Security forces tighten grip on violence
23-May-2008: As security forces tightened their grip on areas wracked by xenophobic
violence, the National Intelligence Agency said on Thursday that the
unrest had been deliberately orchestrated. Since the ...
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White collar crime impacts negatively on SA
23-May-2008: Although the violent nature of crime in SA is often highlighted, white
collar crimes are rampant and impact negatively on citizens' rights, an
SA Human Rights Commission report released on Thursday sa...
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Pahad shrugs the blame
23-May-2008: Government failure to deliver services was not to blame for the
xenophobic violence sweeping the country, Minister in the Presidency
Essop Pahad said on Thursday. "There is no question that wha...
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2010 will stay in SA, says Fifa
23-May-2008: Football world governing body Fifa has described the xenophobic attacks
in Gauteng as "saddening" and "unfortunate", but says it is still
confident the government will get the rampage under control. ...
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'Soldiers not law enforcement officers'
23-May-2008: The SA National Defence Force Union (Sandu) on Thursday said it was
concerned about calls to involve soldiers in dealing with the current
wave of xenophobia-related attacks. "The calling of the...
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Steer SA from crisis, Eskom told
23-May-2008: Amid escalating criticism against Eskom, parliament has told the
struggling power utility to withstand political pressures that could
prompt it to risk a collapse of the national grid. Fatima C...
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Crime heads business agenda
23-May-2008: Investment in poorer areas and crime were two of the major issues
discussed at the City meets Business Symposium held in Cape Town.
The event, held at the Westin Grand Hotel on Wednesday, was ...
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Police reaction to xenophobia too slow - ANC
23-May-2008: ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday said the police
responded too slowly to the first xenophobic attacks in Alexandra.
"When people live in squalid conditions like that it takes ...
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'Treatment of Bok captain, a disgrace'
23-May-2008: John Smit's struggle to find a province in South Africa is an insult to
the Springbok World Cup winning captain, an indictment of the
small-minded thinking that dominates South African provincial rugb...
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Putting street kids' needs first
23-May-2008: By Vivien Attwood Tom Hewitt was raised in Britain, where he
enjoyed all the benefits of a First World economy and went on to obtain a
degree at the University of San Francisco in California. H...
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Metro cop nabbed in Tshwane
23-May-2008: A metro police officer was arrested for issuing duty equipment to friends
for the purpose of robbing people in Church Street, Pretoria Tshwane
metro police said on Thursday. Spokesperson Willia...
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Is Gauteng really quiet?
23-May-2008: Attacks on foreigners in the Gauteng province seem to have abated with
police reporting that the situation has been "quiet" since Wednesday
evening. Director Govindsamy Mariemuthoo insisted on ...
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Robbers mug school kids
23-May-2008: Seven armed robbers made off with cellphones, jewellery and cash after
robbing a group of high school children and their teachers, Pretoria
police said on Thursday. Captain Thomas Mufamadi said...
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Tourism body applauds army deployment
23-May-2008: The Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) has applauded
the decision to deploy the army in townships hit by xenophobic attacks.
SATSA CEO Michael Tatalias said on Thursday the d...
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West Surrenders Lebanon To Hezbollah Terrorists
23-May-2008: Now this is just simply stupid to see how Western governments are
demonized to be "imperialist powers" but then give Lebanon as an
olive branch toward the genocidal Hezbollah? What's wr...
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Kenya mob burns 15 women to death over witchcraft
22-May-2008: Submitted by Lars Pluss: (The horror) YAKEO, Kenya (AFP) ó A
rampaging mob in western Kenya burnt 15 women accused of witchcraft to
death, a local official and villagers told AFP Wednesday. "Th...
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SA: TAU Media Release: Urban Violence Could Spill Over To Rural Areas
22-May-2008: TAU SA 22 May 2008 11:30 AM URBAN VIOLENCE COULD SPILL OVER TO RURAL
AREAS During TAU SA's General Council meeting on 21 May 2008, the
council unanimously recommended that farmers should take ...
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Xenophobia a Mugabe factor.
22-May-2008: If any of our readers would like to translate this, we will post it. JoAn
Submitted by Quick Solution: Jan,here is a comment written by a
white police officer to the "Burger" news paper.Unfortun...
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The Reason For The Xenophobia Attacks On Foreigners
22-May-2008: Submitted by Concerned Reader: I think by listening to talk shows on
the radio a picture of some sorts is becoming clearer.Comments like the
xenophoby attacts on foreigners is not a competition for...
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Kenya mob kills 11 accused of being witches / Kenyan foreign minister depl
22-May-2008: Submitted by Leatherneck: Here's another Witchcraft article for you.
The real funny thing about this was that there was another article on the
same page - I'll attach both below. The second article...
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[Humour] A good RACIST JOKE!!!
22-May-2008: Sipho (a black guy) walks into a bar in Bondi Beach, Sydney,
Australia with a parrot on his shoulder. The Barman says: "That's
awesome! Where did you get it from?" The parrot says: "Afric...
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Marxist Radical And Anti-Israel Ideologue Endorses Soviet-Trained Terrorist
22-May-2008: Now here's something of no major surprise coming from a Marxist radical,
this time by Sharon Smith whom has endorsed the Soviet-trained
terrorist Nelson Mandela as an "example" of what c...
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S.Africa: Black on Black Civil War: Johannesburg: A Convoy of Police anti-R
22-May-2008: On my way home this evening from work, I saw between 5-10 (but probably
closer to 10), Police anti-riot vehicles. These are the large ones which
look almost like personnel carriers. I saw them in a co...
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Workers' World Party Takes Advantage Over Quake Crisis In China; States How
22-May-2008: Now this is quite frankly stupid of the pro-Soviet Workers' World
Party to suggest that Communism is "better" at handling natural
disasters. Here, the WWP continues to be a shill for Commun...
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What fuels the hatred?
22-May-2008: On the annual celebration of Africa Day in
2001, President Thabo Mbeki urged all South Africans to be vigilant
against racism and xenophobia, otherwise it would undermine Sou...
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Immigrants flee SA amid xenophobic attacks
22-May-2008: By Paul Simao More than 10 000
Mozambicans have fled home from South Africa to escape xenophobic attacks
that have killed at least 42 people, officials in the neighbou...
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Foreigners flee SA
22-May-2008: By Paul Simao More than 10 000 Mozambicans have fled home from
South Africa to escape xenophobic attacks that have killed at least 42
people, officials in the neighbouring country said on Wedne...
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Institutions of alienation
22-May-2008: By Christine Qunta The task team set up by the minister of
education to probe racism at tertiary institutions has a very difficult
task on its hands. While the events at the University o...
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Ashamed S Africans look to right wrongs
22-May-2008: Images of deadly mob violence evoking the worst days of apartheid in
South Africa are beginning to prick the nation's conscience with
humanitarian groups reporting a flood of donations for victims. ...
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A national catastrophe
22-May-2008: The South African army mobilised on Thursday to support the country's
embattled police force in a bid to quell a wave of violence against
immigrants that has claimed 42 lives and displaced 16 000. ...
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Witness safety fears in robbery trial
22-May-2008: The trial of the nine men who allegedly robbed First National Bank of
R46-million might be held in camera for witness safety reasons.
Detailing his reasons, prosecutor Deon van Wyk told Johann...
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SANDF provides details
22-May-2008: The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will supply helicopters to deliver
police to xenophobia "hot spots" and will also help with cordons and
searches, a defence spokesman said on Thursday. On ...
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Mayor backs Padlac's drug fight
22-May-2008: Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille has reiterated her
support for the Mitchell's Plain community and anti-drug organisations,
such as People against Drugs, Liquor and Crime (Padlac)...
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Cop arrested for giving crooks police gear
22-May-2008: By Babington Maravanyika A Tshwane metro policeman believed to
have been giving criminals police uniforms, blue lights and his service
pistol for use in armed robberies and hijackings, was arre...
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Museum stripped of valuable WW2 artefacts
22-May-2008: Robben Island Museum has confirmed that irreplaceable cultural artefacts
on the island, dating from World War 2, have been stolen. However,
it has not been able to confirm that these artefacts,...
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'Violence deliberatetly unleashed'
22-May-2008: The recent wave of so-called xenophobic violence had been deliberately
unleashed ahead of next year's general election, National Intelligence
Agency director-general Manala Manzini said on Thursday. ...
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Xenophobia spills over into Mpumalanga
22-May-2008: The xenophobia in Gauteng spilled over into Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
"When we got to Extension 16 (of of Embalenhle), we found that two
shops and a car belonging to a Somalian businessman had b...
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Wife testifies in murder trial
22-May-2008: By Irene Kuppan A Chatsworth woman begged her estranged husband
not to kill her as he held a gun to her head and pushed her face against
her boyfriend, who had already been shot. Taking ...
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Cape residents fear renewed gang war
22-May-2008: Three alleged Dixie Boys were shot dead over four days recently and one
alleged 28s gang member was shot and wounded in what is believed to be a
retaliation attack. Residents now say they live...
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28 arrested in xenophobe probe
22-May-2008: Early-morning hostel raids by the police and military against xenophobic
violence netted 28 arrests in Johannesburg, police said on Thursday.
National spokeswoman Director Sally de Beer said th...
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IFP, ANC row over tavern attack
22-May-2008: By Ntokozo Mfusi, Sipho Khumalo & Wendy Jasson da Costa The
KwaZulu-Natal ANC government on Wednesday pinned the blame for Tuesday
night's xenophobic attack on a group of Nigerians at a pub in...
