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Chinese new year

2013-02-11 15:31

China celebrates the start of the Year of the Snake with a week full of festivities.

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World ushers in new year with a bang

2012-12-31 13:41

Sydney will kick off a wave of dazzling firework displays welcoming in 2013 from Dubai to Paris and London.

2012 Beauty tips...A new you

2012-01-09 12:00

Kick-start the new year with this 2012 beauty routine that will guarantee you that radiant glow you've always wanted.

3 hurt in crash caused by fireworks

2012-01-01 14:42

Three people were injured when a bakkie hit a lamppost after a passenger was struck by fireworks in Bloemfontein on New Year's Eve, paramedics say.

World rings in 2012 in blaze of fireworks

2012-01-01 07:21

The world has rung in 2012 with a string of spectacular firework displays watched by millions, as revellers chose to overlook what the global economic crisis might have in store.

Cape Town limits fireworks sites

2011-12-29 18:00

The City of Cape Town has made available eight sites where fireworks may be used on New Year's Eve, and says it will have a "zero tolerance" approach to the illegal discharge of fireworks.

Brain can sabotage resolutions

2011-01-04 10:23

There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break - they get wired into our brains.

46 new babies born in Eastern Cape

2011-01-01 13:40

Forty-six New Year babies have been born in the Eastern Cape, the provincial health department says.

Millions gather to ring in New Year

2011-01-01 08:59

Dazzling fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbour and Japanese revellers released balloons carrying notes with people's hopes and dreams as the world ushered in 2011.

Zuma wants support from all in 2011

2010-12-31 21:43

President Jacob Zuma says South Africans need to build in 2011 on the positive spirit that prevailed during the FIFA World Cup.

France braces for NY car torchings

2010-12-31 18:09

France will deploy extra police and keep vandalism statistics under wraps on New Year's Eve to combat youths competing to see who can burn the most cars.

Traffic flow across SA steady

2010-12-31 14:35

Traffic flow across the country is steady, the Road Traffic Management Corporation says.

Over 280 000 flock to Durban beaches

2010-12-30 22:09

Over 280 000 people flocked to Durban beaches during the long weekend, the eThekwini municipality says.

E London cops step up New Year operations

2010-12-30 20:36

Police and other law enforcement agencies in East London will step up their operations to ensure safe New Year celebrations, a spokesperson says.

Grace period for Cape watering holes

2010-12-30 15:56

Cape Town clubs and bars are to be given several months grace to become "educated" on their reduced trading hours.

Bheki Cele inspects Durban beachfront

2010-12-30 12:15

National police commissioner General Bheki Cele is on a walk-about on Durban's beachfront, inspecting security arrangements ahead of the city's new year celebrations.

NCape on high alert ahead of New Year

2010-12-29 19:40

Northern Cape police are on high alert for any incidents in the remaining days of 2010, a spokesperson says.

Pet-friendly new year for Plett

2010-12-29 16:10

Plettenberg Bay plans to celebrate the arrival of the new year with pet-friendly flying lanterns, rather than the traditional fireworks, Bitou Tourism says.

2012 Beauty tips...A new you

2010-01-11 09:22

Kick-start the new year with this 2012 beauty routine that will guarantee you that radiant glow you've always wanted.

Beauty resolutions for a new you

2010-01-04 11:00

Start your beauty routine afresh for the new year and you'll soon reap the benefits of flawless skin.

Croc victim 'didn't even scream'

2010-01-04 08:18

A young mother who was killed by a crocodile while swimming in the Olifants River, was taken so quickly that she didn't have time to struggle, witnesses say.

Search for 4th drowning victim

2010-01-02 14:06

A search is under way after unconfirmed reports that a fourth person may have drowned at Kosi Bay on New Year's Day.

Man drowns at KZN beach

2010-01-02 10:26

A man drowned while swimming at Isipingo beach in KwaZulu-Natal on New Year's day, according to Durban paramedics.

3 stabbed to death in E Cape

2010-01-01 13:16

Three people were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Mthatha on New Year's eve, Eastern Cape police say.

