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These 52 Amazing Photos From Around The World Sum Up 2016 Perfectly

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The Hilarious Reason Daniel Radcliffe Was Cast As Harry Potter

Fredrik Lerneryd

Striking Photos Of The Ballet Program Bringing Strength To One Of Africa's Biggest Slums

Dear Busisiwe Mkhwebane: We Gave You The Benefit Of The Doubt, Now We're Just Worried

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No Sign Of Explosion But Russia Has Not Ruled Out Terrorism In Military Jet Crash

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A fire On An Indonesian Tourist Boat Kills More Than 20 And Injures Dozens

Philimon Bulawayo / Reuters

'Massive Protests' To Force Mugabe To Quit

Cosatu Threatens To Make Sun City Ungovernable

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Parliament Perhaps Had The Toughest 2016 Of Us All

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Slum Violence Inspires Kenyans To Tackle Huge Housing Shortage

Gay Rights Groups Brave Abuse and Violence To Fight HIV In Cameroon

Stephen Spraggon

Enjoy The Beach But Be On The Lookout For Spring Tides

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How This Jewish Person Learned To Enjoy Christmas

Ruth Levin-Vorster Accredited mediator

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Bob Bradley Never Stood A Chance At Swansea City

Sipho Hlongwane Blogs Editor, HuffPost South Africa

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How George Michael - And Aretha Franklin - Gave The Finger To Apartheid And Gave This Little Boy A Lifetime of Hope

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9 Times Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane Shocked Us This Year

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There Is No Clear Career Path Into Agriculture For SA's Youth

Wandile Sihlobo Agricultural economist

#BestOf2016: 8 Times South African Politics Did Our Heads In This Year

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A Tshwane Man Caught Drinking In Public Killed Himself To Avoid Arrest

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Drexel Professor Says 'White Genocide' Holiday Wish Was Satirical

Savannah Park Senior Citizens Get Some Of Zuma's Christmas Cheer

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A New Technology Aimed At Giving All Africans Mobile Coverage

Alan Cameron Senior project manager at The Cape Town Partnership.

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Bleak Christmas For Zimbabweans As Cash Crisis Continues

Slay Us, #WeAreYour Captive Audience

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The Best Ways To Take Care Of Your Skin This Summer

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Racist Attitudes And Outmoded Thinking Are Making Way For New, Dynamic Ethics

Ruth Levin-Vorster Accredited mediator

Why I'm Against European Names For African Children

Mbali Zondo Public relations practitioner

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Why Farming Will Make A Big Comeback In 2017

Wandile Sihlobo Agricultural economist

Rogan Ward / Reuters

Zuma: I'll Never, On My Own, Resign

Nandi Madida And Zakes Bantwini Are Head-Over-Heels For Their Baby Boy

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame To Induct Tupac Shakur

Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

What It Is Like To Be A Refugee In The Mediterranean

Tafi Mhaka Writer, professional communicator.

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Philanthrophy Needs To Stop Being ABout Rich People

Nicolette Naylor Regional director, Ford Foundation.

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The 101 Most Important Things I Learned In My 20s

Vuyi Qubeka Travel photojournalist, documentarian.

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Things To See On A Stage Near You This Holiday Season

5 Festive Food Fixes To Help You Curb That Dezemba Weight Gain

Liezel Engelbrecht Dietetics student

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New Year's Eve Deal In The Democratic Republic Of Congo Plans 2017 Elections And Kabila's Likely Departure

Voices

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United Nations Secretary-General -- "My Appeal For Peace"

Antonio Guterres Secretary-general of the United Nations

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Bloody Start To New Year in Istanbul As Gunman Attacks Popular Nightclub

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Another 29 Deaths In Iraq Car Bombs As U.S.-Backed Battle Against Islamic State Continues

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Balloons, Fireworks, Mariah Carey, Selfies With Counter-Terror Officers, An Olympian Wedding - That's New Year Around The World

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Mugabe's Too Old So We Don't Want Him, Says Secret Report By Zimbabwe Veterans