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Xenophobia: Fifa voices concern
22-May-2008: The Football world governing body Fifa has expressed concern over this
week's wave of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. It,
however, hoped the World Cup tournament's "unifying power" coul...
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'Staunch' IFP member gets life for murder
22-May-2008: A "staunch member of the IFP" and occasional
bodyguard to party leaders was sentenced to life imprisonment on
Wednesday for murdering Ulundi municipal manager Boy Joseph Masa...
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Soldiers not law-enforcement officers -Sandu
22-May-2008: The SA National Defence Force Union (Sandu) on
Thursday said it was concerned about calls to involve soldiers in dealing
with the current wave of xenophobia-related attacks. ...
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KZN man burned, axed to death
22-May-2008: A woman was sentenced in the Pietermaritzburg
High Court on Tuesday to an effective 18 years' imprisonment for the
brutal murder of her fiance. Thirty-two-year-old Sol...
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Survey: 20% of SA people plan to leave
22-May-2008: Twenty percent of South Africans are planning to emigrate or are
seriously considering it, according to the results of a survey released
yesterday by global market research company Synovate. Sp...
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Tributes to cop killed in ATM robbery bid
22-May-2008: By Mogomotsi Magome He died doing what he had committed his life
to - fighting crime. This is how relatives, friends and colleagues
of the late Captain William Hlako said they would reme...
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Violence chills tourism industry
22-May-2008: By Wendell Roelf A whiff of panic surrounds South Africa's tourism
industry after deadly xenophobic attacks that have prompted travel
warnings from Western nations and led some Africans to canc...
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War brewing in Zim?
22-May-2008: The political violence in Zimbabwe will erupt in civil war unless it is
stopped soon and democracy is respected, a leading Zimbabwean civic
organisation has warned. The Solidarity Peace Trust s...
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Dead sister's husband killer jailed
22-May-2008: A Port Shepstone woman was jailed for 18 years on Wednesday for murdering
her dead sister's husband in a desperate attempt to avoid being forced
into marrying him Sentencing Soliwe Mzobe, 32, P...
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'SADC peacekeepers needed in Zim'
22-May-2008: A Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping force should
be deployed in Zimbabwe during the run-up to the June 27 elections, a
coalition group said on Thursday. In a statement ...
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Bail denied for gang rape suspects
22-May-2008: Four men accused of gang-raping a Durban woman
were denied bail by the Pinetown magistrate's court on Thursday.
The fifth accused has pleaded guilty and is awaiting se...
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MDC leader to go home
22-May-2008: Johannesburg - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on
Thursday he would return home this weekend after nearly a month and a
half out of the country despite fears of an assassination plot...
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Railway police help cut crime by 40%
22-May-2008: The introduction of railway police in the Western Cape province has seen
the incidence of crime on trains fall by 40 percent and the launch of the
new railway police station in Bellville is expected t...
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Toti man died of overdose
22-May-2008: Allan Espitalier, the man whose body was found
four days after he had gone missing after the Cape Argus Pick n Pay cycle
tour, died of a drug overdose, his autopsy has reveal...
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Durban police deny xenophobia
22-May-2008: Seven people were arrested for a number of attacks involving foreigners
in different Durban suburbs, police said on Thursday. However,
police spokeswoman Director Phindile Radebe said while for...
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Higher prices here to stay
22-May-2008: Higher prices for food, minerals, oil and fuel are probably here to stay,
even if they do not maintain their current levels, according to the World
Bank's Commission for Growth and Development. ...
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The shipment did not dock, says Zim
22-May-2008: Harare - The Zimbabwe government on Thursday denied taking delivery of a
consignment of weapons from China after a ship carrying the arms was
prevented from unloading its cargo. "The shipment d...
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Killer bodyguard gets life
22-May-2008: By Irene Kuppan A former bodyguard has been sentenced to life
imprisonment by a Durban High Court judge for the "heinous" and
"treacherous" killing of an Ulundi municipal manager. Thaban...
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Refugee crisis grows
22-May-2008: By Lee Rondganger, Matt Radler and Bonile Ngqiyaza The sprawling
white-tented camp stretches across the veld in Primrose - home to 2 000
displacees from violent xenophobic attacks. In Re...
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Media urged to fight 'threat' of ANC tribunal
22-May-2008: The media must resist any attempts by the ANC
to force through its proposed media tribunal, even if it means going to
the Constitutional Court to defend its freedom, Press Om...
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Poverty, anger intolerance - a toxic recipe
22-May-2008: By Louise Flanagan The rich can emigrate
but the poor can only hit out at those they see as their nearest enemies.
Commentators said on Wednesday the xenophobia...
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Airport heist trial hits a snag
22-May-2008: By Lebogang Seale The state's case against two of seven suspects
linked to the spate of robberies at OR Tambo International Airport has
been delayed. On Wednesday, the trial of Thomosan...
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Police move too slow to save foreigners: ANC
22-May-2008: ANC deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday said the police
responded too slowly to the first xenophobic attacks in Alexandra.
"When people live in squalid conditions like that it takes...
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Budget will force power, water rethink
22-May-2008: Joburg residents will have to reduce
consumption of electricity and water if they want to keep their monthly
services bill lower. That was the message given during the...
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YCL slams government policy about attacks
22-May-2008: The xenophobic violence in townships surrounding Johannesburg was a
product of government policy, the Young Communist League said on
Thursday. "The recent attacks are partly a product of the ne...
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Woman lost R300 000 in property scam
22-May-2008: A woman tourist who played golf on Pollsmoor Prison's driving range lost
R300 000 after being duped by prison inmate Maurice de Grandhomme, the
Wynberg Regional Court has been told. The scam al...
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Najwa's new lawyer 'double-booked' for trials
22-May-2008: By Ella Smook Najwa Petersen's latest
heavyweight lawyer appears to have made a high-profile double-booking in
taking on the case. Senior advocate Johann Engelb...
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Tired of same old rubbish?
22-May-2008: Naples, Italy - Fearing for their health, an Italian couple living in the
"Triangle of Death" near Naples where the mafia has illegally dumped tons
of toxic waste has requested asylum in Switzerland. ...
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No xenophobic attacks overnight: police
22-May-2008: There were no new reports of xenophobic attacks in Gauteng on Thursday
morning, police said. "It's been quiet, there were no reports of
xenophobic attacks overnight." said spokesperson Director...
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Court appearance of xenophobes unknown
22-May-2008: The whereabouts of the more than 400 people police reported were arrested
in connection with xenophobic attacks in Gauteng this month remained
unclear on Thursday. "It is difficult for me (to k...
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Miners die in East Rand violence
22-May-2008: Two mine workers from DRDGOLD's East Rand proprietary mine (ERPM) have
died in violence in the Ramaphosa informal settlement, DRDGOLD said in a
statement on Thursday. The death of a Xhosa miner...
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'The xenophobic attacks are embarassing us'
22-May-2008: By Fundile Majola The direct consequences of the xenophobic
violence currently taking place in townships are still relatively
unknown. In justifying the violence, some South Africans hav...
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'Plan to attack home affairs'
22-May-2008: A senior Gauteng Home Affairs manager fears the department's provincial
offices and staff will be the next target of xenophobic attacks.
Provincial home affairs manager Raynold Ndema told MPs o...
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'Bafana Bafana might be in danger'
22-May-2008: By Political Bureau The xenophobic violence sweeping the country
could pose a serious security threat to South Africans working and
travelling elsewhere in Africa, Public Protector Lawrence Mus...
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Israel: Russia may be selling Syria advanced weaponry
22-May-2008: Fearing that Damascus is acquiring advanced military platforms,
Israel is closely following meetings being held in Moscow this week
between a high-level Syrian military delegation and Russian Defe...
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Analysis: Oil price hits $130 as investors bet on long-term surge
22-May-2008: By Edmund Conway, Economics Editor Last Updated: 1:57pm BST 21/05/2008
Investors are betting that oil prices will continue rocketing for years
to come, it emerged as the crude price hit a new rec...
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S.Africa: Bloody SABC TV... Just when I like a show... they take it off...
22-May-2008: I was so furious on monday when I heard that one of the comedies I like
the most is about to be taken off after just a handful of episodes. I was
just getting into it and TOTALLY LOVING THE SHOW. At f...
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SA: TAU Media Release: Leave the farmers' water for the sake of food securi
22-May-2008: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Leave the farmers' water for the sake of food
security The Minister of Water Affairs is playing with fire, and she
will not have enough water available to extinguish this f...
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SA: TAU Media Release: Leave the Farmers
22-May-2008: Subject: TAU SA MEDIA RELEASE: LEAVE THE FARMERS' WATER FOR THE SAKE OF
FOOD SECURITY TLU SA / TAU SA 194 James Avenue /
Jamesrylaan 194 PO Box 912-51 / Posbus 912-51 SILVER...
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S.Africa: Corruption, corruption everywhere: 125 Civil servants mired in ho
22-May-2008: Some 125 corrupt civil servants in the Western
Cape have signed debt acknowledgements of almost R2-million collectively
for government houses they obtained fraudulently, Hous...
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S.Africa: Black on Black Civil War: Always Blame the Right Wing & the White
22-May-2008: Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad condemned the xenophobic
violence in Gauteng on Wednesday, hinting at right wing involvement in
the unrest that has left more than 20 dead. "We condem...
