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Rhino poaching threatens S. Africa's game farms
Bend Bulletin
Last year 125 white rhinos, like those pictured here, were poached from private farms in South Africa, a 52 percent increase over 2010. By Franz Wild / Bloomberg News JOHANNESBURG — Barry Lok grimaced as he gazed at the rotting carcass of his rhino ...
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S.Africa's Zuma village in sixth wedding celebrations
AFP
NKANDLA, South Africa — South Africa's polygamous President Jacob Zuma on Saturday celebrated his sixth wedding in a second day of weekend festivities filled with traditional Zulu culture. The 70-year-old formalised his relationship with long-time ...
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AFP
Two killed in fight at S.Africa gold mine-police
Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, April 21 (Reuters) - Two men were killed overnight in a fight involving suspected illegal miners at Harmony Gold's Tshepong mine in SouthAfrica's Free State province, a police spokesman said on Saturday. Harmony spokeswoman Marian can ...
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Obama to Sudan and S.Sudan: War is not inevitable
Boston.com
Negotiations between the two countries over the unresolved disputes that were being mediated by the African Union, broke down in Ethiopia earlier this month. Obama said the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan must have the courage to resume ...
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Starbucks picks Africa rooibos in $23 billion tea market
Chicago Daily Herald
... according to the South African Rooibos Council. “Five years ago, rooibos was really quite a niche product,” said Paul Jefferies, a London-based herbal tea buyer for Tata Global Beverages Ltd.'s Tetley, which sells about 300 tons of the tea a year ...
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E. Africa to discuss S. Sudan membership
Saudi Gazette
ARUSHA, Tanzania – The presidents of the East African Community's five member states will hold a summit on April 28 to discuss including newly-created South Sudan, a spokesman said Saturday. Juba's membership in the EAC -- which has a free trade area ...
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South Africa President Jacob Zuma marries for the 6th time
IBNLive.com
A traditional marriage for the President: South Africa's polygamous President Jacob Zuma got married for the sixth time, taking his long-time girlfriend Bongi Ngema as his newest bride and fourth current wife in a private ceremony at his rural home.
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S African society through lens of its youth
Aljazeera.com
Young activists in South Africa have been using cameras to document social and economic problems in their communities. The photo club is designed to spread awareness in impoverished areas in the city of Johannesburg, which face high unemployment, ...
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Two killed in fight at S.Africa gold mine - police
Reuters India
J) Tshepong mine in South Africa's Free State province, a police spokesman said on Saturday. Harmony spokeswoman Marian can der Walt said the incident had not halted operations at the mine, the biggest earner of the company that is the country's third ...
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Gilani`s son back to Pakistan from honeymoon
Zee News
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has cut short his honeymoon and returned from South Africa after he was named as an accused in the Rs 7 billion scam of illegal sale of ephedrine, a controlled substance used in medicines, ...
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Zee News
The good Boks: Ulster's faith in South Africans is being rewarded
Scotsman
Southern men: Ruan Pienaar kicks a penalty in the quarter-final against Munster and skipper Johann Muller, top, and Pedrie Wannenburg celebrate Ulster s surprise victory. Photographs: David Rogers/Getty By IAIN MORRISON THERE does not seem any ...
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Scotsman
pak pm gilani s son in rs 7 billion drug scam
SamayLive
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has cut short his honeymoon and returned from South Africa after he was named as an accused in the Rs.7 billion scam of illegal sale of ephedrine, a controlled substance used in medicines.
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SamayLive
Water and sanitation pledges could deliver for over 85 million across Africa
Water World
WaterAid 's discussion document Saving Lives, shows that by meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on sanitation by 2015, the lives of over 280000 children under the age of five would be saved in Sub-Saharan Africa. At current rates of progress ...
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'I'm Zanu's saviour'
Times LIVE
Earlier this week, he told a Reuters Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg that he was quite happy to serve in his capacity as a minister and "I do not have an ambition to go beyond my call of duty right now". Kasukuwere has not only clashed ...
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Times LIVE
Chimpanzee: A wildlife movie worth watching
allvoices
... 's movie “Earth”. The beauty of jungle is seen in the movie through impossible close-ups, high-speed cameras and time-lapse photography. Narrated by Tim Allen, 'Chimpanzee' is a story about a group of chimpanzee living in jungles of Africa.