World welcomes a new decade

2010-01-01 07:26

Revellers around the world have ushered in a new decade and said goodbye to 10 years marred by war, recession, terrorism and threats of environmental catastrophe.

 

Skinny drinks

2013-01-07 11:23

Enjoying a few drinks does not have to mean packing on pounds this year.

The (New Year's) resolution myth

2012-01-12 14:54

Chef Caro de Waal shares her resolutions with you.

Concern over teenage mothers

2012-01-01 14:42

The KwaZulu-Natal health department has voiced its concern at the number of teenagers among the mothers who have given birth on New Year's Day.

Deadly storm hits KwaZulu-Natal

2012-01-01 14:42

One person has been killed by lightning, another has died as a result of flooding, and three others are missing after a freak thunderstorm hit northern KwaZulu-Natal on New Year's Eve.

2011 ended better than it started - Zuma

2011-12-30 14:20
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President Jacob Zuma says visible progress has been made in 2011, and has urged South Africans to make 2012 a year of unity.

Beauty resolutions for a new you

2011-03-30 12:00

Start your beauty routine afresh and you'll soon reap the benefits of flawless skin.

Japanese emperor greets 1 000s

2011-01-02 08:20

Japan's Emperor Akihito has appeared before thousands, calling for world peace and wishing them a happy new year.

38 New Year babies born in KZN

2011-01-01 10:30

Thirty-eight New Year babies have been born in KwaZulu-Natal, the provincial health department says.

New York cheers in 2011

2011-01-01 08:00

At least a million people, monitored by a high-tech police force, have crammed into New York's Times Square to watch the traditional ball drop at the start of 2011.

Police out in full force for New Year

2010-12-31 19:34

Police across the country will be out in full force watching over New Year's eve revellers, especially those over-indulging in alcohol.

No New Year flares please - NSRI

2010-12-31 16:34

The National Sea Rescue Institute has issued an urgent appeal to people not to set off red distress flares as they see in the new year.

Millions gathering for New Year

2010-12-31 11:31

Enthusiastic Australians are camped out at parks alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge to win the best view of spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks.

SA tourists swamp Mozambique

2010-12-30 20:36

A record number of people have crossed South Africa's Komatipoort border with Mozambique this festive season, reports say.

Obey the law, Cape Town revellers told

2010-12-30 19:28

The City of Cape Town says 1 500 law enforcement officers will be on the streets on New Year's eve to clamp down on drug-related crime and drunk drivers.

Happy New Year, says Helen Zille

2010-12-30 14:43

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille wishes all South Africans a happy New Year.

Cape Town warns on New Year fireworks

2010-12-29 20:38

City of Cape Town authorities say they will show zero tolerance to people letting off New Year fireworks anywhere but at designated sites.

0ver 36 000 flock to Durban beaches

2010-12-29 18:11

Over 36 000 people flocked Durban beaches during the long weekend, the eThekwini municipality says.

Wet weather for New Year

2010-12-29 12:20

Wet weather is expected in most parts of the country as 2010 draws to an end, the SA Weather Service says.

Injured boy's parents charged

2010-01-05 18:05

The parents of an 11-month-old boy they claim had been hit with a brick have been arrested and charged with perjury.

Baby hit with brick improving

2010-01-04 10:04

An 11-month-old baby boy who was hit on the head with a brick during year end celebrations in Hillbrow is doing well, and has opened his eyes.

What Ouma knows

2010-01-03 21:52

Yep, sometimes the older folks are wise after all.

E Cape nabs 126 drunk drivers

2010-01-02 12:27

The Eastern Cape provincial transport department says it arrested 126 drunk drivers over the new year period, while another 10 were arrested for other offences.

1 137 cars burned in France

2010-01-01 22:14

Vandals have burned 1 137 cars in France and police have arrested hundreds of people, the government says.

Baby hit on head with brick

2010-01-01 10:06

Nine people - including an 11-month-old baby who was hit on the head with a brick - have been hospitalised for injuries sustained during New Year celebrations in Hillbrow.

World rings in new decade

2009-12-31 23:09

Revellers started ringing in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.

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