Only 2 of SA’s 11 Rooivalk attack helicopters ‘operable’ – MPs told

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Just two of the 11 Rooivalk attack helicopters in service ‘are currently operable’, MPs have been told. Kobus Marais, a DA member of Parliament’s joint

China outraged at Taiwan being called a ‘country’

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American basketball star Dwight Howard has been on the receiving end of fury from China after having referred to Taiwan as a country. Howard appeared

Nazi taint alleged in controversial record jewellery auction

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Record sales have been achieved in the first lots of an auction in Geneva of a treasure trove of jewellery that once belonged to an

SA likely avoided first-quarter recession – economists

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Better-than-expected mining and manufacturing output contributed to first-quarter growth in South Africa, counteracting the negative effects of slower new-vehicle sales and Eskom’s electricity generation failures,

US lawmakers seek to block normalising relations with Syria

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As countries aligned to Saudi Arabia in the Middle East begin to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, a bipartisan group of American congressmen has proposed

Cosmic explosion largest ever detected – scientists

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An explosion more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star has been detected by astronomers – eight billion light years into space. BBC

Ukrainian Ambassador seeks meeting with Defence Minister

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In the wake of accusations by the US Ambassador that South Africa supplied war material to Russia, the Ukrainian Ambassador has asked for a meeting

Argentina, Messi, honoured at Laureus awards

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Lionel Messi and the Argentinian football team have been honoured at the annual Laureus Sports Awards. The Argentinian Messi was named sportsman of the year

ICC issues arrest warrants for Libyan war crimes

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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced on Thursday that four new arrest warrants had been issued following investigations into war crimes committed in

Ex-Eskom chair contradicts security cluster, backs De Ruyter

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Former Eskom chairperson, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) that the president’s national security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, and public enterprises