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Scandal surrounds top ANC man's arrest - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Allegations of case numbers being tampered with and metro police officials being threatened are causing further controversy regarding the arrest of top ANC man Jackson Mthembu.

Cops raid illegal Zim bus stops - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
As a show of force just three months before the 2010 World Cup, SA and Johannesburg metro police have raided the CBD and closed down illegal Zimbabwe bus stops.

Big spenders face lifestyle audits - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says 10 000 South Africans, who appeared to be living beyond their means, have been audited by the tax authorities.

MultiChoice says no to porn - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
MultiChoice has decided not to broadcast pornography after a subscriber survey showed that a "significant percentage" were against it.

Spotlight on Brüssow successor - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The vacancy left in the Springbok team by the injury to Heinrich Brüssow will shift the spotlight to possible successors.

Julius has a high noon date - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Julius Malema has been challenged to show up for a March 19 high noon date with a man willing to take the bullet for farmers.

R15 400 spent on 26 balls - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The Lejweleputswa district municipality, which includes Welkom, is in total chaos because it seems as if fraud and wasteful expenditure is occurring there, the Freedom Front Plus says.

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Spotlight on Brüssow successor - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The vacancy left in the Springbok team by the injury to Heinrich Brüssow will shift the spotlight to possible successors.

SA experience at IPL in India - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The biggest cricket circus on earth is starting and for the next six weeks all the attention will be on the very popular IPL.

Lions best chance of tour win - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The Lions Super 14 rugby team will want to achieve against the Waratahs what the Sharks should have done last week.

Argus braces for Cape Doctor - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The participants in this year’s Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay cycle tour can brace themselves for a brush with the Cape Doctor.

Alonso plays down title hopes - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Formula One title favourite Fernando Alonso did his best to play down his prospects of landing his third world championship.

Record not on Steyn's mind - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Springbok flyhalf Morné Steyn is riding the crest of an unbelievable wave of form in the Vodacom Super 14 at the moment.

Hurricanes make five changes - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has made five changes to the team that lost to the Cheetahs in round four of rugby's Super 14.

Vettel loves younger model - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Sebastian Vettel thinks he could be on to a winner after trading in "Kate's Dirty Sister" for a younger model, "Luscious Liz".

Mokoena leads SA underdogs - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Even though led by the men’s long jump defending champion, the five-member SA team will do well to get on the medal table.

Kaka in trouble over twitter - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Twitter got Kaka into trouble as the public were made aware of a message in which he said Manuel Pellegrini is a "cowardly coach".

Contador ahead at Paris-Nice - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Alberto Contador took control of the Paris-Nice race by winning the race's fourth stage and becoming the overall leader.