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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Johannesburg</title>
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		<title>South Africa&#8217;s controversial health minister who promoted garlic as AIDS treatment dies at 69</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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South African former health minister dies at 69

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa&#8217;s ruling party says former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who gained notoriety for her dogged promotion of lemons, garlic and olive oil to treat AIDS, has died. She was 69.
The African National Congress says Tshabalala-Msimang died in a Johannesburg hospital Wednesday from complications related to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africas-controversial-health-minister-who-promoted-garlic-as-aids-treatment-dies-at-69-244860/" title="South Africa&#8217;s controversial health minister who promoted garlic as AIDS treatment dies at 69">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa&#8217;s ANC battles to rein in young firebrand; spat with communist party deepens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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SAfrica&#8217;s ANC battles to rein in young firebrand

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa&#8217;s ruling party is trying to rein in a young firebrand who is sowing disunity among its old Communist allies, threatening President Jacob Zuma&#8217;s efforts to build unity as the country grapples with economic recession.
Fearing the spat may worsen, the African National Congress rebuked Julius .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africas-anc-battles-to-rein-in-young-firebrand-spat-with-communist-party-deepens-244765/">South Africa&#8217;s ANC battles to rein in young firebrand; spat with communist party deepens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UN-backed Congolese troops deliberately killing civilians in east Congo;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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Report: UN-backed Congo troops killing civilians

JOHANNESBURG — A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period, human rights groups said Monday.
Human Rights Watch said it had documented &#8220;vicious and widespread&#8221; attacks against civilians .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-un-backed-congolese-troops-deliberately-killing-civilians-in-east-congo-243727/" title="Report: UN-backed Congolese troops deliberately killing civilians in east Congo;">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: 1,400 civilians killed in east Congo in 9-month period; group calls for UN to do more</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: 1,400 killed in east Congo over 9 months

JOHANNESBURG — A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period, human rights groups said Monday.
Human Rights Watch said it documented the killings by soldiers ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-1400-civilians-killed-in-east-congo-in-9-month-period-group-calls-for-un-to-do-more-243649/" title="Report: 1,400 civilians killed in east Congo in 9-month period; group calls for UN to do more">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African officials suspended for giving citizenship to foreigners, mainly Pakistanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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SAfrica officials suspended in citizenship scam

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Thursday suspended dozens of officials being investigated for giving citizenship to mainly Pakistani foreigners, nearly a year after Britain warned that corrupt officials were handing out false South African passports.
Britain started requiring visas from South Africans in February, charging terrorists and criminals were exploiting the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-officials-suspended-for-giving-citizenship-to-foreigners-mainly-pakistanis-242450/">Source &nbsp;: South African officials suspended for giving citizenship to foreigners, mainly Pakistanis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Cross appeals for $32 million for Zimbabwe food aid, most for vulnerable rural-dwellers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Red Cross appeals for $32M for Zimbabwe food aid

JOHANNESBURG — The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy.
The Red Cross&#8217; Zimbabwe representative Stephen Omollo said Wednesday the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for the money to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/red-cross-appeals-for-32-million-for-zimbabwe-food-aid-most-for-vulnerable-rural-dwellers-241989/">Red Cross appeals for $32 million for Zimbabwe food aid, most for vulnerable rural-dwellers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Red Cross appeals $32 million for food, saying those in rural areas most vulnerable</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: Red Cross appeals for food aid
JOHANNESBURG — The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy.

The Red Cross&#8217; Zimbabwe representative Stephen Omollo said Wednesday the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for the money to help Zimbabweans ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-red-cross-appeals-32-million-for-food-saying-those-in-rural-areas-most-vulnerable-241986/">Zimbabwe: Red Cross appeals $32 million for food, saying those in rural areas most vulnerable</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood depicts shining moment for South Africans in Eastwood&#8217;s &#8216;Invictus&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Hollywood depicts shining South African moment

JOHANNESBURG — South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport, race and Nelson Mandela will tell the world about the country&#8217;s history of struggle and triumph despite some criticism that the lead roles are played by American actors.
Clint Eastwood&#8217;s &#8220;Invictus&#8221; depicts Mandela, South Africa&#8217;s first black president, as a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hollywood-depicts-shining-moment-for-south-africans-in-eastwoods-invictus-241945/">Hollywood depicts shining moment for South Africans in Eastwood&#8217;s &#8216;Invictus&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As S.Africa preps for World Cup, Hollywood depicts shining sports moment in &#8220;Invictus&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Hollywood depicts S.African historic sports moment