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The Latest new Coach of the World's Dumbest, Laziest & most worthless Socce
22-May-2008: New Bafana Bafana coach Brazilian Joel Santana has not come to South
Africa on a safari. At his first press conference at
Johannesburg's Safa House on Monday, he spelt out what he hoped to...
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S.Africa: Parliament approves Internet gambling law
22-May-2008: South Africa's parliament approved a new Internet gambling law to
regulate an industry plagued by crime and vulnerable to money laundering
and terrorism financing, parliamentary papers showed on Monda...
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S.Africa: The Black on Black Civil War: Hostel dwellers order foreigners to
22-May-2008: At least 100 hostel dwellers converged on
Durban's Umbilo suburb on Wednesday, ordering foreigners to leave
KwaZulu-Natal, police said. Captain John Lazarus said many ...
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S.Africa: Crime: Cops warn of bogus job offers aimed at women
22-May-2008: Mpumalanga police appealed to women to be careful about their safety when
accompanying strangers to job offers, after a woman who had hoped to earn
some money was raped this way. "Make really s...
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S.Africa to replace all of its 4,600 trains at a cost of: R140 billion - An
22-May-2008: South Africa's state-run rail company plans to replace its entire
fleet of 4 600 commuter trains to attract passengers and ease congestion
on the roads. "We want to replace the entire fleet...
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Zimbabwe: While Morgan Fiddles: Mugabe the Crook launches his run-off campa
22-May-2008: Harare - Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, beaten into second place in
the first round of a presidential election in March, will begin his
campaign for a run-off poll this weekend, state media said...
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S.Africa: Crime: E Cape shoot-out leaves one dead
22-May-2008: A 28-year-old man was shot dead after a shoot-out with police in
Kwaaiman, Eastern Cape on Sunday, police said. Spokesperson
Mzukisi Fatyela said police were trailing the man who was wanted on ...
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S.Africa: Crime: Witchcraft & Muti: Man appears for raping, murder & burnin
22-May-2008: A 28-year-old man has appeared in the Evander magistrate's court in
connection with the murder of a three-year-old girl, Mpumalanga police
said on Monday. Superintendent Abie Khoabane said...
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S.Africa: The Black on Black Civil War of 2008: Foreigners attacked in Durb
22-May-2008: At least 100 hostel dwellers - armed with stones and bottles - converged
on Durban's Umbilo suburb on Wednesday, threatening foreigners to leave
KwaZulu-Natal, police said. Umbilo police spokes...
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe with his big loud mouth: The MDC on 'evil crusade' run by
22-May-2008: Harare - President Robert Mugabe accused Zimbabwe's opposition of
embarking on "an evil crusade" as he stepped up claims on Wednesday that
the Movement for Democratic Change is to blame for mounti...
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Zimbabwe: The Stolen Election of 2008: Is this wise? Morgan Tsvangirai skip
22-May-2008: Harare - Fears of an assassination plot prevented Zimbabwean
opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from taking part in the start of his
election campaign on Sunday ahead of a presidential run-off in...
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South Africa: The Black on Black Civil War of 2008: Is Cape Town next?
22-May-2008: Police in Cape Town are identifying possible flashpoints for xenophobic
violence and will have units on standby, the city administration said on
Monday. "The spread of attacks on refugees and f...
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S.Africa: Black on Black Civil War: Zimbabweans in the Cape: It won't happe
22-May-2008: By Francis Hweshe Some residents of
Harare informal settlement in Khayelitsha, now home to many foreigners
including Zimbabweans, have condemned the latest xenopho...
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S.Africa: Is the Legislation about to come in that will drive 66% of our Do
22-May-2008: The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday called on ANC president
Jacob Zuma to speak out against the proposed Health Professions Amendment
Act. "The DA calls on Zuma to instruct president...
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Zimbabwe's 2008 Stolen Election: Run-Off: British PM moots monitors for Zim
22-May-2008: London -Election monitors from the Caribbean, Canada and other countries
could be sent to observe the presidential run-off in Zimbabwe, British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday. Br...
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S.Africa: Electricty Chaos: Another Electricity Solution...
22-May-2008: Jan, You may be interested, have a look at this website.
Regards, S http://www.powercor.co.za/...
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[Humour] Top Secret Afrikaner & Coloured Plan to create massive crime wave
22-May-2008: I was telling a coloured guy I know that what we need to do is set up a
"Zulus for hire" firm to help the Americans get 8 million illegal
Mexicans out of America - in, say TWO WEEKS!!! (By attacking t...
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IMPORTANT: Investment: It is time to get back into Gold (KrugerRands) & Oil
22-May-2008: (I was concerned by the trends of the last few days. The DOW just
couldn't remain above 13,000 for longer than a single day, and the 2 days
after have resulted in wild falls. I am expecting some kind ...
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S.Africa: A Black Zuma supporter sent me this: Let Zuma Take Over - Another
22-May-2008: Let Zuma take over 22/05/2008 08:26 - (SA) By: Lize
Freislich, News24 User Chris Hani would have hated the marauding
ill-disciplined louts running around burning people, stealing and c...
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[Joke] Gatiep & The Lie Detector - A South African joke...
22-May-2008: Gatiep was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of unusual
gimmicks. His wife Maraai had long ago given up trying to get him to
change. One day Gatiep came home with another one of his...
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''Zimbabwe Today'' by Robb WJ Ellis (22-05-2008)
22-May-2008: Howzit " Let the revolting distinction of rich and poor disappear once
and for all, the distinction of great and small, of masters...
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Americans can learn from the Black South Africans on how to get rid of ille
22-May-2008: Well, there are now bus loads of Blacks leaving South Africa and fleeing
back to their neighbouring territories. They've been given a clear
message by the Blacks of South Africa: You're not wanted her...
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Troops called in as SA burns
22-May-2008: President Thabo Mbeki has given the nod for the military to help the
police curb xenophobic violence that has claimed at least 42 lives by
Wednesday. Police reported in the afternoon that attac...
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Burnt immigrant homes looted
22-May-2008: By Paul Simao Scavengers in South African townships picked over
the burnt-out shacks of former neighbours on Wednesday in search of scrap
to sell. At least 24 people have been killed in ...
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Military steps in
22-May-2008: The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is mobilising to help
end the xenophobic clashes in Gauteng. SANDF and SAPS operations
members were in a planning session on Wednesday night on ...
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Turning a murderer into a martyr?
22-May-2008: By Wendy Jasson da Costa The daughter of a woman who was killed in
a bomb blast set off by ANC activist Andrew Zondo in 1985 is packing her
bags and emigrating to New Zealand. Elaine Sh...
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Ngombane's wife not involved in murder
22-May-2008: A judicial inquiry found on Wednesday that murdered senior Free State
official Noby Ngombane's wife and family were not involved in his murder
in 2005. Regional magistrate Dawn Soomaroo made he...
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'Xenophobia like apartheid racism'
22-May-2008: Xenophobia is no different from apartheid racism, the ANC in Gauteng said
on Wednesday. This came after a meeting of the party's provincial
executive committee where it received reports from it...
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Thousands of Mozambicans return home
22-May-2008: Maputo - Nearly 9 000 Mozambique nationals have crossed the border from
South Africa, fleeing the xenophobic violence that left at least 24
migrants dead, eight of them from Mozambique, officials said...
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Joburg budget will leave no one 'untouched'
22-May-2008: The Johannesburg City Council's record R26-billion budget for 2008/9
would leave no person in the city untouched, executive mayor Amos Masondo
promised when tabling it on Wednesday. The budget...
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Show me the million - Bok captain to SA
22-May-2008: World Cup-winning Springbok captain John Smit is available to Western
Province, but also to the Bulls, and he won't be coming cheap, having set
his price tag at a whopping R1,5-million salary before h...
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Envoys troubled by xenophobic attacks
22-May-2008: The wave of attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa is deplorable
and deeply concerning, southern African diplomats based in Pretoria said
on Wednesday. Ambassadors and High Commissioners ...
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Iran Continues To Court Iraq; Iraqi Oil Is For Who, Washington Or Tehran?
21-May-2008: It's always interesting to see the complaints by "anti-war" protesters
that the initial invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq was for oil.
Yet here, even according to the Iranian-state run news me...
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USA: Investment: The DOW falls sharply as oil hits $133, Gold rising...
21-May-2008: Stocks tumble on $133 oil, Fed meeting minutes Wednesday May 21,
4:20 pm ET By Madlen Read, AP Business Writer Stocks sink as
supply worries push oil above $133; Fed minutes bring gloomy o...
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South Africa: 'It's self-defence, not racism'
21-May-2008: Sent by: Grazy Message: Good one May 21 2008 08:01:58:233AM
Nicolize van der Walt When a young farmer shot two intruders on his
North West farm he was protecting himself and not guilty of "ra...
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SA: Putting blame on the rightwing.Black on black Violence.
21-May-2008: Submitted by Concerned Reader: Published: 2008/05/21 12:10:21
Xenophobia: Pahad hints at right wing involvement JOHANNESBURG -
Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad condemned the xenophobic v...
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UK: Forthcoming Patriotic Forum Empire Day buffet.
21-May-2008: The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club and the London Swinton Circle
will jointly be staging their annual Empire Day celebration buffet under
the banner of the Patriotic Forum shortly. The details o...
