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Dec 18, 2011

AFRICA News, Dec 18, 2011


S.Africa's firebrand Malema openly mocks Zuma
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Dec 18 (Reuters) - Firebrand party rebel Julius Malema mocked South African President Jacob Zuma at a provincial conference this weekend, local media said, in the latest sign of a growing power struggle within the ruling ANC ahead of its ...
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2.7 million S.Sudanese to need food aid in 2012: UN
AngolaPress
Juba - Around 2.7 million people in South Sudan will require food aid from next year with crop failures and violence hitting Africa's newest nation hard, the United Nations said on Thursday. South Sudan won its independence from Sudan in July but the ...
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Five African countries` handicrafts coming to Dilli Haat
Zee News
New Delhi: Eighteen African craftswomen from five African countries will participate in Dastkari Haat Samiti`s annual crafts bazaar, starting at Dilli Haat Jan 1. They are expected to bring the best of their handicrafts. According to Jaya Jaitly, ...
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Zee News
Drug mule's hell
Independent Online
When we got to Nepal the Nigerian guy told us that we have got to be kidding to think that we can be brought all the way from Africa to Asia just for shoes. That's when we were told that we will be transporting drugs from one country to another,” Nono ...
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Independent Online
Steve Biko's legacy lives on in Swaziland's civil society
Newstime Africa
Looking at South Africa today, it is clear that the approach of the ANC has not ensured socio-economic justice for the majority of South Africa's blacks. Indeed, the rich-poor divide has broadened, and South Africa has become the most unequal country ...
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Boko Haram gets coordinators in S/West, S/East •Guns for fresh Al-Qaeda ...
Nigerian Tribune
“The replacement for the late Yemeni leader of the Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsular has been zoned to Africa and organisations are moving to secure the new headquarters. International and local intelligence indicate that activities of the Boko Haram sect ...
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Spy says actress was flirting at Jay-Z and Kanye West concert
New York Daily News
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 12: Actress Sanaa Lathan arrives at REACH: 24 Portraits by Randall Slavin Benefitting The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project at The Annenberg Space for Photography on October 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. ...
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New York Daily News
Brazil to Give Priority to Links with LatAm, Africa
Prensa Latina
18 de diciembre de 2011, 00:05Brasilia, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) President Dilma Rousseff said her country´s foreign policy for 2012 will give priority to links with Latin American and African nations. In a meeting with journalists covering Planalto...
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A Race to Dignity -- Bringing Hope to Kasavai, Kenya
Fox News
My wife, Sandy, and I were introduced to the race against AIDS in Africa early in 2006. Before then we knew what many Americans knew and did what many Americans did. We had seen the pleas for help on TV – emaciated Africanchildren, flies, ...
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Underworld, Tagore and charity on book shelf
Zee News
... and such diverse and worthy charities as The Royal National Institute of The Deaf, Same Sky, I Create, Thorntree in Africa, St. Michael`s Hostel for Girls in New Delhi, Wayuu Taya in Venezuela, Our Lady`s Hospital for Sick Children in Ireland, ...
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Zee News
Europe gets fastest time, but U.S. swimmers dominate
STLtoday.com
(AP) US teen wins in Dubai — American teenager Lexi Thompson, 16, shot a 5-under 67 and beat Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa by 4 strokes to win the Dubai Ladies Masters, becoming the youngest professional winner in the Ladies European Tour. ...
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Strikeforce "Melendez vs. Masvidal" Aftermath: The Challenge in Finding ...
Cagepotato
He's toiling away in a South American coal mine or defending his land in Sub-Saharan Africa. His legend will never extend beyond the shores of his remote Pacific island and he'll never be able to prove his abilities to the world. To a certain degree, ...
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Cagepotato
Reckless murderers: Will nothing stop the slaughter of the innocent?
Johannesburg Sunday World
THE United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 to 2020 a Decade of Action for Road Safety, but safety on South African roads this past year has moved from bad to catastrophic. ROAD CARNAGE: A crash involving a fire truck, a car and another truck. ...
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Johannesburg Sunday World
AMISOM will not affect war
Coastweek
Linsay Kiptenes, the deputy director in charge of the Horn of AfricaRegion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed Kenya' s concern at the events of last week where over 280 members of the Somali Parliament removed the speaker at a time the ...
