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  • Retiring Kirsten says two-in-one Kallis absence to leave huge void in Proteas squad

    Outgoing South African coach Gary Kirsten has said that the absence of veteran player Jacques Kallis will leave a huge void in the squad, ahead of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Kallis opted out of representing the Proteas in the last edition of the Champions Trophy due to personal reasons, but indicated he still wants to play in the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, ...

  • Angry Proteas fans slams arrogant Brit coach for Anderson more skilful than Steyn claim

    South African fans have slammed England bowling coach David Saker for claiming that English pace star James Anderson was 'more skilful' than Proteas bowler Dale Steyn. Saker had said that although Steyn is an outstanding bowler and faster than Anderson, he lags behind the English bowler in terms of skill, Sport24 reports. Saker's view has stirred a hornets' nest in South Africa, with offended ...

  • 1.3 million Zimbabweans to be evicted from SA

    South Africa is preparing to forcibly deport the up to 1.3 million Zimbabweans that did not apply to regularise their stay before the 31 December deadline. Preparations are already made for the mass ...

  • Vaughans England at crossroads in South Africa series

    By Charles Froggatt, CNN NOTTINGHAM (CNN) -- As South Africa reinforces its test-winning lineup with all-rounder Jacques Kallis, England and newly-appointed captain Michael Vaughan find themselves at a selection crossroads as they attempt to come back after last ...

  • South Africa How Income Inequality Hurts South Africas Children

    There's been a great deal of hand wringing in South Africa in the aftermath of the Marikana massacre. With the explosion of the underbelly of our society onto the international arena, South Africans have been left with little choice but to confront the demons of nearly 20 years of a failed democracy. From the fact that no woman feels safe walking alone on South African streets, to the fact ...

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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: The 400 Blows, Antoine and Colette, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run [DVD]

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: The 400 Blows, Antoine and Colette, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run [DVD]

In the early 1950s, with the help of noted film theorist and critic Andr Bazin, 20-year-old Franois Truffaut began writing regularly for the Parisian film journal Cahiers du cinma. He quickly gained a reputation as an uncompromising and often vicious critic with a clear-cut sense of what was great about the cinemahe openly took aim on such previously untouchable French masters as Marcel Car ... ...

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  • Hit-and-run suspect not a flight risk

    Cape Town - An alleged hit-and-run driver was released on R3 000 bail when he appeared in the Kuils River District Court late on Friday.Geoffrey Merrick, aged 51, a diesel mechanic from Brackenfell, Cape Town, faces charges of culpable homicide (manslaughter) and failure to stop after an accident.He surrendered to the police 10 days after this happened.It is alleged that his white VW Polo ...

  • The beginning of the decade of the ANC cadre

    "There is a difference between a member and an cadre, you have to go through a process to become a cadre," Mantashe told ANC members at a memorial lecture for the late Moses Kotane on Friday. "You must be reliable… This year, it's the beginning of the decade of the cadre." Mantashe said a party could not produce a cadre that was competent, disciplined, committed ...

  • Messy Legal Fight Over Mandela Trust Goes Public

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  • South Africa Celebrates AU 50th Anniversary

    Pretoria, May 24 (Prensa Latina) South Africa celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) with a national program to promote the role of its successor the African Union (AU), said local media. The governing political party African National Congress scheduled seminars, lectures and published different materials aimed at highlighting the importance of Africa's ...

  • ANC wants reliable cadres says Mantashe

    Gwede Mantashe on Friday. "There is a difference between a member and an cadre, you have to go through a process to become a cadre," Mantashe told ANC members at a memorial lecture for the late Moses Kotane. "You must be reliableThis year, it's the beginning of the decade of the cadre." Mantashe said a party could not produce a cadre that was competent, disciplined, ...

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