Mendi Memorial And Sharpeville Sites Are Finally National Heritage Sites

Seven Seal Pups Had A Bit Of An Adventure Off Port Elizabeth On Christmas Eve

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Good Riddance To 2016, But Politics, #Fees And Race Remain

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12 Of The Most Shocking Entertainment Stories Of 2016

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Year-End Roundup: In 2016, The World Passed The Tipping Point Into A Perilous New Era

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18 Tweets That Accurately Describe Being Single On New Year's Eve

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Fragile Ceasefire In Syria Is Threatened As Rebels And Government Accuse Each Other Of Violating Truce

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China Plans To Ban Domestic Ivory Trade By 2018

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2017 Is Going To Be Huge For Movie Releases

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Tsvangirai Could Lead 2018 Charge in Zim

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2016 Might Feel Like The Worst But There Was A Lot Of Good Stuff There Too

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It's Doubles For Serena And Alexis

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This Is How To Change $256 billion In Almost-Defunct Banknotes In A Hurry: Get In The Queue

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Matriculants Riding High With Pocketfuls Of Distinctions

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The DRC Remains Chaotic, Gambia's Heading The Same Way, But Tanzania's Looking Up - It's Been An Up-And-Down Year In Africa

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Rwandan Football Player Uses Witchcraft Mid-Game, Scores Goal, Causes Massive Uproar

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Ceasefire In Syria Signed And Starts At Midnight

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

World's Richest People Made $237 Billion In 2016

Entertainment

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You're Not Fired, You're Terminated, As Schwarzenegger Says Hasta La Vista Baby To Trump

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Good News For George Airport: Fuel Shortage Problem Easing

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You Pass, Mostly, Quality Controller Umalusi Tells Education Officials And Approves Release Of Matric Results

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No, 2016 Isn't Actually Killing Everyone

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Adorable Pic Shows Julius Malema Celebrating His 2nd Wedding Anniversary

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The Loan System Must Change So Players Are Shared Fairly, Says Arsene Wenger

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This Is Why Ballet Must Be Decolonised

Leigh Barrett Journalist

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AKA's Christmas Present to Bonang Was This $3000 Gucci Handbag

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Hawks: Young Women Are Lured From Rural Areas To The City To Become Sex Slaves

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Virtual Reality Is (Almost) Ready For The Big Time

Arthur Goldstuck Editor-in-chief, Gadget.co.za

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Donald Trump Claims 100 Percent Of His Foundation's Money Goes To Charity. That's A Lie.

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Meet 'Keyonce', The Musical Genius Slaying Every Diva This Christmas

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Zuma Won't Stop Telling Church Leaders What Not To Say

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An Incomplete List Of Helen Zille's Social Media Fails
One More Time: This Is Why Helen Zille Was Wrong About The '2 Blacks' Incident

Verashni Pillay Editor-in-Chief, HuffPost South Africa
Mbali Ntuli Calls Out Double Standards In The DA After Zille Tweets Go Unpunished

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There'll Be No More Escapes By 'Houdini' Ananias Mathe Who Died In Jail

Entertainment

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Princess Leia Is Not The Carrie Fisher Character We Should Be Celebrating

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Former Versace Store Clerk Sues Over Secret 'Black Code' For Minority Shoppers

Middelburg CEO Resigns From Family Firm After Making Racist Facebook Comments

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When Dagga Is Legal For Adults, Teens May Use It More Too

Politics

Voices

Jerome Delay/AP

Settler Colonialism, Migrant Labour, Xenophobia -- The Truth About Living In Urban SA

Asanda Luwaca Researcher and Youth Activist

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Port Elizabeth Prison Attack Would Not Have Happened If Policy Was Followed, Says Union

Lifestyle

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Churchgoers Given Tupac's Hail Mary Profanity-Laden Lyrics In Astounding Mix-Up

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Minnie, Bonang and Cassper's Christmas Pics Are All Kinds Of Festive

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