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Coastweek
Yorkshire CCC: Gillespie’s looking to bring a fresh approach
Yorkshire Evening Post
... who played for the White Rose in 2006 and 2007 as an overseas player, has pledged that his man-management style will be relaxed and tailored to individual needs and says he has taken plenty from his coaching experiences in southern Africa. ...
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Yorkshire Evening Post
Limited Upside For McDonald's, Yum Brands
Seeking Alpha
And in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa, comp sales for the quarter increased 3.4%, and operating income grew 15% in constant currencies. And our momentum, I'm happy to say, is continuing into October with global comparable sales expected to be up ...
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Westwood triumphs in Thailand to be Nr. 2 again
EXEGOLF
Westwood´s victory at the inaugural US$1 million event at the Amata Spring Country Club follows his titles in Indonesia, at the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea and at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. The 38-year old Englishman has ...
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The sweet taste of success for Chelsee
Ripley Today
“The international organisation works in 26 countries across Africa, Asia and the Pacific region to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in some of the world's poorest communities. “Over the past 30 years, ...
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Ripley Today
Europe's crisis may hold seeds of dealmaking
PakistanToday.com.pk
“Japanese companies are getting serious about acquisitions abroad,” said Hernan Cristerna, head of M&A for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JPMorgan in London. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (4502)'s $13.7 billion takeover of Nycomed ASA, ...
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PakistanToday.com.pk
Surge in hydropower projects
Independent Online
Brazil approved the 11.2 gigawatts Belo Monte Dam, the world's third-largest, in June, while the DRC and South Africa last month signed a deal for a multibillion-dollar project. “I think eventually there will be real problems. ...
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Independent Online
MANITOWOC — When Michael Jackson tribute artist Joby Rogers heard about the...
Herald Times Reporter
The appeal of Michael Jackson is timeless and spans the globe, said Rogers, who plans a tour of Africa and the Middle East in the summer of 2012. "I think of Michael Jackson as the greatest solo entertainer that ever lived," he said. ...
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US addiction to foolish adventure
Deccan Chronicle
West Asia (the Middle East and North Africa) will remain an American priority because of the oil and gas wealth and Israel's security, but US efforts to safeguard its interests will take the form of positioning warships and missiles to do its work,...
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Zoelo Diesel rules 2nd Phoenix Basketball Cup
Sun.Star
The Cyclomax Titan attack was led by Sean Africa, who had 16 points. Phillip Yaco backed him up with 10. Cyclomax 4T Force's John Patrick Yba¤ez and Allyn Bulanadi led their team with 11 points apiece. Cyclomax Titan was awarded with P7,000 and a ...
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Leafs vs Canucks
Toronto Star
Africa: Top photos of 2011 Africa - a continent with millions stories - has just as many photos. Here are our choices for the t... Remembering Norway A man set off a fertilizer bomb outside government headquarters in Oslo on July 22, 2011 killing eig. ...
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Calling All Hemingway Fans!
OregonLive.com (blog)
Ernest Hemingway was the man's man: he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, he hunted lions in Africa, he fished for marlins in Key West, he drank in Paris cafes, he drove ambulances in WWI, and he worked as a journalist in the Spanish Civil War and in WWII ...
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S. Africa's bowlers sweep Sri Lankan tourists aside
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
CENTURION, South Africa, Dec 17, (AFP): South African captain Graeme Smith said his team produced a better bowling performance in sweeping aside Sri Lanka in the first Test here on Saturday than they did when they bowled out Australia for 47 last month ...
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Maalim Seif scoffs at Hamad claims
IPPmedia
Many people's lives are yet to be satisfactorily improved and that amongst other factors contributing is currency depreciation, piracy around the Horn of Africa area and climate change, especially in countries whose agriculture is tied to food crop ...
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IPPmedia
The forgotten malaria
Toronto Star
Of those still living in flourishing malarious areas, more than 300 million were inAfrica. Eradication? “In my view it will never be achieved. No, I shouldn't say that. If you paved over all of Africa and all of Southeast Asia with malls and developed ...
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Cookbook documents fusion of Cajun, deli elements in San Fran
The Daily Advertiser
The "Anna Hibiscus" series by Atinuke, involving a young girl living in an enormous family in Africa, is a delightful way to introduce children to engaging stories and an adorable heroine while broadening their horizons at the same time. ...