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10 most precious places on Earth
Fox News
Once Africa's wild lions are extinct, for example, there's no replacing them. Ditto the island nations of the world, and the 9th-century buildings of Venice. Of course, it's impossible to rank these spots-how can you say, for example, that the Great ...
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John Huggan: Scottish golf should look at itself before playing blame game
Scotsman
It s here somewhere: Retief Goosen of South Africa looks for his ball in the rough at the 2010 Scottish Open, a pastime increasingly disillusioned weekend golfers are finding themselves doing more often. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Just the other ...
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Scotsman
Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, April 22
San Francisco Chronicle
S MUSIC Jean-Yves Thibaudet The pianist who combines wild virtuosity with relaxed grace plays Camille Saint-Saëns "Egyptian" Piano Concerto No. 5. Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the Orchestra in a performance that includes Hector Berlioz's Roman ...
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Turning away from the dollar
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Scott S. Powell European debt problems have kept financial markets on edge during much of the last two years, but it is the debt problem in the United States that is far more likely to precipitate a global crisis. Recently, Lawrence Goodman ...
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When a toothless parliament turns CAG`s report into a caricature
IPPmedia
The PM is likely to summon his emotions to explain, in tears, the difficulty of running a government in Africa and the challenges this country faces. Given the PM's gifted eloquence as well as convincing power the MPs on stage will most likely call off ...
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Duncan Hamilton: David Cameron's hopes for reform in Bahrain will be lucky to ...
Scotsman
Anti-government activists called for reform and riots broke out yesterday in Manama ahead of today s Grand Prix. Picture: Getty THE F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain today will be remembered not for who wins, but instead for who loses.
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Scotsman
Nigeria Terminates Auditor Services in Fuel Subsidy Payments
Bloomberg
Nigeria ended audit services for gasoline subsidy payments by accounting firms Akintola Williams Deloitte and Adekanola and Co. and appointed a group headed by Access Bank Plc (ACCESS)'s Chief Executive Officer Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede to examine claims ...
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Norton embarks on anti cybercrime campaign
ITP.net
By Manda Banda Published April 22, 2012 Norton by Symantec has initiated the 'Mini Campaign,' which is aimed at channel partners in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to join the fight against cybercrime and arm their customers with Norton ...
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ITP.net
Lakeland Grad Working in Cameroon to Fight Malaria
The Ledger
As a coordinator for the Peace Corps' Stomp Out Malaria effort based in theAfrican Republic of Cameroon, he'll be leading volunteers in spreading the word to locals on how to protect themselves and their loved ones from malaria.
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Matt Damon would 'Kiss George W Bush on the mouth for three seconds'...but ...
Daily Mail
That is the surprising reward the former president would receive from the Hollywood star for his work to help AIDS relief in Africa. Naturally more left-leaning than the 43rd President of the United States, nonetheless, Damon, 41, sees Bush's AIDS ...
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Daily Mail
wto india s promise to poor countries
SamayLive
India's trade with Africa, a continent which comprise maximum number of LDCs, has increased to USD 16.28 billion in 2010-11 from USD 10.3 billion in the 2009-10. WTO : India's promise to poor countries.
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SamayLive
Tourists Flock to S. Korea Surgeons Seeking Celebrity Looks
Naharnet
About a half of its customers are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Patients picked up at the airport by limousines are greeted by staffers who speak English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese or Mongolian.
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Naharnet
Norton by Symantec Supports Channel Partners in the Middle East and Africa to ...
Zawya (registration) (press release)
... East and Africa to join the fight against cybercrime and arm their customers with Norton protection, through the grand prize of Customized Symantec Yellow Mini Cooper S. The Mini Campaign is set to last until June 2012 and intends to boost loyalty, ...
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Singapore to lend IMF $5 billion
AsiaOne
By Malminderjit Singh Singapore on Friday (April 20) joined the ranks of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries by contributing a US$4 billion (S$5 billion) loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help troubled economies. This is part of the broader ...
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AsiaOne
MINISTERS` RESIGNATIONS: JK`s tough moment - In2EastAfrica ...