JOHANNESBURG — South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport and togetherness in racially divided South Africa provides a timely lesson as the country prepares to host next year&#8217;s World Cup.
Clint Eastwood&#8217;s &#8220;Invictus&#8221; premiered in Johannesburg Tuesday and depicts Nelson Mandela&#8217;s support of the national rugby team to draw .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-safrica-preps-for-world-cup-hollywood-depicts-shining-sports-moment-in-invictus-241880/">Original article &nbsp;: As S.Africa preps for World Cup, Hollywood depicts shining sports moment in &#8220;Invictus&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s longtime ruler wins elections denounced as fraudulent with 95 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/equatorial-guineas-longtime-ruler-wins-elections-denounced-as-fraudulent-with-95-percent-239756/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Eq. Guinea&#8217;s ruler wins 95 percent in elections

JOHANNESBURG — The government of Equatorial Guinea says the African country&#8217;s ruler of 30 years has been re-elected with 95.37 percent of votes, while opponents and international human rights groups denounced the electoral process in Africa&#8217;s No. 3 oil producer as fraudulent.
A statement Friday on the government&#8217;s Web  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/equatorial-guineas-longtime-ruler-wins-elections-denounced-as-fraudulent-with-95-percent-239756/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UNAIDS chief sees commitment to change in South Africa, country with worst AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS Day
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the U.N. AIDS program said Monday.

&#8220;If I am not in South Africa for World AIDS Day, I ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unaids-chief-sees-commitment-to-change-in-south-africa-country-with-worst-aids-epidemic-237702/" title="UNAIDS chief sees commitment to change in South Africa, country with worst AIDS epidemic">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: E. Guinea leader wins estimated 96.7 percent of vote; opposition cries fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Eq. Guinea: Leader wins 96.7 percent of vote

JOHANNESBURG — Officials say Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s leader of 30 years has won power for another term with an estimated 96.7 percent of votes cast in one of Africa&#8217;s leading oil producers.
Opposition leaders say Sunday&#8217;s ballot was rigged and they will not accept the results.
The Convergence for Social Democracy ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-e-guinea-leader-wins-estimated-967-percent-of-vote-opposition-cries-fraud-237624/" title="Officials: E. Guinea leader wins estimated 96.7 percent of vote; opposition cries fraud">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare pirate attack in Benin prompts experts to worry that Nigerian pirates are spreading out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Experts: Nigerian pirates may be extending reach

JOHANNESBURG — A bloody pirate attack off Benin&#8217;s coast is raising concerns that Nigerian pirates — operating on the opposite side of Africa from Somali pirates — are extending their reach and shows that the waters off West Africa are almost equally dangerous, a maritime expert said.
Pirates attacked an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-pirate-attack-in-benin-prompts-experts-to-worry-that-nigerian-pirates-are-spreading-out-236154/">Source article &nbsp;: Rare pirate attack in Benin prompts experts to worry that Nigerian pirates are spreading out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>O Oprah, Where Art Thou? World embraces Winfrey, US TV host and global star</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Lawless</dc:creator>
		
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Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s impact felt around the world
LONDON — It&#8217;s the talk show talked about around the world.
Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s announcement last week that she will end her daytime TV program after its 25th season in 2011 made headlines from London to Johannesburg. Audiences for the show might be smaller outside the United States, but ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/o-oprah-where-art-thou-world-embraces-winfrey-us-tv-host-and-global-star-235194/">O Oprah, Where Art Thou? World embraces Winfrey, US TV host and global star</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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New Greenpeace chief has fought apartheid, poverty

JOHANNESBURG — A South African who battled apartheid as a teen, then went on to lead global campaigns to end poverty and protect human rights took over Monday as the new international head of the environmental group Greenpeace.
Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International&#8217;s new executive director, said climate change makes his  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-greenpeace-chief-brings-experience-fighting-poverty-racism-to-environmental-campaign-230403/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopian human rights activist says liberties are waning in his country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Powell</dc:creator>
		
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Activist: Rights, liberties waning in Ethiopia

