Jan 27
Police overseeing the ANC centenary celebrations in Bloemfontein at the weekend need to separate their political affiliations from their sworn duty as officers, acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said on Thursday. “This event is the first of its kind. we warn you, you might have voted, and might be a card carrying member …
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Jan 25
The paper claimed that Tsvangirai was trying to buy positive reporting so as to salvage his battered image. What is worrying here is not that the Herald lied. That has always been the trademark of Zimpapers. What is surprising is that the paper confirmed a widely held view that the Herald newsroom personnel do not …
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Jan 22
Posted on January 20, 2012 | Category: Politics; Business, Sport scotsman.com/news/international/zanu_pf_out_to_make_most_of_zimbabwe_gold_strike_1_2063773 – Yet another rush for riches is on in Zimbabwe after the discovery of gold – and Robert Mugabe’s cronies are jostling for control of the new fields. The ruling ZANU-PF party is promising to parcel out the rich claim, near the central town …
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Jan 21
Weather for Boston, Lincolnshire Sunday 22 January 2012 Temperature: 2 C to 10 C Monday 23 January 2012 Temperature: -1 C to 7 C Tuesday 24 January 2012 Temperature: 5 C to 6 C Wind direction: South west Wednesday 25 January 2012 Temperature: 5 C to 10 C Wind direction: South west Thursday 26 January …
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Jan 14
by Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:39 AM on 9th January 2012 Zimbabwe has banned the sale of second-hand underwear. A new law has made it illegal to import or sell used pants, according to the Independent News Day newspaper. It is now forbidden to import ‘second-hand undergarments of any type form or description …
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Dec 31
He added: “Journalists rightly hold all of us to account. They hold judges to account because they say we are unelected and unaccountable… But nobody does it to them.” He acknowledged criticism that the inquiry had focussed on misconduct by the press after successive victims of tabloid intrusion, including singer Charlotte Church and Kate and …
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Dec 20
JOHANNESBURG, – nearly half a million asylum seekers in South Africa may lose their right to earn a living or study while their refugee status is being determined after indications that the government plans to amend legislation governing those rights. An announcement on 23 November that Cabinet is “reviewing” the minimum rights of immigrants, including …
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Dec 15
Some $1.5 billion in funds are destined for Somalia, where 250,000 people are at risk of imminent death. Kenya, which is also suffering from drought-induced crop failure, poor livestock conditions and rising food prices, would need $764 million in 2012. The UN declared six regions in southern Somalia famine zones earlier this year, and although …
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Dec 13
Growing criticism of Congo vote KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The chorus of voices calling into question the results from Congo’s recent election is growing louder, and on Monday the country’s influential clergy as well as the United Nations joined those that are now casting doubt on the victory of President Joseph Kabila. Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, …
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Dec 12
A television commercial shows Robert Mugabe dining alone at Christmas, his empty table set for departed dictators including Moammar Gadhafi. Nando’s says it will no longer air the advertising on South African television, which is beamed by satellite to tens of thousands of Zimbabwean subscribers. On Tuesday, a militant youth group loyal to Mugabe called …
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