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SA/Kenya: Kenyan on the Rage in Gauteng
21-May-2008: Submitted by Errol: South Africa - Shocking but not surprising Posted
on May 20, 2008 by kenyanobserver Dallas TX May 20, 2008 3:43PM CDT
UPDATE May 20, 2008 4:01PM: First reports are coming ...
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Will troops be sent in?
21-May-2008: By Marius Bosch South African security officials are considering
sending in the army to help put down xenophobic violence which has killed
at least 24 people in the past 10 days, a senior gover...
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The violence spreads
21-May-2008: By Marius Bosch Xenophobic violence that has killed at least 24
people spilled over to South Africa's volatile Zulu heartland on
Wednesday and security officials discussed whether to use troops...
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SA failing its mothers and children: study
21-May-2008: Maternal, newborn and child deaths would be drastically reduced if South
Africa simply implemented the policies it already has in place.
The country is currently one of only 12 countries globa...
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Foreign shores lure South Africans
21-May-2008: Twenty percent of South Africans are planning to emigrate or are
seriously considering it, according to the results of a survey released
on Wednesday by global market research company Synovate. ...
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Can we blame Opec for the petrol price?
21-May-2008: By Michael Savage Why are we asking this now? As
consumers continue to encounter rising living costs and higher prices at
the petrol pumps, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has...
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Zim violence: MDC slams Zanu-PF
21-May-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition has accused the government of President
Robert Mugabe of setting up a sham investigation into election violence
to deflect international attention from brutality by its ...
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13 000 forced to flee their homes
21-May-2008: By Staff Reporters and Agencies The wave of violence against
foreigners in South Africa has forced 13 000 people to flee their homes
and more than 300 people to be arrested, it has been reveale...
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Fearful migrants rush for ticket to ride out
21-May-2008: Just before the Zimbabwe Express pulls out of Johannesburg Central, Baron
Hwata leans out of the window to deliver his verdict on a city he hoped
would provide a safe haven from violence back home. ...
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'Deploying army not a solution'
21-May-2008: Lawyers for Human Rights on Wednesday expressed
concern about calls for the army to be deployed to quell the ongoing
xenophobic violence in the Gauteng province. The D...
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Push for Zim coalition, African leaders told
21-May-2008: African leaders should push for the formation of an opposition-led
transitional coalition in Zimbabwe as violence will prevent any run-off
poll from being fair, a think-tank said on Wednesday. ...
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'Continued rule by Mugabe catastrophic'
21-May-2008: By Barry Moody There is a growing danger of a coup by military
hardliners in Zimbabwe to prevent opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
from toppling President Robert Mugabe, a leading think tank ...
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'Third force behind attacks'
21-May-2008: The government has suggested that a "sinister"
force is behind the xenophobic violence that has erupted over the past
week. On Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz P...
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'Criminals use xenophobia'
21-May-2008: Senior KwaZulu-Natal provincial leaders on Wednesday blamed criminals and
the Inkatha Freedom Party for an attack on a Nigerian-owned tavern in
Durban. KwaZulu-Natal's premier, Sbu Ndebele, who...
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Absconded patients should be charged: readers
21-May-2008: By Luntu Lamani The absconding of patients with extensively
drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a virulent and virtually
untreatable form of TB from hospitals, is reportedly causing alarm in ...
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Foreigners vow to kill SA 'thugs'
21-May-2008: As xenophobic attacks continue to plague the province, immigrant leaders
are instructing their fellow countrymen on safety measures and where to
find refuge. This comes after scores of locals a...
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Zim opposition lawmakers arrested
21-May-2008: Harare - Two more lawmakers from Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for
Democratic Change party have been arrested on charges of incitement, the
party and a relative said on Wednesday. Ian Kay...
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SA drops six places on Peace Index
21-May-2008: South Africa has emerged with a ranking of 116th in the Global Peace
Index (GPI) 2008, the index said. "South Africa has moved down six
places since 2007," it said in a statement on Tuesday. ...
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'These are not xenophobic attacks'
21-May-2008: There is nothing xenophobic about the attacks
in Umbilo, it is all political, KwaZulu-Natal's Safety and Security MEC
Bheki Cele said on Wednesday. He was responding t...
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Go back to your country, say taxi drivers
21-May-2008: By Wendy Jasson da Costa & Ntokozo Mfusi A large gang of Durban
taxi drivers turned on two men from the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) at the Clermont taxi rank in the city centre on Tuesda...
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SA seven in Barbarians squad
21-May-2008: Seven South Africans - six of them with test experience - have been
included in the British Barbarians for their summer tour which starts in
Belgium on Saturday. Bulls loose forward Pedrie Wann...
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Man acquitted of TAC killing back in jail
21-May-2008: By Sandiso Phaliso An alleged
Khayelitsha gangster accused of conducting a vendetta against Treatment
Action Campaign (TAC) members and gender activists has been rearr...
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Third force 'highly unlikely'
21-May-2008: It was "highly unlikely" that a third force was behind the recent
outbreak of xenophobic violence in Gauteng province, Institute for
Democracy in SA researcher Steven Friedman said on Wednesday. ...
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Endemic nature of corruption
21-May-2008: By Deon de Lange Members of parliament were stunned by a report on
the endemic nature of corruption in the department of correctional
services, detailing cases of tender rigging, medical aid fr...
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DNA tests lead to arrest of suspect
21-May-2008: By Louise Flanagan Hundreds of men in a village desperate to find
its missing and murdered children gave DNA samples - and a suspect
pinpointed on Monday confessed to the killings. A 45-...
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Drink-driving in KZN 'on the rise'
21-May-2008: By Wendy Jasson da Costa Drinking and driving driving has been
rapidly increasing in KwaZulu-Natal since December and authorities say
the profile of the offenders is also changing. The m...
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Hope is something to live for
21-May-2008: By Vivian Attwood With the help of I-CARE and Umthombo, two local
NGOs that are achieving exceptional results in their outreach,
rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for street children,...
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SA-US extradition treaty in spotlight
21-May-2008: Legal advisers for alleged Fidentia fraud
mastermind Steven Goodwin turned to the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday in
an urgent bid to have his arrest in the US set aside. ...
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Pollsmoor inmate 'dupes' tourist
21-May-2008: A woman tourist who played golf at Pollsmoor prison's driving range lost
R300 000 after being duped by prison inmate Maurice de Grandhomme, the
Wynberg regional court heard on Wednesday. The sc...
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Community leaders arrested for incitement
21-May-2008: Four community leaders have been arrested in Germiston for inciting the
community to violence during the xenophobic attacks in Gauteng, police
said on Monday. "The Germiston police have made a ...
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African businesses to aid xenophobia victims
21-May-2008: An African group consisting of black businesses from the Southern African
Development Community (SADC) and other states will visit areas affected
by the spate of xenophobic attacks on Thursday. ...
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SA, Nigeria discuss attacks
21-May-2008: Abuja - Top Nigerian and South African representatives began talks here
Wednesday with mob attacks against foreigners in South Africa on the
agenda, officials said. "I am sure the issue will be...
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SANDF asked to supply equipment, not troops
21-May-2008: The safety and security ministry has asked the SA National Defence Force
to help supply equipment, but not troops, to help control xenophobic
attacks, a ministry spokesperson said. "We can conf...
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Cape bus strike called off
21-May-2008: By Leila Samodien, Moses Mdewu Mackay and
Niemah Davids Public transport across Cape Town returned to normal
this morning after a bus drivers' strike and train delays ...
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McBride reads the riot act
21-May-2008: By Alex Eliseev, Louise flanagan and Anna Louw As if in slow
motion, a brown glass bottle sailed over the crowd and smashed near the
metro police officers. Without a moment's hesitation they op...
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Phetoe in hot water
21-May-2008: AfriForum on Wednesday laid a charge with the
SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against Cosatu's Solly Phetoe.
AfriForum's Nantes Kelder said the group laid a charge ...
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Ex cop injured during shootout with police
21-May-2008: A former police officer was wounded during a shootout with the police in
Edenvale after failing to stop his vehicle, police said on Wednesday.
Spokesperson Captain Piet Mnyakeni said police sto...
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Foreigners in SA 'do not trust the police'
21-May-2008: By Candice Bailey and Murray Williams Foreigners subjected to
xenophobic attacks in the Western Cape turn to civil rights organisations
instead of police because of bad experiences with police ...
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City's 'Bloody Friday' recalled - 25 years on
21-May-2008: Twenty-five years ago on Wednesday (May 21), under the headline "Bloody
Friday" the Pretoria News reported on the bombing of the SA Air Force
headquarters in Church Street. On that day, just af...
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Xenophobic attacks: Metrorail on high alert
21-May-2008: Metrorail has beefed up security in response to possible xenophobic
attacks on train commuters, it said on Wednesday. "Our own
protection services, the SA Railway Police and contracted security...
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ANCYL slam government for Joburg violence
21-May-2008: The government had not done enough to "arrest the anarchy" spreading in
Gauteng townships, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
said on Wednesday. ANC Youth League president Juliu...
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Glenister holds thumbs
21-May-2008: Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister will likely hear next week
whether his court bid to stop government from disbanding the Scorpions
has succeeded. The Pretoria High Court on Wednesday res...
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'Mbeki didn't abdicate power'
21-May-2008: An implication that President Thabo Mbeki and cabinet based their
decision to dissolve the Scorpions on an African National Congress
resolution was "completely unfounded," the Pretoria High Court hear...
