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'I failed them': Killer mum apologises after being sentenced to 18 years in mental health unit
Lauren Dickason had no reaction in court when sentence was delivered.
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Minimum tax on billionaires would raise up to $408b a year, says report
Financial Times: Levy on total wealth of super-rich is 'feasible and enforceable'.
Killer mum Lauren Dickason sentenced today for murdering her three daughters
A judge will decide whether Lauren Dickason is sent to prison or a mental health unit.
Seven super-luxurious hotels where kids are welcome too
Lesser-known family stays that will spoil you all rotten.
Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
Financial Times: Rand and equities rise after ANC seals power-sharing agreement.
South African President re-elected after last-minute coalition deal
Cyril Ramaphosa's party strikes late coalition deal with the main opposition and others.
African elephants call each other by unique names
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Video / AP
Malawi plane wreckage found, all passengers dead
The country's Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died in the crash.
Watch: Unsuspecting American teaches South African cricket legend how to bowl
A staff member at a New York street cricket facility was unaware of who he was talking to.
'Feels like it's not real': Devastated Sam Cane reflects on World Cup red card
'Even now just saying those words... I just feel the tension.'
Party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses 30yr majority in landmark election
Election marks a historic shift in South Africa's politics.
South Africa's opposition parties make final call for historic change before election
Will South Africa reject the ruling African National Congress party once and for all?
'The ANC will pay': South Africa's Zuma vows to rule nation
Jacob Zuma's supporters say he has been treated unfairly by his former allies.
South Africa’s main opposition party concludes election campaign
The Democratic Alliance seeks to unseat the ruling ANC.
What it’s like to stay at the former home of Nelson Mandela
Stay at Sanctuary Mandela, where Nelson Mandela lived for the majority of his presidency.
Explained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications
The election will test how weary voters are of the ruling African National Congress party.
Thinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the country
How to have the perfect holiday in South Africa.
Rough Guides' readers pick world's most beautiful countries – does NZ even rank?
Discover where your favourite destinations sit among the 20 top-ranked nations.
Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke
'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.
How South Africa has been transformed by 30 years of freedom
NYT: Thirty years ago the South African miracle came true. But how far has it really come?
Families of Kiwi soldiers who escaped Nazi-occupied Greece remember the help of young boy
Geroge Bizos was 13 when he helped Kiwi soldiers escape from Greece.
Couple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue Google
The travellers were unknowingly led through a neighbourhood residents would never go near.
Oscar Pistorius too 'toxic' to find work after prison release
Former Paralympic champion and convicted killer Pistorius has struggled to find work.
Mistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongings
A pregnant woman and a paraplegic were among the passengers left high and dry.
Horror bus crash in South Africa claims 45 lives
Bus believed to have been carrying group heading to a church for Easter.
UN orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
South Africa sought more provisional measures, Israel urged court not to issue new orders.
Watch: Terrifying moment elephant charges, tries to flip safari jeep
Not many can say they've had this experience before.
Israel urges UN court to reject South Africa’s requests in genocide case
South Africa has accused Israel of breaching the Genocide Convention with its attacks.
South Africa foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces will be arrested
Citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces in Gaza will be arrested when they return.
A girl, 6, went missing in South Africa. Now her mother is charged with selling her
Shocking twist in a case that has seized the country’s attention.
What happened to MH370? Disturbing theories, twists, latest search 10 years on
Flight MH370 disappeared a decade ago. Many are still searching for answers.
Google mishaps: Shot tourist sues tech giant after satnav suggested visit to 'murder capital’
Shot in the face and robbed after satnav suggested a shortcut.
'My mum just has this beautiful approach to life' Family ask for support after mum injured in crash
'It was a scary and traumatic experience for all of us,' Molloy family say.