JOHANNESBURG — An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election.
Daniel Bekele, 42, is crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada on a speaking tour after being honored for his human rights ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethiopian-human-rights-activist-says-liberties-are-waning-in-his-country-228630/">Ethiopian human rights activist says liberties are waning in his country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rabbits killed to control plague on Mandela&#8217;s former island prison will be fed to the poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Bunnies from Mandela&#8217;s former prison feed the poor

JOHANNESBURG — An official from the island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned says rabbits killed to control an infestation will be fed to the poor.
Henry Bredekamp says all the rabbits that are certified safe for human consumption will be donated to charity beginning Monday.
Robben Island has been battling .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rabbits-killed-to-control-plague-on-mandelas-former-island-prison-will-be-fed-to-the-poor-228491/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Power struggle at South African utility sparks charges of racism, political meddling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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SAfrica business dispute sets off racism charges

JOHANNESBURG — A struggle over how to manage South Africa&#8217;s state-owned power company has opened debates on racism in the boardroom and political meddling in a country where politics and race remain a volatile mix.
Chairman Bobby Godsell and CEO Jacob Maroga were brought in recently to turn around Eskom, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/power-struggle-at-south-african-utility-sparks-charges-of-racism-political-meddling-227089/">Source &nbsp;: Power struggle at South African utility sparks charges of racism, political meddling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jacob Zuma awarded &#8216;Africa&#8217;s Best President&#8217; title</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG - South African President Jacob Zuma has been awarded the title of &#8216;Best African President&#8217; for his role in the country&#8217;s struggle for liberation and his contributions for the continent at large, a media report said.

Zuma was felicitated Tuesday evening at the Africa Consciousness Media Leadership Awards organised to honour African individuals who have .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jacob-zuma-awarded-africas-best-president-title-226739/">Source &nbsp;: Jacob Zuma awarded &#8216;Africa&#8217;s Best President&#8217; title</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New dinosaur species dating back 200 million years found in South Africa, scientists say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica

JOHANNESBURG — A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said Wednesday.
The Aardonyx celestae was a 23-foot- (7-meter-) long small-headed herbivore with a huge barrel of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-dinosaur-species-dating-back-200-million-years-found-in-south-africa-scientists-say-225689/">New dinosaur species dating back 200 million years found in South Africa, scientists say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to clean up lawless field</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to comply

JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world&#8217;s diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians.
Yet the Kimberley Process, the diamond body, said those gems don&#8217;t qualify as &#8220;blood .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diamond-watchdog-gives-zimbabwe-time-to-clean-up-lawless-field-220342/">Source &nbsp;: Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to clean up lawless field</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa cancels Airbus contract, citing escalating costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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South Africa cancels Airbus contract
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa&#8217;s government says it has canceled a contract to buy eight Airbus military aircraft that had set off a debate about public spending.

Government spokesman Themba Maseko told reporters Thursday that the decision was made because of delivery delays and &#8220;extensive cost escalation.&#8221; Reports that costs had ballooned from ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africa-cancels-airbus-contract-citing-escalating-costs-219200/" title="South Africa cancels Airbus contract, citing escalating costs">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kimberley investigators: Zimbabwe should be suspended because of diamond smuggling, violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Suspend Zimbabwe over diamond smuggling

JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world&#8217;s diamond control body say Zimbabwe should be suspended because its security forces are raping women, killing illegal miners and smuggling gems out of a diamond field in the troubled country&#8217;s east.
Human rights groups have made similar accusations, but the charges carry particular weight coming ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kimberley-investigators-zimbabwe-should-be-suspended-because-of-diamond-smuggling-violence-217873/">Kimberley investigators: Zimbabwe should be suspended because of diamond smuggling, violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freed Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter says others should face justice in case, returns home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

JOHANNESBURG — British mercenary Simon Mann has threatened to settle some old scores after arriving home Wednesday following more than five years in African jails for a failed plot to take over Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s oil riches.
Some governments may be worried about a vengeful Mann: He testified last year that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freed-equatorial-guinea-coup-plotter-says-others-should-face-justice-in-case-returns-home-217731/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Freed Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter says others should face justice in case, returns home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freed British coup-plotter leaves Equatorial Guinea, says others should face justice in case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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British coup-plotter leaves Equatorial Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — Before leaving Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, freed coup-plotter Simon Mann said the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and others should face justice for allegedly scheming to overthrow the oil-rich country&#8217;s government.
Mann left the steamy island capital of the tiny Central African nation early Wednesday after serving ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freed-british-coup-plotter-leaves-equatorial-guinea-says-others-should-face-justice-in-case-217463/" title="Freed British coup-plotter leaves Equatorial Guinea, says others should face justice in case">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>African kings, queens, chiefs claim modern role, call Mandela one of their own</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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African kings, queens, chiefs to honor Mandela

