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Selebi hints at 'improper' prosecution

Former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi has asked his lawyers to tell "authorities" that his corruption prosecution may have been improper, according to a statement attributed to him on Frid...

De Lille joins DA Western Cape government

ID leader Patricia de Lille will join the Western Cape government as social development minister, provincial premier Helen Zille said in Cape Town on Friday. De Lille told journalists at a press con...

MPs road travel claims to be scrutinised

The matter of MPs choosing to drive rather than fly, at a lesser cost, between Parliament and their constituencies will be examined at a meeting of the multi-party Parliamentary Oversight Authority (...

ICC: fixing case is most serious since Hansie

LONDON - The head of the International Cricket Council has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Afric...

SA loses free status as media threats grow

Freedom House, the US-based NGO which has been closely monitoring political rights and civil liberties in every country of the world for decades, has ranked South Africa among Africa's few "free" coun...

Sport

ICC: fixing case is most serious since Hansie

LONDON - The head of the International Cricket Council has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Afric...

'We're watching you!'

Memo from the sports division of the Media Appeals Tribunal (elect). To: Sports editors, beat writers, columnists, sub editors and other bloody agents. Re: Directives for journalists covering SA spo...

Bulls must stand up to Sharks

Staying in the top four and even climbing into the top two spots on the Absa Currie Cup log might be the major driving factor but there will also be a dogfight for places in the team up for grabs when...

No word yet on rest for the Boks

Bloemfontein - The Springbok management have not yet decided about the resting of players on the year-end tour and are likely to discuss the issue within the next fortnight. "The fact that it is a Gr...

Niger not a complete unknown

If Niger, at first glance, seem a little of an unknown quantity when it comes to international football, there is actually more familiarity with them in Bafana's ranks than one might have first though...