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'M*A*S*H' star Harry Morgan dies at age 96 - In2EastAfrica - East ...
By In2EastAfrica
World News · East African Community · Press Releases · Burundi · Kenya ...Potter on television's “M*A*S*H” highlighted a uncover business career that enclosed 9 other TV series, 50 films and a Broadway stage, died Wednesday. He was 96. ...
In2EastAfrica - East African...
Blatter: Reforms will be carried out - Football News - CAF
Message : Blatter: Reforms will be carried out. Zoom. Following a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee, which took place today in Tokyo on the eve of the FIFA Club World Cup final, Joseph S. Blatter and Jerome Valcke answered questions at a packed press conference. FIFA.com looks back at what was said. ... World Cups, and it's important to say this World Cup in 2022 will be accessible to all cultures. After taking the World Cup to Africa, we are now taking it to the Arab world. ...
Confederation of African Football - News
BBC News - South Africa's 'Red Pimpernel' recalls armed struggle
It is 50 years since a campaign of violence was launched in South Africa against the country's minority white government. A man at the heart of the struggle tells ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16196913
S.Africa Nov CPI hits 20-mth high at 6.1 pct yy - Africa News
South Africa's targeted consumer inflation breached the central bank's 3-6 percent target in November as expected, complicating the Reserve Bank's strategy to ...
www.africanews.it/.../s-africa-nov-cpi-hits-20-mth-high-at-6-1...
Killer of Serbia's Arkan held in S.Africa: report | Top News | Reuters
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The fugitive killer of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan has been arrested in South Africa and will appear in court next month on ...
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE7BE00J20111215
Capital News » China executes S.African woman drug smuggler
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 12 – China executed a South African woman by lethal injection on Monday for drug smuggling after rejecting last-minute pleas for ...
www.capitalfm.co.ke/.../china-executes-s-african-woman-drug...
South Africa: ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe at 50 [50177742] | African ...
African news, analysis and opinion – The Africa Report.com ... August 1990 and its forces were integrated into the South African National Defence Force in 1994....
www.theafricareport.com/.../south-africa-anc-s-umkhonto-we-...
Yahoo! comes to South Africa
Mail and a new Yahoo! News offering for South Africa. ... This step brings SouthAfrican news, sport and entertainment content together with the best of Yahoo! ...
www.pctechmagazine.com/index.php?...id...
Air Zimbabwe halts flights to S. Africa over debts - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Zimbabwe's national airline has suspended flights to neighbouring South Africa over a debt of $500000, fearing creditors might impound...
news.yahoo.com/air-zimbabwe-halts-flights-africa-over-debts-...
Air Zimbabwe Suspends Flights to S. Africa as Gatwick Crisis - News
Among the Zimbabweans distraught over being stranded at Gatwick International Airport since Monday was a woman who was taking her husband's body home ...
www.voanews.com/.../Air-Zimbabwe-Suspends-Flights-to-Sou...
S AFRICA: Nun Sees Appointment as ... - Cisa News Africa
S AFRICA: Nun Sees Appointment as Recognition of Women. Dec 17. Posted by admin in Cisa News. CAPE TOWN, December 16, 2011 (CISA) -The new ...
www.cisanewsafrica.com/?p=3707
Nicaragua Africa News - World News Report
BBC News, Durban At UN climate talks in South Africa, the host government says agreement has been reached on many of … said Paul Oquist Kelley, minister...
world.einnews.com/news/nicaragua-africa
Climate talks extended in South Africa - News & Features « ArcaMax ...
DURBAN, South Africa (UPI) -- An international climate change summit in SouthAfrica was extended Saturday in an effort to reach agreement on anti-global ...
www.arcamax.com/currentnews/newsheadlines/s-1003151
Etihad Airways wins key award in S. Africa - Arab News
Etihad Airways has been voted the "Best International Airline" as revealed at the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Feather Awards. The ACSA Feather ...
arabnews.com/economy/corporatenews/article547509.ece
S. Africa's ANC offers election help to Mugabe party, Zimbabwe, news
South Africa's ruling African National Congress has offered to help President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF win the next elections in neighbouring Zimbabwe...
www.starafrica.com/.../s-africas-anc-offers-election-help-to-20...
S. Africa: do the right thing | beyondbrics | News and views on ...
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-brics/2011/.../s-africa-do-the-right-thing/
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