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Man held for robberies during attacks
21-May-2008: A community leader was arrested for house robberies during xenophobic
attacks in Emandleni informal settlement in Benoni, East Rand police said
on Wednesday. Spokesperson Captain Gordon Nyathi ...
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Shocker from the World Competitiveness Report - Collapsing South Africa
21-May-2008: He wrote:- SA has dropped from 50 to 53 on WCR (World
Competitiveness Report) due to particluarly worse unemployment, reduced
skills availibility and collapsing infrastructure. Only Venezuela...
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South Africa: Apartheid Revisited
21-May-2008: By: Gavan Tredoux Apartheid has been credited with remarkable powers.
To its detractors it has been the cause of most, if not all, evils in
South Africa. Unemployment, illiteracy, crime, child mole...
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South Africa: Black on Black violence: Would the ANC like to ban or destroy
21-May-2008: That Liberal friend of mine who was in Military Intelligence floated the
theory a few days back that perhaps Mugabe is somehow involved in the
violence in South Africa between the Blacks. I do see ...
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South Africa: The Black on Black Civil War of 2008: What Blacks tell me...
21-May-2008: I heard more from various people I spoke to which helps to give some
clues as to what is going on. In a chat with one rather educated Black
guy I work with, he said that Blacks from Zimbabwe not on...
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''Zimbabwe Today'' by Robb WJ Ellis (21-05-2008)
21-May-2008: Howzit "There is no scandal like
rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty."
George Farquhar English playwright (1678-170...
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South Africa: The Black on Black Civil war of 2008: The Zulu Connection con
21-May-2008: I was asking various non-whites I know what they've been "hearing on the
street". The most interesting response was from one guy who said that the
blacks who do the beatings go around asking a questio...
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South Africa: Electricity Chaos: My First reduced Electricity bill... Black
21-May-2008: I am delighted. I got my Water & Lights bill which includes my reduced
electricity usage. I am saving R380 ($50) per month. I am delighted. That
means within a year I will have paid for my generator o...
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35% of South Africa's Army has got AIDS...
21-May-2008: Soldiers sue S Africa over Aids South African troops serve as
peacekeepers in several countries A trade union representing South
Africa's soldiers is taking the defence ministry to court,...
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South Africa is Legally bound to defend ALL REFUGEES...
21-May-2008: It was mentioned on the TV the other day that South Africa is a signatory
to the 1951 (?) Geneva Convention and that it is legally bound to DEFEND
AND RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL REFUGEES. This woul...
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Wanted Urgently: Photos & Videos of the Black on Black Civil War in South A
21-May-2008: Folks, I need a bit of help. If any of you spot any photos or links to
photos of videos of the incredible violence sweeping South Africa against
the Blacks - then please give me the details here. I wa...
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Violence ruffling 2010 feathers
21-May-2008: By Gugulakhe Lourie Deadly attacks on foreigners in South African
townships may hurt the country's bid to host a successful 2010 soccer
World Cup, the South African Football Association's (SAFA...
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US urges Tsvangirai to return
21-May-2008: By DONNA BRYSON Zimbabwe's opposition leader should return home to
lead his campaign for president, the US ambassador to the Zimbabwe said
onTuesday. Ambassador James McGee, speaking to ...
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Union rejects Zim arms claims
21-May-2008: The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) on Tuesday rejected
claims by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's government that it had
taken possession of a consignment of Chinese weapons. ...
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Fidentia 'kingpin' seeks freedom
21-May-2008: An alleged kingpin in the Fidentia asset management scandal, Steven
Goodwin, launched an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court on
Tuesday to secure his freedom. He asked the court to se...
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'Phetoe promoting hate speech'
21-May-2008: Cosatu North West provincial secretary Solly Phetoe was promoting hate
speech by saying a case of self-defence was a racist attack,
Afrikanerbond and the FF Plus said on Tuesday. Afrikanerbond ...
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No blank cheque to bail Eskom
21-May-2008: The government might have to fork out billions of rands to meet Eskom's
revenue requirements as the utility battles to see the country out of the
current power crisis. This became evident on Fr...
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SA woman arrested in Poland
21-May-2008: A South African was nabbed in Poland on Tuesday for cashing counterfeit
cheques identified as coming from Nigeria, Warsaw police said. The
suspect, identified only as Josephin L., 50, "cashed c...
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Skills shortage at Eskom a concern
21-May-2008: Skills shortage within power utility Eskom could have an impact on its
expansion plans, trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday. "Eskom's
current skills shortages are already causing problems, b...
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Copper wire cable thieves arrested
21-May-2008: Four men were arrested in Benoni for stealing copper wire cables
belonging to Metrorail, Johannesburg police said on Tuesday. "The
Benoni crime prevention unit received a tip-off about a man wh...
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Moonlightling cop shot dead
21-May-2008: An off-duty police officer was shot dead in the taxi he was driving in
Durban on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Director Phindile Radebe
confirmed the shooting in Durban's Newlands West suburb...
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Delay leaves Angolan opposition fuming
21-May-2008: Luanda - Angola's parliament on Tuesday approved a proposal to extend the
deadline for the announcement of election results, prompting opposition
charges that the ruling party was copying the electio...
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Eskom rejects criticism
21-May-2008: By Gordon Bell South Africa's power utility Eskom's request for a
53 percent real price increase was prudent and based on a sharply higher
cost of coal, the company's CEO Jacob Maroga said on T...
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Scorpions disbanding 'an ANC agenda'
21-May-2008: The government's decision to dissolve the Scorpions was unlawful as it
was not in the public interest, but in the "narrow interests" of the
ANC, the Pretoria High Court heard on Tuesday. The g...
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Global: No borders and free migration.
20-May-2008: Submitted by Concerned Reader: Do you want to know the source of our
and the worlds problems? Go to the governing flow chart.You'll see
borders of sovereign states are desolved and free migration w...
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Italy: Gypsy shanty towns burn in Naples as Police swoop on illegal immigr
20-May-2008: A new visitor here to AC sent this article from American Renaissance.
There are a lot of posted comments to the article which you can read by
following the link below: -------------------------------...
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USA: Invesment - The DOW almost stayed above 13,000 - Oil & Gold...
20-May-2008: As Stocks Skid on Oil, Here's What You Can Do Tuesday May 20, 1:10
pm ET Just when it looked like stocks where about to break through a
wall, they appear to have slipped on a road covered wit...
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S.Africa: The Black-on-Black Civil War of 2008: South Africa's ANC Govt is
20-May-2008: It occurred to me that the ANC's discussion of seeking out a mysterious
"Third Force" which is behind the massive black-on-black attacks gripping
the entire Johannesburg and surrounding regions is ver...
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A Marxist Radical Endorses Lebanon's 'Hezbollastan'
20-May-2008: Now certainly here, there's something quite not right with
Hezbollah being translated as the "Party of God" when you
get a Marxist radical from the Workers' World Party basically ...
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S.Africa: Watching the Black on Black Civil War before our eyes with a view
20-May-2008: One of our astute readers mentioned in a comment that maybe this could
also be a type of rehearsal for Uhuru/Race war when the Blacks come after
us. I was actually thinking along ALMOST related li...
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Iran Aligns Itself With Neo-Communist Eritrea
20-May-2008: Now this isn't a big surprise to find where Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is
certainly align with. His neo-Communist friend-Isaias Afewerki is
currently Eritrea's dictator under the sole Marxist ...
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'We are going hard on the situation'
20-May-2008: Specialised police units are set to be deployed to areas ravaged by
xenophobic violence, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on
Tuesday. "We are going hard on the situation," Nqak...
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Police call on elite unit
20-May-2008: By Lebogang Seale, Alex Eliseev, Matt Radler,
Louise Flanagan and Lee Rondganger Police have stepped up a gear,
and a disaster management system has been unveiled in t...
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Mob taunts cops as killing spree continues
20-May-2008: By Alex Eliseev Three hours before the
mayhem erupted, a lone priest stood in the streets and prayed for his
township. In the darkness, Henry Appies prayed for ...
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West Cape on standby
20-May-2008: By Candice Bailey, Alex Eliseev and Murray Williams As two more
people were killed early on Tuesday in Gauteng's xenophobic violence, the
City of Cape Town announced plans drawn up with the SAP...
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ANC to discuss Gauteng's xenophobic attacks
20-May-2008: The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng
has expressed concern that hostels appeared to be "launching pads" for
the xenophobic violence in various areas of the province...
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Government blamed for attacks
20-May-2008: The rising tide of xenophobic violence in the Gauteng province was a
direct response to policy failures by President Thabo Mbeki's government,
the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said on Tuesda...
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Police have evidence of third force - MEC
20-May-2008: The police have "concrete evidence" of a
suspected third force involvement in xenophobic attacks in and around
Johannesburg, the Gauteng Legislature heard on Tuesday. ...
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What will come of new arms deal report?
20-May-2008: By Moshoeshoe Monare The ANC's national executive committee is to
discuss an explosive report on the arms deal that is likely to prod
senior leaders to demand that the investigation of the coun...
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DA: Mbeki must deploy army
20-May-2008: The DA called on President Thabo Mbeki on
Tuesday to deploy the army and set up refugee camps as Gauteng reeled
from xenophobic violence that has killed 23 people and displac...
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The DA backs Zuma
20-May-2008: By Deon de Lange A top DA official has expressed qualified support
for ANC President Jacob Zuma's call for bail to be scrapped for specific
crimes such as murder, rape and robbery. Zuma ...