JOHANNESBURG — Dancers clad in animal skins opened a royal ceremony Tuesday, a nod to tradition for the forward-thinking kings, queens and chiefs who jetted in to Johannesburg from across Africa to launch an institute they hope will expand their roles on the continent
The two dozen leaders from Morocco ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/african-kings-queens-chiefs-claim-modern-role-call-mandela-one-of-their-own-216396/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : African kings, queens, chiefs claim modern role, call Mandela one of their own</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British coup-plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, freed in Equatorial Guinea after pardon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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British coup-plotter freed in Equatorial Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — Equatorial Guinea freed a British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries Tuesday after a presidential pardon for their foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country&#8217;s oil riches.
In a spectacular trial last year, Simon Mann testified that U.S. and European governments knew of the plan .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-coup-plotter-simon-mann-4-south-africans-freed-in-equatorial-guinea-after-pardon-216378/">British coup-plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, freed in Equatorial Guinea after pardon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: British coup-plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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Coup-plotter Simon Mann pardoned in Eq. Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — Equatorial Guinea freed a British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries Tuesday after a presidential pardon for their foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country&#8217;s oil riches.
In a spectacular trial last year, Simon Mann testified that U.S. and European governments knew of the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-british-coup-plotter-simon-mann-4-south-africans-pardoned-in-equatorial-guinea-2-216359/">Judge: British coup-plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, released in Equatorial Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Faul</dc:creator>
		
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Coup plotter Simon Mann released in Eq. Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — A British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s government were freed from prison Tuesday in the tiny oil-rich African nation, the country&#8217;s chief judge said.
Simon Mann and his co-defendants were convicted in a trial that aired a plot ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-british-coup-plotter-simon-mann-4-south-africans-released-in-equatorial-guinea-216207/">Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, released in Equatorial Guinea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Coup plotter Simon Mann pardoned in Eq. Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s government and will be freed from prison in the tiny oil-rich African nation, the country&#8217;s chief judge said Tuesday.
They were convicted in a trial that aired a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-british-coup-plotter-simon-mann-4-south-africans-pardoned-in-equatorial-guinea-215906/">Read : Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with prime minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe blocks UN investigator visit to country

JOHANNESBURG — An outraged U.N. torture investigator said Thursday he believes Zimbabwe&#8217;s president may be the reason he was blocked from the country, a move that could further isolate the struggling nation and its fragile coalition government.
Manfred Nowak had planned to investigate alleged attacks on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai&#8217;s .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-officials-bar-un-torture-investigator-who-had-meeting-with-prime-minister-211367/">Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with prime minister</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with PM; sends to South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe deports UN investigator to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwean immigration officials barred the United Nations&#8217; torture investigator from entering their country and returned him to South Africa Thursday, an act he termed a &#8220;serious diplomatic incident&#8221; that reflects a split in the coalition government.
&#8220;There are certainly some parts of the government who do not want .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-officials-bar-un-torture-investigator-who-had-meeting-with-pm-sends-to-south-africa-210837/">Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with PM; sends to South Africa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe immigration officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with Tsvangirai</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: UN investigator sent to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — The United Nations torture investigator says he was barred from Zimbabwe and sent back to South Africa after a night in the Harare airport.
An angry Manfred Nowak, speaking to reporters in Johannesburg Thursday upon arrival from Zimbabwe, said he would recommend the U.N. take action for the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-immigration-officials-bar-un-torture-investigator-who-had-meeting-with-tsvangirai-210789/" title="Zimbabwe immigration officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with Tsvangirai">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: UN torture investigator stopped at airport after ignoring word he would be blocked</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: UN torture investigator stopped
JOHANNESBURG — The United Nations&#8217; torture investigator said Wednesday he was stopped by immigration authorities as he tried to enter Zimbabwe in defiance of officials who rescinded his invitation.

