn

Vietnam said on Wednesday it would recall one of its diplomats from SA after she was filmed conducting an illegal transaction in rhinoceros horn.

World Business

Japanese banks, US carmakers seek funds

Japan's number three bank sought to beef up its capital on Wednesday, markets fretted over the stricken United States car industry.

Southern Africa

Zim health services 'in state of collapse'

With its main hospitals closed and a cholera epidemic raging, Zimbabwe's health services are facing collapse, reports a leading medical body.

Courts

Blue-light cops have 'a history of terrorising road users'

VIP protection-unit members have a history of terrorising KZN motorists, magistrate Thys Taljaard told the Camperdown Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

Central Africa

DRC rebels pull back as malnutrition soars

DRC rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from two key battlefronts as aid workers warned of a massive increase in malnutrition.

Courts

Nel deserves 25-year sentence, court hears

Skierlik murder accused Johan Nel deserves a sentence of between 20 and 25 years, a psychologist told a court on Wednesday.

East Africa

Somali pirates hijack more vessels, India launches attack

India said it had destroyed a Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden as other Asian nations on Wednesday mulled sending navies to the area.

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ID: Bridging traditional gaps
Would De Lille serve as WC premier, a possible consequence of a winning alliance with the DA?

Robben Island rabbits on the run
Put bunny ears and a twitching nose on the animal and it becomes distasteful to cull

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We want to hear Africa's untold stories; how you live every day.

Just can't get enough
Govt "should focus on its role as an enabler and not as a participant" in telecomms industry

Agliotti and the fixers
Agliotti and associates have boasted, apparently falsely, of being able to solve tax problems

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Will Snuki be snuffed?
The plan is for the SABC to be led by a new board sympathetic to the ANC ahead of the 2009 elections

My dearest Comrade Barack
The M&G delivers a letter on behalf of Bob Mugabe to US president elect Barack Obama

Bleeding to death
US auto industry bosses warn Obama of massive job losses if big three are not bailed out soon

Just the two of us
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews the latest movie out of SA, Discreet

Kibati's elusive front line
Soldiers on both sides wear similar, undistinguished uniforms. Many are young and bedraggled-looking

Vietnam embassy in rhino row
Most fingers point to Vietnamese syndicates, which have sought to monopolise the rhino horn trade

'Pitchforked into a crisis'
Judge Johann Kriegler: 'I work hard against a deep sense of depression about our jurisprudence'

Fit for the job
John McCain must be waking up to the hundreds of "what ifs?" in his mind

'The Rusties' recognise information incompetence
Guy Berger: Making a reality of the right to information should be an election issue

The romance of the rand
Mabote: All girls love a healthy bank balance, especially if it comes with a famous account-holder

Residents spurn aid
Why are foreigners the beneficiaries of houses when they don't even belong in South Africa?

National Insight

The pricey problem of varsity

Tertiary education is expensive and many who aspire to be students are forced to apply for study loans, such as those offered by banks.

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The IFP's modern face

"What mobilised people for Zuma was the way he was fired as deputy president. People think it was done because he's a Zulu".

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Opinion

Robben Island rabbits on the run

Bottom line is: We've changed the world around us, sometimes disastrously and irreparably. Someone has to take responsibility for the mess we've made.

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Tail must not wag the dog

ANC's vision of a developmental state is detrimental to the poor, the unemployed and the politically unconnected.

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business

Japanese banks, US carmakers seek funds

Japan's number three bank sought to beef up its capital on Wednesday, markets fretted over the stricken United States car industry.

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United States auto crisis deepens

United States automakers renewed pleas on Wednesday for a government bailout to avert a "catastrophic collapse" of the economy.

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Sport

Boks hoping to seal season at Twickenham

The Springboks head into their final Test of 2008 seeking a morale-boosting victory against England on Saturday.

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ICC task force in Zimbabwe to assess situation

An International Cricket Council task force is touring Zimbabwe to assess how to help the troubled Southern African team return to the Test fold.

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Africa Insight

Displaced for decades, Bushmen return home in Namibia

An elderly woman slowly looks around her new farmland, her wrinkled face lighting up with a shy little smile as suddenly she claps her hands.

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A lively rate of exchange

Pius Sawa visits the West Nile region to see how a good bean harvest or a goat can cover the school fees without money changing hands.

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International Insight

'Anti-women' Cabinet riles Pakistan's activists

Two politicians accused of brutal attitudes towards women have been made Cabinet ministers in Pakistan, causing outrage among human rights activists.

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Row over claims of Syrian nuclear find

Claims that traces of uranium were found at the site of an alleged Syrian nuclear reactor which was bombed by Israel last year have prompted a row.

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Arts

Eye of the beholder

Kai Horsthemke reviews The animal gaze: Animal subjectivities in southern african narratives by Wendy Woodward.

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Drawing the line

Garth Walker’s graphic art twists the reailty of the African street, writes Gideon Unkeless.

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Leisure

Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google

Inspired by ancient Alexandria's attempt to collect the world's knowledge, the EU launches on Thursday its Europeana digital library.

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Germany does U-turn on 'roadmap to biofuels'

The German government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its plans to lead a worldwide biofuels revolution on the roads.

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DA’s ‘new vision’ for SA

The Democratic Alliance on Sunday “re-launched” the party, saying it was renewing its determination “to make the South African dream a living reality”.