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From scavenger to survivor
20-May-2008: By VIVIAN ATTWOOD. To begin to understand what life is like for a
street child, one would need to spend months building bonds of trust. All
children on the streets have a profound mistrust of s...
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'Police running like headless chickens'
20-May-2008: Attacks in the Ramaphosa informal settlement on
the East Rand which began as xenophobia violence continued with looting
and the burning of shacks on Tuesday. Police sp...
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Rene joins rape survivors' triumph
20-May-2008: By Vivian Attwood The decision by young Rene Burger, sister of the
legendary Springbok rugby player Schalk Burger, to reveal that she was
the victim of rape makes her a member of a growing band...
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Go back to Mozambique, Durban residents hear
20-May-2008: By Kamini Padayachee and Ntokozo Mfusi A
group of Mozambican nationals from the Cato Crest informal settlement in
Durban were assaulted at the weekend in what they say...
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Malawian president fears coup
20-May-2008: Lilongwe - Malawi's former army chief of staff and ex-police commander
were among a group of four people arrested on Tuesday after the president
voiced fears of a plot to topple him, the government sa...
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Pahad rubbishes Zim information
20-May-2008: There was much fabricated information about the situation in Zimbabwe,
deputy foreign affairs minister Aziz Pahad said on Tuesday. "I
wish to express our concern that international media and th...
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NIA probing attacks
20-May-2008: The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is involved in the investigation
to uncover the root of the xenophobic violence which erupted in Gauteng.
NIA spokesperson Lorna Daniels on Tuesday confir...
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Motlanthe joins parliament
20-May-2008: Deputy ANC leader Kgalema Motlanthe was appointed to South Africa's
parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for the powerful ally of party
leader Jacob Zuma to enter cabinet. The ANC, which is ...
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Woman tells of hijacking shootout
20-May-2008: By Kamini Padayachee Lying down on the
floor of a relatives house as a series of gunshots went off outside, a
Durban woman thought of her husband who was caught up in ...
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They agreed not to arrest Brown - lawyer
20-May-2008: Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown is receiving antiretroviral treatment
in a private clinic after allegedly being sexually assaulted by
awaiting-trial prisoners in a prison van, the Cape Town magist...
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'Give private security firms more power'
20-May-2008: Private security companies should be given more powers so that they could
contribute meaningfully to the fight against crime, the DA said on
Monday. Tabling the party's anti-crime proposals to ...
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Traffic cop interrupts Cape heist
20-May-2008: By Karen Breytenbach A cash-in-transit
heist was foiled by a traffic officer in Milnerton, and foreign exchange
was stolen at gunpoint from a car in Bellville on Monda...
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Shilowa speaks out against xenophobic attacks
20-May-2008: Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa on Tuesday
condemned xenophobic violence in the province, saying top police
management would decide on a possible army deployment. "Th...
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Assassination claims stupid, says Zanu-PF
20-May-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe's ruling party denied that the military is plotting to
assassinate opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, a state-run newspaper
said on Tuesday. Tsvangirai cancelled his return ...
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Tsvangirai less of a leader than Mugabe?
20-May-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's continued failure
to return home to campaign for a run-off poll had damaged his credibility
and chances of toppling Robert Mugabe, analysts said...
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'Xenophobic violence could damage SA tourism'
20-May-2008: The outburst of xenophobic violence in the country could cause serious
damage to SA's tourism industry, Environmental and Tourism Minister
Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday. Briefing the ...
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Woman turns table on suspect
20-May-2008: By Karen Breytenbach A 68-year-old Hermanus woman outsmarted a
robber after he stabbed, punched and tied her up, and her actions led to
the swift arrest of a suspect who was allegedly about to ...
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No xenophobic attacks in KZN, say cops
20-May-2008: Xenophobia is not an issue in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Tuesday.
Superintendent Vincent Mdunge was responding to reports in the Mercury
newspaper that a group of Mozambican nationals were a...
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Partners strive to boost Signal Hill security
20-May-2008: By Leila Samodien Security at Cape Town
landmark Signal Hill has been beefed up following the opening of a
24-hour security centre. The City of Cape Town, in pa...
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Wreaths laid for Church Street bomb victims
20-May-2008: The AfriForum group on Tuesday laid wreaths for the victims of the Church
Street bomb blast during the apartheid era. AfriForum chief
executive officer Kallie Kriel said the group and relatives...
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'Indeed, we have failed the refugees'
20-May-2008: By Fundile Majola Amid xenophobic attacks extending to more of
Gauteng's townships, the whole country seems afraid that the violence
might spread across all provinces. Perpetrators seem convinc...
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MDC: We have proof of a hit list
20-May-2008: Zimbabwe's opposition on Monday accused Robert Mugabe's military
intelligence of trying to wipe out its leadership. With opposition
leader Morgan Tsvangirai refusing to return home over fears f...
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More violence in Joburg as body count climbs
20-May-2008: Three people were injured and 40 arrested in xenophobic hot spots in
Gauteng on Monday night, Johannesburg police said on Tuesday.
"Three people were assaulted in Boksburg but there were no ser...
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Back on the beat
20-May-2008: Ekurhuleni police chief Robert McBride returned to work on Tuesday amid
an eruption of bloody xenophobic clashes throughout the province.
"All leave has been cancelled (under the circumstances)...
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A teacher's heartbreaking salary woes
20-May-2008: By Angelique Serrao Despite groundbreaking plans by the department
of education to ensure that every primary school has Grade R - or Grade
0 classes - there is no proper budget to pay teachers...
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Attacks start against suspected miners
20-May-2008: By Alex Eliseev Horror scenes presented themselves on Tuesday
morning at a hostel in Reiger Park in Ekurhuleni. A mob had raided
Central Village hostel in the early hours of Tuesday - an...
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Picton-Turbervill murder accused out on bail
20-May-2008: Two suspects in the murder case of Briton Fred Picton-Turbervill were on
Tuesday released on warning and bail respectively in the Pretoria
regional court. The court heard how two of the accused...
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UN concerned about SA xenophobic attacks
20-May-2008: United Nations organisations in South Africa have expressed what they say
is deep concern over the continuing xenophobic attacks in the country.
"The UN organisations recognise that many of the...
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Cape shopkeeper fears peace is over
20-May-2008: When Somali Abdulkader Karakoos moved to
Mitchells Plain eight years ago, none of the locals bothered him.
Although foreigners were not a familiar sight, he was able ...
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Loan money disappears into thin air
20-May-2008: By Lebogang Seale Banks are meant to be reliable institutions
where the public can save their money and, during times of financial
hardships, take loans with reasonable interest charges. ...
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Guard kills hijacking suspect
20-May-2008: An armed man who attempted to hijack a car was shot dead by a security
guard in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Tuesday.
Spokesperson Inspector Michael Read said the driver of a Toyota Ya...
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South Africa: Need some Tax help? A Good tax website...
20-May-2008: A friend of mine has a problem. Her father is selling some property he
gave part ownership to her and her sister in. Now she will be up for
R100,000 in ANC Socialist Capital gains tax for something sh...
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[Afrikaans] Afrikaners 'go international' in their struggle for rights...
20-May-2008: Pretoria - Afrikaners have joined an international organisation
fighting for the rights of minorities, Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter
Mulder said on Monday. The Unrepresented Nations and Peo...
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IMPORTANT: Food Parcels for destitute Pensioners in Zimbabwe - How to Donat
20-May-2008: Here are the details:- Hannes Botha from Malelane is supporting
pensioners in Zimbabwe with monthly food parcels. His contact
details: 084 589 3221 (+27845893221) Email address...
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After my Number crunching.... Back to the Politics...
20-May-2008: Its nice sometimes just to switch my mind off a bit from politics just
for a few days to just sit and think about something else. I take
particular delight in wrapping my mind around some technical pr...
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Politically Engineered Violence Against Immigrants Has Gripped South Africa
20-May-2008: For pictures please go to:
http://www.zimbabwehope.org/index.php/component/content/22?task=view
In Johannesburg, South Africa 9 foreigners are dead, more than 50 are
injured. Several business owne...
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South Africa Explodes: Why are the Blacks killing each other in unprecedent
20-May-2008: Something MASSIVE is taking place in South Africa and has been since last
week. But what EXACTLY is it? In massive numbers, Blacks are murdering
and beating up other blacks. Ostensibly, it is "...
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Investment: The DOW Jones index affects the world. Today's test DOW predict
20-May-2008: The movements of the DOW Jones Industrial index affect the whole world,
so I'm watching it with interest. I'm carrying on with a series of
small items just watching the DOW. I want to refer to 5...
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''Zimbabwe Today'' by Robb WJ Ellis (20-05-2008)
20-May-2008: Howzit " Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also
what it takes to sit down and listen." Winst...
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Global: 'I Should Have Done Something When I Could'
20-May-2008: Submitted by Jeff Dunlop: Dear Jan by Ted Twietmeyer 5-20-2008
SIGNS OF A PRESIDENT WHO FEARS THE PEOPLE Will you say one day, "I
Should Have Done Something When I Could?" Make no mista...
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The Last White man to leave South Africa & turn off the lights - has left..
19-May-2008: You will recall a few weeks back that I mentioned that white people,
including many Afrikaners are fleeing from this country like never
before. For more, see: Click here to read the rest.
