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Blatter this week revealed that the Republic were bidding to be installed as a 33rd team at the World Cup. Blatter has dealt with the saga since Giovanni Trapattoni's side were cruelly knocked out. "He's a bit of a loose...

Judge Meyer Joffe adjourned court until February 1 next year after the ministry's lawyer, Marumo Moerane said they would petition the Supreme Court of Appeal in a bid to prevent ex-intelligence official Barry Gilder from taking the stand. Joffe made...

Gauteng provincial minister Gedani Mahlangu set up a task-team on Monday. Thembisa Kometsi was admitted into a Johannesburg hospital, where officials say her legs were amputated because they had gangrene. An opposition party has described the incident as a "maiming"...

Pills used to induce labour are being sold to ignorant and desperate women as abortion pills. Depending on how far the pregnancy is, the abortion will set you back between R200 and R750. Sowetan bought the cytotec pills – better...

The lights are going up and carols are ringing from Manger Square, but Christmas cheer hasn't spread to all of Bethlehem's residents. While calm has returned to the Biblical birthplace of Jesus, scene of heavy fighting during the Palestinian Intifada,...

A middle-aged man walks into an East London caf� and apologises for being late. With his clipped hair and bus-driver's uniform of thick overcoat, shirt, and branded tie, he looks like any other public service employee. But soon he delivers...

Rest and reconditioning could become a South African catch-cry in the buildup to the defence of their World Cup with Springboks coach Peter de Villiers warning his top players need to be managed carefully next year if they are to...

World Cup as it goes head to head with its nine rivals for the first time in its bid for the 2018 or 2022 tournaments. One year out from the decision on host countries for those sporting extravaganzas, Football Federation...

The Ireland management is however very disappointed that the name of an Ireland player (Heaslip) was subsequently associated with eye gouging in the media as a result of one of these unsubstantiated referrals. “The Ireland management fully support and believe...

He will play just two more Sheffield Shield matches for the ladder-leading Victoria, his final four-day match for the Bushrangers to start on December 18 against New South Wales. Hodge will remain available for one day matches and Twenty20 games....