Manfred Nowak told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that officials at the Harare airport refused to allow him through even though ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-un-torture-investigator-stopped-at-airport-after-ignoring-word-he-would-be-blocked-210235/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Zimbabwe: UN torture investigator stopped at airport after ignoring word he would be blocked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator but he plans to proceed at invitation of PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carley Petesch</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe blocks visit of UN torture investigator

JOHANNESBURG — At the last minute, Zimbabwe on Wednesday blocked the United Nations&#8217; torture investigator from visiting the country where opponents to President Robert Mugabe have been attacked and harassed, but he vowed to go anyway at the invitation of the prime minister.
The actions by Zimbabwe, which had invited .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-blocks-visit-of-torture-investigator-but-he-plans-to-proceed-at-invitation-of-pm-209897/">Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator but he plans to proceed at invitation of PM</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN rights office says Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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UN: Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe&#8217;s government has blocked a visit by the United Nations&#8217; torture investigator who was to examine alleged attacks on opposition activists by ruling party supporters, the world body said Wednesday.
The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Manfred Nowak was initially invited to Zimbabwe ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-rights-office-says-zimbabwe-blocks-visit-of-torture-investigator-209551/" title="UN rights office says Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aid groups in Zimbabwe worry about impact of unity government squabbles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Aid workers said Wednesday the disarray of the government of Zimbabwe is putting its most vulnerable citizens at risk as hunger and disease threatens to sweep the country.

Zimbabwe&#8217;s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced last week he was withdrawing indefinitely from a unity government that has been troubled from the moment its ministers were .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aid-groups-in-zimbabwe-worry-about-impact-of-unity-government-squabbles-202551/">Aid groups in Zimbabwe worry about impact of unity government squabbles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mandela Foundation denies he wrote book foreword, calls it &#8216;brazen abuse&#8217; of his name</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela&#8217;s foundation is denying that he wrote a foreword to an African leader&#8217;s book.

In a statement Tuesday, the Nelson Mandela Foundation condemned &#8220;this brazen abuse of Mr. Mandela&#8217;s name.&#8221;
It says the anti-apartheid icon neither read nor wrote the foreword to &#8220;Straight Speaking for Africa,&#8221; an as-told-to work by Republic of Congo President .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mandela-foundation-denies-he-wrote-book-foreword-calls-it-brazen-abuse-of-his-name-200784/">Mandela Foundation denies he wrote book foreword, calls it &#8216;brazen abuse&#8217; of his name</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Semenya&#8217;s dad says she&#8217;s ready for exams, contradicting earlier media reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — The father of a champion runner at the center of a gender controversy says she is set to take university final exams.

Jacob Semenya&#8217;s comments to The Associated Press Friday contradicted earlier South African media reports that Caster Semenya had asked to put off her University of Pretoria tests. The reports quoted her coach, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/semenyas-dad-says-shes-ready-for-exams-contradicting-earlier-media-reports-198137/">Original article on  : Semenya&#8217;s dad says she&#8217;s ready for exams, contradicting earlier media reports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poor South Africans protest government&#8217;s failure to deliver a better life after apartheid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STANDERTON, South Africa — Protesters barricaded a major highway with rocks and burning tires Thursday, clashing with police who fired on them with rubber bullets. Youths retaliated with slingshots and threw rocks.

The protest evoked images from decades earlier, when township residents took to the streets to fight apartheid. Now the issue is the government&#8217;s failure .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poor-south-africans-protest-governments-failure-to-deliver-a-better-life-after-apartheid-197313/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Poor South Africans protest government&#8217;s failure to deliver a better life after apartheid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Violent protests by poor South Africans angry at government&#8217;s failure to deliver better life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STANDERTON, South Africa — Ellen Mgaga&#8217;s high school final exams start next week, but her school is closed as protests against the government&#8217;s failure to improve lives of poor South Africans have intensified.

The rioting — with police firing rubber bullets Thursday to disperse rampaging crowds — evokes images of anti-apartheid protests. Some believe such tactics .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/violent-protests-by-poor-south-africans-angry-at-governments-failure-to-deliver-better-life-197084/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Violent protests by poor South Africans angry at government&#8217;s failure to deliver better life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African runner at center of gender controversy asks to put off university final exams</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — A South African newspaper reports a champion runner at the center of a gender controversy has asked to put off university final exams.

