<![CDATA[News Priority RSS]]> http://iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.640 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:26 +0200 <![CDATA[Child rapist jailed for 18 years]]> http://www.iol.co.za/child-rapist-jailed-for-18-years-1.1521184

A man was sentenced by the Vryheid Regional Court to 18 years in jail for raping a 12-year-old girl, KwaZulu-Natal police said

]]> 1.1521184 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:26 +0200 <![CDATA[Man found dead in cop shop]]> http://www.iol.co.za/man-found-dead-in-cop-shop-1.1521182

Mystery surrounds the death of a man who died while being held for alleged theft by the police at the Kimberley Police Station.

]]> 1.1521182 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:07:56 +0200 <![CDATA[Albinos fear ‘poll fever’ in Swaziland]]> http://www.iol.co.za/albinos-fear-poll-fever-in-swaziland-1.1521179

Swaziland’s albinos are scared their body parts will be harvested by election candidates seeking good fortune.

]]> 1.1521179 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:07:42 +0200 <![CDATA[Arias in limbo as she awaits her fate]]> http://www.iol.co.za/arias-in-limbo-as-she-awaits-her-fate-1.1521173

An Arizona judge has ordered a rerun of the sentencing phase of Jodi Arias’s trial.

]]> 1.1521173 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:02:10 +0200 <![CDATA[FBI reviews death of Chechen man]]> http://www.iol.co.za/fbi-reviews-death-of-chechen-man-1.1521161

A special FBI team from Washington will review the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston bombing suspects.

]]> 1.1521161 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:08 +0200 <![CDATA[Motorists rescued after bridge collapse]]> http://www.iol.co.za/motorists-rescued-after-bridge-collapse-1.1521160

Two people have been admitted to hospital with hypothermia after being rescued from the frigid Skagit River near Seattle.

]]> 1.1521160 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:54:51 +0200 <![CDATA[Soldier’s attacker ‘ran towards police’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/soldier-s-attacker-ran-towards-police-1.1521155

Dramatic footage showing the moment when police shot the two men linked to soldier Lee Rigby’s death has emerged.

]]> 1.1521155 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Cosatu considering court action]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cosatu-considering-court-action-1.1521133

Cosatu is considering approaching the high court after a lower court halted its e-toll protest.

]]> 1.1521133 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:18:17 +0200 <![CDATA[Cosatu studying court protest ruling]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cosatu-studying-court-protest-ruling-1.1521132

The Congress of SA Trade Unions is assessing the court ruling halting its planned e-toll protest.

]]> 1.1521132 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:18:14 +0200 <![CDATA[Gay ban lifted by Boy Scouts]]> http://www.iol.co.za/gay-ban-lifted-by-boy-scouts-1.1521131

The Boy Scouts of America will soon welcome gay scouts - but gay adult leaders are still banned from the group.

]]> 1.1521131 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:17:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Tradition must honour life, not take it]]> http://www.iol.co.za/tradition-must-honour-life-not-take-it-1.1521126

To say the law must be enforced and medicine used at initiations is not to promote counter-culture, says Makhudu Sefara.

]]> 1.1521126 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:00 +0200 <![CDATA[London soldier ‘like a brother to all’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/london-soldier-like-a-brother-to-all-1.1521110

Before he was killed by knife-wielding men in London, soldier Lee Rigby was a proud husband and father.

]]> 1.1521110 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Russia lifts tsunami warning]]> http://www.iol.co.za/russia-lifts-tsunami-warning-1.1521108

Russian emergency authorities have lifted a tsunami warning after a strong undersea earthquake in the Sea of Okhotsk.

]]> 1.1521108 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:39 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Madiba told me to fight for my rights’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/madiba-told-me-to-fight-for-my-rights-1.1521105

Veteran politician Peter Marais says he is fighting for the rights of coloured people because it’s what Madiba would have done.

]]> 1.1521105 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:53 +0200 <![CDATA[Coloureds who vote ANC are stupid - Marais]]> http://www.iol.co.za/coloureds-who-vote-anc-are-stupid-marais-1.1521107

Peter Marais is in hot water after equating an abused woman to a coloured or white person who votes for the ANC.

]]> 1.1521107 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Quake prompts tsunami warning in Russia]]> http://www.iol.co.za/quake-prompts-tsunami-warning-in-russia-1.1521103

Russia issued a tsunami warning for its Sakhalin Island region after an undersea earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale.

]]> 1.1521103 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:35 +0200 <![CDATA[Obama heckled by Code Pink founder]]> http://www.iol.co.za/obama-heckled-by-code-pink-founder-1.1521097

Anti-war protester Medea Benjamin gave Barack Obama a piece of her mind during his policy speech.

]]> 1.1521097 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:33:12 +0200 <![CDATA[Bridge collapses, sends cars into river]]> http://www.iol.co.za/bridge-collapses-sends-cars-into-river-1.1521095

A section of a four-lane bridge near Seattle has collapsed, plunging motorists into the frigid water of the Skagit River.

]]> 1.1521095 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:32:59 +0200 <![CDATA[Mbuli funeral: appeal to motorists]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mbuli-funeral-appeal-to-motorists-1.1521078

Gauteng traffic police have asked motorists to avoid the route along which Vuyo Mbuli’s funeral procession will travel on Friday.

]]> 1.1521078 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Guptagate: Zuma breaks his silence]]> http://www.iol.co.za/guptagate-zuma-breaks-his-silence-1.1521076

President Jacob Zuma finally broke his silence on the Gupta scandal, slamming those who “abused” his name to secure privileges.

]]> 1.1521076 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:00 +0200