By In2EastAfrica Staff
Sunday 22 April, 2012. East Africa Business Summit And Expo 2012 · Home · National · Burundi · Kenya · Rwanda · Tanzania · Uganda · World News · World Business · East African Community · Press Releases · Burundi · Kenya · Rwanda ...
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Norton by Symantec supports channel partners in the Middle East ...
Norton has initiated The Mini Campaign which encourages channel partners and resellers in the Middle East and Africa to join the fight against cybercrime and arm their customers with Norton... ... A minimum purchase of USD 1500 worth of Norton products will gain entrance in the Grand Draw to win the Mini Cooper S, with other top prizes including a Samsung LED TV where require a monthly purchase of USD 500 to qualify for the draw. The top performer for each month between ...
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Is Joyce Banda the answer to Malawi 's problems? | Africa News blog
The continents' newest and second Africa's female president took over the reins of power in Malawi to offer a new and more responsive style of leadership that is ...
blogs.reuters.com/.../is-joyce-banda-the-answer-to-malawi-’s-p...
Giant shark kills bodyboarder in S Africa | News.com.au
A 20-YEAR-OLD bodyboarder has been killed by a giant shark estimated at up to five metres long that bit off his leg in a Cape Town bay, in South Africa's ...
www.news.com.au/...in-s.../story-e6frfku0-1226333908110
S Sudan not at war with Sudan – minister | News24
S Sudan not at war with Sudan – minister| News24|Africa|News| South Sudan is not at war with Khartoum despite Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's vow to ...
www.news24.com/.../S-Sudan-not-at-war-with-Sudan-minister...
Capital News » S.Africa's Zuma to wed fourth wife
TweetJOHANNESBURG, Apr 15 – South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, a newspaper reported Sunday. Zuma will tie the ...
www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/.../s-africas-zuma-to-wed-fourth-wi...
Teen rape video circulates online in S. Africa - CBS News
8 arrested after cell phone video emerges of seven men and boys raping 17-year -old girl who was reported missing.
www.cbsnews.com/.../teen-rape-video-circulates-online-in-s-af...
Anti-diamond graffiti in South Africa's 'Jewel City ... - Yahoo! News
From the blog The Sideshow: California street artist ABOVE managed to get away with spray painting an anti-diamond industry message outside one of the...
news.yahoo.com/.../street-artist-creates-anti-diamond-mural-ou...
South Africa News: Is South Africa aiding the Iranian military ...
South Africa News: Is South Africa aiding the Iranian military? That's what a lawsuit — replete with corporate skullduggery — alleges.
www.globalpost.com/.../south-africa-aiding-the-iranian-militar...
BBC News - South Sudan refuses to withdraw troops from oilfield
The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has said he will not withdraw his troops from the Heglig oilfield on its disputed border with Sudan. Speaking in ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17691506
Gang rape video goes viral, shocking South Africa | South Africa News
JOHANNESBURG - A video of a 17-year-old girl being gang raped is spreading by cell phones through South Africa on Wednesday, shocking a nation battling...
www.southafricanews24.co.za/gang-rape-video-goes-viral-sho...
Video circulates of girl being raped in S.Africa
When a 17-year-old girl said to have the mental capacity of a 5-year-old was reported missing four weeks ago in the sprawling South African township of Soweto ...
www.foxnews.com/.../video-circulates-girl-being-raped-in-safr...
South Africa anger as rape video suspects go to court
There are angry scenes outside a South African court where suspects appear in connection with filming an alleged gang rape of a teenager.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17771455
Sky News: S Africa's Zuma to wed fourth wife
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, who already has three wives, is reportedly about to marry a fourth. Zuma is to tie the knot next weekend at his family ...
www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=740031&vId
South Sudan Says Not at War With Sudan
A South Sudanese government spokesman said his country is not at war with Sudan over the contested Heglig area that produces half of Sudan's oil. South...
www.voanews.com/.../South-Sudan-Says-Not-at-War-With-Su...
S Africa: world bond index hopeful | beyondbrics | News and views ...
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico,...
blogs.ft.com/beyond.../s-africa-world-bond-index-hopeful/

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