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Why Does Ahmadinejad 'Support' The 'Restoration' Of Democracy In Afghanista
19-May-2008: Now certainly here's something of no major surprise that Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad is hoping to certainly acquire Afghanistan, in the
"post"-Taliban Afghanistan to be an ally of Tehran. One h...
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Cops try control xenophobic mayhem
19-May-2008: By Beauregard Tromp, Gill Gifford, Baldwin
Ndaba, Alex Eliseev, Shaun Smillie and Botho Molosankwe Like
guerrillas, the mobs attacked foreigners, disappeared, regroupe...
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Zuma calls for another look at bail
19-May-2008: South Africans should debate the scrapping of
bail for specific criminal offences such as murder, rape and robbery, ANC
president Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. Zuma said ...
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Stop our own Holocaust
19-May-2008: The search for a better life is one of the most basic desires of human
beings. Every day, every hour and every minute, hundreds of people walk
kilometre after kilometre through the heat of the days an...
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'Chopped' body found on East Rand
19-May-2008: Police recovered another body in the Ramaphosa
township near Reiger Park on Monday morning. The man's body
appeared to have been chopped up and burned. Remains of his ...
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Boksburg hit by xenophobic violence
19-May-2008: Police came under fire in the Jerusalem
informal settlement outside Boksburg on Monday as they tried to stop a
group of about 500 people from looting shops there. Spea...
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Alex mayhem aggravated by shortcoming
19-May-2008: Whenever the South African government has not wanted to deal with an
international crisis which other countries want the United Nations (UN)
Security Council to address, it has invoked the argument th...
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Cops under fire in Boksburg
19-May-2008: Police came under fire in the Jerusalem informal settlement outside
Boksburg on Monday as they tried to stop a group of about 500 people from
looting shops there. Speaking above the sound of b...
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Umshini isn't a song to kill, says Zuma
19-May-2008: ANC president Jacob Zuma has condemned the
singing of his trademark song Awuleth' umshini wami by those attacking
foreigners, saying this creates the impression that the ANC ...
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Police deploy specialists
19-May-2008: "We will burn the Shangaans if they don't go back," were the chilling
words of a 25-year old man arrested for public violence in Ramaphosa on
the East Rand on Monday as police deployed specialists to ...
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Army plots to kill Tsvangirai - MDC
19-May-2008: By Nelson Banya Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition accused military
intelligence agents on Monday of a plot to kill party leader Morgan
Tsvangirai that it said forced him to postpone his return to ...
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Moz man found dead
19-May-2008: A Mozambican national was found dead in Makause informal settlement in
Germiston, on Monday morning, police said. Another two people,
also Mozambican, were severely beaten in attacks police ar...
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Brown's claim could see cops investigated
19-May-2008: The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD)
may consider investigating the rape of fraud suspect J Arthur Brown, who
said he was sexually assaulted in the back of a police v...
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Mbeki speaks about 'lie factory'
19-May-2008: By Wendy Jasson da Costa President Thabo Mbeki says there appears
to be a "sustained campaign" of misinformation about him doing the rounds
regarding his relationship with Zimbabwean President ...
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Zanele 'not related' to Grace
19-May-2008: President Thabo Mbeki has reacted angrily to reports that his wife,
Zanele, is a blood relative of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife,
Grace, and that he ordered the SAS Drakensberg to refuel a...
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Nersa pushes for private electricity
19-May-2008: By Stella Mapenzauswa South Africa's national energy regulator
(Nersa) has recommended that procurement of new private electricity
generation be managed by a professional entity independent fro...
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Tik breaks the heart and the home - police
19-May-2008: By Natasha Prince Cheryl Ismail broke down when police raided her
Bokmakierie house in Athlone in a hunt for tik and drugs. Her
home was one of six searched on Friday morning, following...
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DA: Give security companies more powers
19-May-2008: Private security companies should be given more
powers so that they could contribute meaningfully to the fight against
crime, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. T...
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Principals stand by principles
19-May-2008: By AYANDA MHLONGO and RIVONIA NAIDU South Africa has some of the
finest education policies in the world, but more recently, as principals
implement these forward-thinking policies they face cha...
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ANC rebuffs Phosa's call
19-May-2008: The ANC has rebuffed a call by treasurer-general Mathews Phosa for an
early election to replace President Thabo Mbeki's government with the
ANC's new guard under Jacob Zuma. On Sunday, ANC secr...
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Cape-based foreigners fear attacks
19-May-2008: By Lavern de Vries About 30 Somali shopkeepers trading and living
in Du Noon have received warning letters telling them to leave the area,
fuelling fears that xenophobic attacks occurring in Jo...
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'Overdose killed Tour spectator'
19-May-2008: Allan Espitalier, the Durban man whose body was found four days after he
had gone missing after the Cape Argus Pick n Pay cycle tour, died of a
drug overdose, his autopsy has revealed. Espitali...
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Disbanding Scorpions could kill Fidentia case
19-May-2008: By Mercury Correspondent The "unconsidered" disbandment of the
Scorpions could destroy the state's R200-million Fidentia fraud-and-theft
case - leaving 73 000 victims high and dry. This ...
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Prayer for peace - as killing goes on
19-May-2008: At 4am on Monday, Pastor Henry Appies stood on the road next to Reiger
Park near Boksburg with early commuters and prayed for peace. "We
asked that God must take control of the situation. Only...
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Stock thief up for 'poisoning brother'
19-May-2008: A self-confessed stock thief is due to appear in the Middelburg
magistrate's court shortly with two others for the poison-induced murder
of his own brother, Mpumalanga police said on Monday. "O...
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Fanning the flames of hate
19-May-2008: From a distance, it looked like a pile of
bedding that had been set alight. Then a head peered through the top of
the fiery mattress. Incredibly, arms flailed weakly f...
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Raped man wins damages
19-May-2008: The Cape High Court has ordered the Minister of Safety and Security to
pay a Robertson man R475 000 in damages after he was sodomised by a group
of men in the Gansbaai police station cells where he wa...
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Fearful crowd takes refuge in Joburg church
19-May-2008: A pile of grey cement bricks outside the
Central Methodist Church in downtown Joburg was the defence arsenal of
illegal immigrants who sought refuge inside the building while...
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Lawyer denies 'directing police'
19-May-2008: The secretary to the stalled Erasmus Commission of Inquiry, lawyer
Zithulele Twala, has denied directing the work of the police in
investigations into matters related to the commission. Twala d...
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Cape Town only spied on one person - report
19-May-2008: With the exception of beleaguered city
councillor Badih Chaaban, there appears to be no evidence that the City
of Cape Town spied on any other councillor in the run-up to the...
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Two killed in labour clash
19-May-2008: Two contract workers were killed and two injured in Heidelberg on Monday
after municipal workers clashed with them, police said.
Spokesperson Constable Lindilani Dladla said the clash started w...
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Workers now partly own farming company
19-May-2008: About 300 workers on six farms in the Ceres and Worcester areas have been
awarded a R14-million grant to buy a 40 percent shareholding in a company
that owns four farms, as part of the department of A...
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Mob comes knocking, kills husband
19-May-2008: By Solly Maphumulo Three people were killed in Tembisa as
xenophobic attacks continued. Ekurhuleni Metro police spokesperson
Inspector Mveli Nhlapo said a mob targeted shacks owned by fo...
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Xenophobia won't deter fans - LOC
19-May-2008: The international football fraternity understands that the xenophobic
attacks in South Africa are as a result of the conduct of some
"disgruntled" individuals, the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC...
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Centre runs out of food as refugees flood in
19-May-2008: Six-week-old Eva Sithole screamed with hunger. Her mother, Lizzy Mathose,
fainted. The mother and daughter were among the 800 people at the
Thokoza Community Hall in Khumalo Street who had fled...
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Cops hit Joburg central
19-May-2008: The weekend saw 267 people arrested in central Johannesburg for crimes
ranging from armed robbery to fraud and the possession of an unlicensed
firearm, police said on Monday. Police spokesperso...
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Zim union chiefs granted bail
19-May-2008: Two Zimbabwean trade union leaders who were arrested earlier this month
for inciting rebellion against President Robert Mugabe's regime were
granted bail on Monday by the high court in Harare. ...
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Free food for Zanu-PF supporters
19-May-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe's ruling party has set up a special committee to ensure
voters do not go hungry ahead of a run-off presidential election in June,
state media reported on Monday. The Herald ne...
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Cops teach little tortoise killers a lesson
19-May-2008: Four children who killed two tortoises on a farm near Prince Albert in
the Karoo learnt a lesson they will never forget when the local police
made them dig graves for the maggot-infested bodies, bury ...
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Hunt for 'Americans gangster'
19-May-2008: A special police task force is to search for an alleged Americans
gangster wanted in connection with seven crimes, including the murder of
Athlone police reservist Ernesteen Verone. Athlone pol...
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Butchery robbed, two injured
19-May-2008: A security guard and a customer were wounded during an armed robbery in
Durban on Monday morning, police said. Police spokesperson
Inspector Michael Read said four men entered the butchery near...
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USA: When a conservative reporter loses it.
19-May-2008: Submitted by Lars Pluss: Here is a video from Bill OíReilly from the
OíReilly factor show taken a few years ago. when hosting inside edition.
Man! This guy is angry! http://www.collegehumor.c...
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South Africa: ex- SADF general gets mugged
19-May-2008: Submitted by Joe Shmoe: Johannesburg - Two muggers were arrested in
Ohrigstad after ex-SANDF chief General Constand Viljoen, 74, put up a
spirited fight against them in the street, the Sunday newsp...
