Xi re-elected as China's Communist Party Central Committee secretary

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President Xi Jinping continues as general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and leader one of the world's superpowers.

China a leader among major economies - Xi

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In the past five years, China's gross domestic product grew from 54 to 80 trillion yuan, said the country's president Xi Jinping.

WhatsApp, Pooh Bear latest victims of China's censorship

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The country’s so-called Great Firewall, is becoming tighter with Whatsapp being the latest social media giant to be affected.

Balance of power sways to China in run-up to 9th Brics summit

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Close to 1200 delegates are expected to attend the summit which begins Sunday and ends on Tuesday.

Beijing's military base in Djibouti sets tongues wagging

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Some analysts suggest China is flexing its military muscle

A future in which all roads lead to Beijing

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China?s Belt and Road initiative would be a ?splendid chapter of human progress? which would leverage the strengths of all the countries involved, said President ...

PICS: Foreign companies flock to invest in picturesque Anhui

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The Chinese province of Anhui, which has has positioned itself as the manufacturing and transport hub of the country.

Africa has key role in reviving Silk Road

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Africa has an important role to play in China?s much-touted One Belt and One Road Initiative, an ambitious plan to revive the old maritime Silk Road.

Festival is a time Chinese visit cemeteries to pay respects

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China, like many other countries, face the challenge of new cemeteries competing with demands for other land use

Woman aquitted of murdering husband

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For 20 years she was beaten by her husband, until one day she picked up a . 22 rifle and shot him.

Farmer takes on abalone poachers

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Based in Hermanus harbour, Abagold has carved a lucrative niche and is an international competitor in hatching, rearing, processing and exporting of local abalone. ...

Police trace ‘key witness’ in Dewani case

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Police have a statement from a hotel porter they have been searching for in connection with the murder of UK honeymooner Anni Dewani.

‘All will be revealed’

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The lawyer for the driver who drove the Dewani couple into Gugulethu says “all will be revealed” when his client appears in court with his two co-accused.

Dewani back in city - police sources

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British millionaire Shrien Dewani has apparently returned to South Africa to identify the men suspected of shooting and killing his wife Anni after a hijacking in ...

Murder probe takes shock turn

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Police investigators have made a dramatic breakthrough into the hijacking and murder of tourist Anni Dewani.

Cops to make ‘an explosive revelation’

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In a startling new development in the police’s all-out drive to solve the murder of honeymooner Anni Dewani, investigators think it may have been a planned hit. ...

Sex worker win sets legal precedent

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Kylie’s case made headlines after she was dismissed for allegedly being too selective and refusing to perform oral sex.

Madiba jive song included on official album

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The song that made former president Nelson Mandela stand up and jive shortly after he was released from prison 20 years ago has been revamped and sung by international ...

Rich, famous and royals in SA for WC

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South Africa's soccer spectacular is getting grander and grander with the imminent arrival of Hollywood A-listers, British royalty and Grammy-winning performers. ...

Buchan praying for Bafana to succeed

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In a real leap of faith charismatic preacher Angus Buchan - of Faith Like Potatoes fame - said that he was praying very hard for Bafana Bafana.

Fans paying a fortune for Lions tour tickets

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It is being punted as the hottest event on the 2009 South African sports calendar - and VIP hospitality tickets for the British and Irish Lions tour next year are ...

Bok's freak road death

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Former Springbok strongman Tommie Laubscher, 44, has been killed while trying to be a Good Samaritan.

Fourteen soccer players facing the axe

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Fourteen players from the Fidentia Rangers football team face retrenchment, as the curators of the investment company at the centre of a multi-million rand scandal ...

Bill may mean women vs men in boxing ring

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The battle of the sexes could soon be fought in the boxing ring as there is nothing in South Africa's new boxing bill, which has been accepted by the national assembly, ...

Stormy times as James and Christina split

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James Small, the former bad boy of South African rugby, has split up with Christina Storm, his long-time girlfriend who is one of Cape Town's top models.