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Fri Jul 07 2017
 
     
 

Miss SA responds to social media backlash over gloves

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was forced to stave off racism allegations over pictures showing her holding black children’s hands while wearing gloves.

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Parents take school to court over 'half naked' photos of pupil

The parents of a Grade 6 Pretoria pupil have gone to court to try and force the school to hand over and delete “half naked" photos taken of the girl.

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#SANEFvsBLF: Court stops BLF from intimidating journalists

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) have been granted a court interdict to stop Black First Land First (BLF) from intimidating journalists.

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Men consider sex best form of apology

Showing emotional commitment is the best way of reconciling a conflict between partners, but there are systematic differences in how men and women prefer this to be done.

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Mom wants to sue after hospital staff remove C-section stitches

Nandipha Ndlazi says day hospital staff who were meant to clean her C-section wound removed the sutures instead, causing her intestines to hang out.

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Durban shack dwellers torch bus over unmet demands

Around 50 shack dwellers blocked roads in the south of Durban with burning tyres and rocks to protest mayor Zandile Gumede ignoring their demands.

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AFRICA  

Paediatric unit built by Madonna in Malawi to open

She says the children's wing at a hospital in Malawi she has been building for two years completed its first surgery last week and will open July 11.

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WORLD  

Two killed, over 70 injured after 6.5 quake hits Philippines

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Philippines, killing two people and injuring more than 70 others, and causing a building to collapse.

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SPORT  

Mercedes leads Red Bull in first Spielberg session

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on top of the timesheets in first practice for Austrian Grand Prix.

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LIFESTYLE  

New technology that acts as an 'artificial heart and lung' helps sickly patients breathe again

ECMO is solely a life-sustaining intervention, and can be used as a short-term treatment that can be used for a few days and no longer than two months. While this kind of treatment is well established in the first world countries, it is relatively new in South Africa

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PICS: Running of the bulls festival kicks off in Spain

A wine-soaked sea of revellers dressed in red and white packed into a Pamplona square to kick off Spain's most famous street party.

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BUSINESS  

The dti to seek opportunities in DRC for SA businesses

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) on Friday invited South African companies to apply to participate in the 7th Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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ENTERTAINMENT  

Blac Chyna's new man: 'Rob is a good guy'

Rapper Ferrari True, who reportedly slept with Blac Chyna while she was still with Rob Kardashian, has praised his love rival as a "good guy".

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MOTORING  

Mercedes leads Red Bull in first Spielberg session

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on top of the timesheets in first practice for Austrian Grand Prix.

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TRAVEL  

Taking KZN’s dive gems to the world

In a first for Durban and KwaZulu-Natal, a team of intrepid scuba divers will set off on July 8 for a three-week adventure to explore and profile the east coast’s unique marine diversity.

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