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  • 'No chance' against Marais

    Pieter Marais There is no chance that Pieter Marais will be found guilty of corruption, says his advocate.
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  • US plane drops into Mali

    A US aircraft made a "difficult landing" in Mali, causing injuries to some people aboard.
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  • Taking a shot at top cops

    Nathi Mthethwa Rebekah Kendal reckons the loss of innocent life is indefensible. Even in the war on crime.
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  • Fighting for a cause

    "I killed several people, but I'm not sorry. It was my duty to kill as a comrade," said an ex-rebel.
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  • Jacob Maroga, Bobby Godsell

    Incorrigible bastards

    The Point sifts through brain farts and blue lights to find they're all incorrigible bastards.
    Adriaan Vlok, Allan Boesak, Schabir Shaik

    I beg your pardon

    Schabir Shaik isn't the first South African criminal who has attempted to get a clean slate.

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    » FEATURES

    Taking a shot at top cops

    Nathi Mthethwa Rebekah Kendal reckons the loss of innocent life is indefensible. Even in the war on crime.

    America's forgotten wars

    Anti-war protest In becoming the US president, Barack Obama paradoxically hampered the anti-war movement.

    Fighting for a cause

    "I killed several people, but I'm not sorry. It was my duty to kill as a comrade," said an ex-rebel.

    Finding God in a comic

    A far cry from Spiderman, religious comics have become a hit among ultra-Orthodox Jews.

    Forgive me father...

    Helen Zille, Trevor Manuel, Floyd Shivambu The Point poses a pop quiz. There are no right answers. In fact, they may all be wrong...

    Political deathmatch!

    The Point brings you the first of many political deathmatches: Fikile Mbalula vs Kader Asmal.
    » BLOGS

    Sunken eyes of death

    Diarrhoea kills. Dr Joe Starke has faced this reality time and again. And it's still shocking.

    Snow to order

    Snow in China Francisco Little discovers that in China even the weather follows the government's orders.
    » READERS' SECTION

    Open letter to BMW Blade

    Blade Nzimande Reader Andrew de Pomeroy-Legg writes an open letter to Blade Nzimande and his BMW dealer.

    How good are SA's cops?

    Police Are the cops doing a good job keeping crime in check? Read what iafrica.com readers think...

    The iafrica.com debate

    Paper people Does South Africa need to talk about race? Rebekah Kendal and Philip Devine argue it out...

    The iafrica.com debate

    Riot police Do protests marked by violence and vandalism have a place in a democratic South Africa?