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Global: UNPO - Opposition to the U.N.
19-May-2008: Submitted by Concerned Reader: Is it a bad idea to replace the U.N.
with UNPO? The Real Agenda of the U.N. Reform.
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=06kk69NqRVw&feature=related Get US
out! o...
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Zim opposition leader staying in S.Africa due to fears for his safety...
19-May-2008: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was set to stay in South
Africa on Sunday amid ongoing fears for his safety after an assassination
plot was allegedly discovered against him, a party spo...
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S.Africa: President Mbeki on the lies & rumours regarding him and Mugabe
19-May-2008: President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday that he suspected that "some
people" were carrying out "a sustained campaign" against him.
Speaking after an International Investment Council meeting at...
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Zimbabwe: Parallels to China's 1960s Revolution: Extreme Violence, broken b
19-May-2008: ...
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The CIA's big nightmare for Africa: A United Communist Africa... (What Muga
19-May-2008: I sent a news item I posted the other day wherein the South African trade
unions (COSATU) were saying that Capitalism is the "real enemy" in South
Africa. This of course shows once more that the s...
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''Zimbabwe Today'' by Robb WJ Ellis (19-05-2008)
19-May-2008: Howzit "No man can think clearly
when his fists are clenched." George Jean
Nathan US
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'We're back to hell'
19-May-2008: By Gill Gifford The Makausi squatter camp on the border of
Primrose, Germiston has been the site of violent clashes between South
Africans, illegal immigrants and the police since Saturday. ...
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Communist Party USA Exploits Sean Bell Tragedy; Agitate 'Closure' Of New Yo
18-May-2008: Now this isn't a big surprise here of the Communist Party USA
coming to exploit the Sean Bell episode in New York City:
Opinion: We are all Sean Bell I was arrested last Wednesday....
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Iraq Detains Over 1,000 Al-Qaeda Members
18-May-2008: Now here's something that's no major surprise coming from al-Qaeda
as how over 1,000 members have been apprehended in a major crackdown:
Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push Sun May 1...
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Scientist: Smiling can hurt your health
18-May-2008: FRANKFURT, Germany, May 16 (UPI) -- A German scientist has proved
that people forced to smile and take on-the-job insults suffer more and
longer-lasting stress that may harm their health. Diete...
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SA has shown how to build 'the bomb'
18-May-2008: By James Mitchell "If al-Qaeda or any other revolutionary group or
rogue state were to consider building the bomb, they would almost
certainly have to walk the same path South Africa did in the...
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Haven or hell?
18-May-2008: By Chris Makhaye On a bustling street in downtown Durban, an
argument over a piece of paper attracts photographer Sandile Ndlovu.
"Makwerekwere awahambe (foreigners must go)," a woman sh...
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Boy, 15, 'sold' for jail rape
18-May-2008: By Nomfundo Mcetywa A 15-year-old boy who is alleged to have been
repeatedly raped by an inmate while detained in an adult cell in
Westville prison has become a living "zombie". Barely ...
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Three suspects killed in vigilante attacks
18-May-2008: By Clayton Barnes A string of horrific vigilante attacks in Cape
Town in the past few weeks have left three people dead and four injured.
In the latest case a 15-year-old was beaten and ...
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Five die in Joburg xenophobic violence
18-May-2008: Five people were killed and 50 injured on Sunday when xenophobic attacks
spread to Cleveland, Johannesburg police said. Spokesperson
Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said the violence started at abou...
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Brown 'too traumatised'
18-May-2008: By Bronwynne Jooste Police have not yet been able to move in on
the alleged attackers of former Fidentia boss Arthur Brown because he has
not yet laid charges. Brown's lawyer, William Bo...
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Foreigners in Cape fear they'll be next
18-May-2008: By Mzwanele Mkalipi Foreign nationals in Cape Town now live in
fear that they will be next after a string of attacks in Gauteng which
left at least two people dead and hundreds displaced. ...
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Crime-fighting roadblocks get citizen power
18-May-2008: By Clayton Barnes Cape Town neighbourhood watches have declared
war on criminals and can now, with police supervision, monitor who enters
and exits their neighbourhoods by setting up random roa...
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Zuma trial only in 2010
18-May-2008: Jacob Zuma will not go on trial for corruption, fraud and other criminal
charges until he is president of the country. And it might even be
deep into his first term before he has to take a seat...
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DA to raise Zim arms in parliament
18-May-2008: The Democratic Alliance says it is to table
parliamentary questions in a bid to get satisfactory replies on the
Zimbabwean arms shipment. The party's defence spokesper...
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'Food price anger will spark protests'
18-May-2008: Rising anger among the poor could result in widespread food protests
unless the government acts to prevent the suffocation of lower- and
middle-income groups through urgent measures such as zero-ratin...
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Sex orgy link embarrasses British MI5
18-May-2008: By Mark Trevelyan London - A bizarre sex scandal involving a top
motor sports official and the prostitute wife of a British spy has raised
urgent questions about the screening procedures employ...
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Now South Africans can't even afford to die
18-May-2008: By Clayton Barnes With the cheapest and most basic burial costing
just over R4 500, South Africans - some battling to stay alive - can't
afford to die. Funerals are having major financia...
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Rabies fears after boy dies
18-May-2008: By Chris Makhaye Nqobile Radebe was elated when his classmate gave
him a black and white spotted pitbull early last month. He named
it Tessy and it became his pet. This week Nqob...
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New NPA boss joins battle to save Scorpions
18-May-2008: Acting National Prosecuting Authority head Mokotedi Mpshe has issued a
strong warning that the reckless disbandment of the Scorpions could
devastate the criminal justice system. It was Mpshe wh...
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Attempt to keep Travelgate deal quiet
18-May-2008: By Chiara Carter and Siyabonga Mkhwanazi Parliament had not
intended to let the public know in advance of its proposal to drop
R5-million worth of claims against MPs implicated in Travelgate an...
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Street renaming irks bomber's father
18-May-2008: By Agiza Hlongwane The eThekwini Municipality's street renaming
task team has defied the wishes of convicted bomber Andrew Zondo's own
father, and scores of Amanzimtoti residents, by recommendi...
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Stiff sentences for 6 yellowwood fellers
18-May-2008: In a case described as environmental rape, six men who cut down 86
yellowwood trees - some as old as 500 years - in the Gongqo-Gongqo State
Forest near Umzimkulu in 2001, were given stiff jail sentenc...
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For sale: tiny island, Includes own jail
18-May-2008: London - For sale: tiny Channel island. Includes own jail. One of
the eight inhabited Channel islands off the northern coast of France has
gone on the market, the estate agency handling the sal...
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Bad day for four armed robbers
18-May-2008: Four men were arrested after attempting to steal a substantial amount of
cash at a butcher shop in Phoenix, kwaZulu-Natal police said on Sunday.
Police spokesperson Jay Naicker said the inciden...
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Alarms no match for thieves
18-May-2008: By Siyabonga Kalipa Cape Town schools are still being regularly
raided by thieves who are now even threatening to kill security guards
when they are thwarted. In the latest incident, bur...
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One police squad, 1 gun battle
18-May-2008: A single police squad was involved in a shoot-out with criminals in
Cresta and later recovered AK-47's from another group, Johannesburg
police said on Saturday. "Yesterday (Friday) police came ...
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[Humor] A Joke about Hillary Clinton and Obama...
18-May-2008: Hillary and Obama were on a boat. The boat sank. Who got
saved??? (scroll further down)...
AMERICA!!!...
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How Zimbabwe's 2008 election was stolen - A Chronological Analysis
18-May-2008: > How Zimbabwe's election was stolen > Nehanda Radio > > ZEC
Chairman, war veteran and judge, George Chiweshe. > > 15 May 2008 >
Zimbabwe Democracy on Trial > > A chronology of a stolen...
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''Zimbabwe Today'' by Robb WJ Ellis (18-05-2008)
18-May-2008: Howzit " If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one
where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with th...
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Sometimes that Feeling of Powerlessness gets to me... Winston Churchill's g
18-May-2008: I must admit that sometimes when I see so much intense activity - like
with regard to Zimbabwe - I do get that feeling of powerlessness - where
I wish I could do something more, but I can't. Somet...
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[Video] BBC Video on Torture in Zimbabwe, infterview with American Ambassad
18-May-2008: I must say, I am delighted to see that the American Ambassador to
Zimbabwe, who is an African American, did indeed take some bold actions
and made some strong statements exposing Mugabe's hideous regi...
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S.Africans working harder for less & Govt to hit Big Business HARD with Aff
18-May-2008: South Africans are working harder than they did eight years ago and
getting paid less for their efforts, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana
told Parliament. What's more, he said, women we...
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S.Africa: Electricity Crisis - Even the Eskom staff are ashamed of bungling
18-May-2008: By Clayton Barnes Eskom staff are so embarrassed by the
bungling of their bosses that they often leave their uniforms at home and
have called for all branding to be removed from their work...
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S.African couple witnessed the Burma tragedy: Our holiday to Burma will hau
18-May-2008: By Bronynne Jooste A Cape Town couple witnessed first-hand the
heart-breaking human suffering and utter desperation left in the wake of
Burma's (also known as Myanmar) deadly cyclone earlier th...
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Bin Laden vows to fight on
18-May-2008: By Lin Noueihed Dubai - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to
mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and
its allies in the West. The al-Qaeda leader, wh...
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