Caster Semenya&#8217;s coach, Michael Seme, was quoted in Beeld newspaper saying he suspected the trauma of the controversy was just hitting Semenya and led her to make the request to officials ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-runner-at-center-of-gender-controversy-asks-to-put-off-university-final-exams-196992/">Read : South African runner at center of gender controversy asks to put off university final exams</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>$7 billion Chinese mining deal gives boost to Guinea military junta, analysts say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krista Larson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Reviled internationally for gunning down unarmed pro-democracy protesters last month, the military government of Guinea has gained a lifeline — thanks to a $7 billion mining deal it says it obtained with a Chinese company.

Human rights groups decried the deal while China kept a low profile, not confirming Tuesday&#8217;s announcement by Guinea, a .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-billion-chinese-mining-deal-gives-boost-to-guinea-military-junta-analysts-say-196083/">$7 billion Chinese mining deal gives boost to Guinea military junta, analysts say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aid group says Ugandan rebel attacks on civilians in northern Congo are spreading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Ugandan-led rebels are expanding their territory in northern Congo, committing child abductions, rapes, and — in one instance, forcing a man to club his own brother to death, an international aid group said Wednesday.

Medecins Sans Frontieres said the violence by members of a shadowy Ugandan rebel group called the Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army started .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aid-group-says-ugandan-rebel-attacks-on-civilians-in-northern-congo-are-spreading-195697/">Aid group says Ugandan rebel attacks on civilians in northern Congo are spreading</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SAfrica police shooting fuels debate on use of lethal force</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Powell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Police allegedly fired more than a dozen rounds at a car they mistakenly thought was stolen, killing a woman and fueling a debate about whether officers should have greater leeway to use deadly force to combat South Africa&#8217;s high crime rate.

The shooting comes just weeks after President Jacob Zuma said in a speech ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/safrica-police-shooting-fuels-debate-on-use-of-lethal-force-195034/">SAfrica police shooting fuels debate on use of lethal force</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African police mistakenly kill woman riding in car that authorities thought was stolen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Police allegedly fired more than a dozen rounds at a car they mistakenly thought was stolen, killing a woman and fueling a debate about whether officers should have greater leeway to use deadly force to combat South Africa&#8217;s high crime rate.

The shooting comes just weeks after President Jacob Zuma said in a speech .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-police-mistakenly-kill-woman-riding-in-car-that-authorities-thought-was-stolen-194884/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: South African police mistakenly kill woman riding in car that authorities thought was stolen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police fire rubber bullets to scatter protesters as violence flares in South African towns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Police fired rubber bullets at residents protesting poor living standards as similar protests spread across South Africa.

Police spokeswoman Wanda Olivier said police on Thursday dispersed an illegal march and arrested 13 people for public violence in Diepsloot, a poor settlement near Johannesburg. She said 19 people were injured. Residents want the mayor to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-fire-rubber-bullets-to-scatter-protesters-as-violence-flares-in-south-african-towns-194581/" title="Police fire rubber bullets to scatter protesters as violence flares in South African towns">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights groups: More than 1,000 killed and 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and nearly 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo by Rwandan Hutu militiamen and Congolese forces since January, humanitarian groups said Tuesday.

The report released by a coalition of 84 organizations said that many of the killings were carried out by Rwandan Hutu militiamen. Congolese government soldiers also have .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-groups-more-than-1000-killed-and-900000-displaced-in-eastern-congo-194543/">Human rights groups: More than 1,000 killed and 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Renewed calls for South African track officials to quit over handling of gender dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Three South African track associations want the country&#8217;s top officials in the sport to resign over the gender dispute involving world 800-meters champion Caster Semenya.

The affiliates of Athletics South Africa — Boland, Eastern Province and Western Province — said Friday in a joint statement that the ASA board and senior management should &#8220;take .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/renewed-calls-for-south-african-track-officials-to-quit-over-handling-of-gender-dispute-192043/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Renewed calls for South African track officials to quit over handling of gender dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trial of South Africa&#8217;s ex-top cop opens window into shady world of criminal kingpins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of South Africa&#8217;s ex-top cop is opening a window into a shady world of criminal kingpins and alleged graft at the highest levels in law enforcement.

The explosive trial now under way has riveted South Africans with salacious details of double-dealings, friends turning on each other, and shopping sprees in London ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trial-of-south-africas-ex-top-cop-opens-window-into-shady-world-of-criminal-kingpins-189600/">Original article on  : Trial of South Africa&#8217;s ex-top cop opens window into shady world of criminal kingpins</a>.]]></description>
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