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			<title><![CDATA[Acsa bags Brazil airport expansion bid]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-acsa-bags-brazil-airport-expansion-bid/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[South Africa's airports company, Acsa, has won a bid for the expansion, maintenance and operation management of Brazil's largest airport. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Public protector's salary questioned in Parliament]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-public-protectors-salary-questioned-in-parliament/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MPs have questioned Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's income during negotiations on her deputy's salary, saying she earned more than most judges. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['Fix your broken promises, Mr President']]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-fix-your-broken-promises-mr-president/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The DA has detailed 10 broken promises since the President's State of the Nation speech last year, and thinks this year will be "more of the same".]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[For or against Juju? Young lions lose either way]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-for-or-against-juju-young-lions-lose-either-way/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A student group says ANCYL members against Julius Malema's suspension are scared of losing tenders, but those who approve are only after his job. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zuma has a tough nut to crack in SONA ]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-zuma-has-a-tough-nut-to-crack-in-sona/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[South Africa's rampant unemployment and sluggish economy loom over President Jacob Zuma as he prepares to deliver his State of the Nation address.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Club owner's death 'not linked to bouncer clampdown']]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-nightclub-owners-death-not-linked-to-bouncer-clampdown/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The murder of the owner of a prominent Cape Town gay nightclub has not been linked to a clampdown on the bouncer industry in the city.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[E Cape ANCYL to 'disregard' Malema suspension]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-e-cape-ancyl-to-disregard-malema-suspension/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The ANCYL in the Eastern Cape has resolved to ignore the prospect of Julius Malema's suspension until after Mangaung in December.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dreadlock drug mule 'used as a decoy' in Thailand]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-south-african-drug-mule-used-as-a-decoy/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SA drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda has written to her parents from prison in Thailand, saying she's been used as a "decoy" by a Brazilian drug syndicate.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['Nothing left' of R500k Pinnacle Point membership]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-nothing-left-of-r500-000-pinnacle-point-membership/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The owner of Cape Point Vineyards says nothing is left of a R500 000 membership he and 120 other investors paid as platinum members of Pinnacle Point.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gym racism row grows as Virgin's Branson steps in]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-another-virgin-active-racism-allegation/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Richard Branson has vowed to get to the bottom of a racist incident at an SA Virgin Active gym, amid further claims of similar cases in Jo'burg.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sexwale bags Fifa media committee position]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-sexwale-bags-fifa-media-committee-position/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tokyo Sexwale has been appointed to Fifa's media committee, responsible for maintaining relationships with international media.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANC needs to plug the holes, says Vavi]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-anc-needs-to-plug-the-holes-says-vavi/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Zwelinzima Vavi says the ANC needs to "fix its house" and rediscover its "revolutionary morality" to remain a beacon of hope to the people of SA.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No room at the trough: Indaba palaver kicks MPs to the kerb]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-no-room-at-the-trough-indaba-palava-forces-mps-to-kerb/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MPs will be served their fancy State of the Nation dinner in a parking lot, as the normal venue for the banquet is being used by the Mining Indaba.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Treasury official in 'improper eviction' fracas]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-treasury-official-in-property-fracas/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A treasury official has been accused of trying to evict tenants from a flat she owns by breaking down its doors and and supergluing the security gate.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Racism at gyms: Tell us about your experience]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-racism-at-gyms-tell-us-your-experience/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Have you experienced racism at a South African gym? Tell us about it. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Three arrested for R42m Post Bank theft]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-three-arrested-for-r42m-post-bank-theft/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Three people, allegedly part of a syndicate involved in the theft of R42-million from the Postbank, have been arrested.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-three-arrested-for-r42m-post-bank-theft/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mazibuko speaks on health, education and great hair]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-mazibuko-speaks-on-health-education-and-great-hair/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko says her political career and great hair have made her a role model for young girls of all races.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANC rejects attempts to disband Limpopo committee]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-anc-rejects-attempts-to-disband-limpopo-committee/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Attempts to disband the ANC's Limpopo provincial executive committee have been rejected by the party's national executive committee meeting.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-anc-rejects-attempts-to-disband-limpopo-committee/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rasool's 'brown envelope' report released]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-rasools-brown-envelope-report-released/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The report into a "brown envelope" scandal involving former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool and two  journalists has been released.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-rasools-brown-envelope-report-released/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Concerns raised over impractical liquor Bill]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-concerns-raised-over-impractical-liquor-bill/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Liquor traders and the Democratic Alliance have raised questions about government's liquor Bill, saying it would be difficult to enforce. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-concerns-raised-over-impractical-liquor-bill/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lawyers join call for judges to show and tell]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-lawyers-join-call-for-judges-to-show-and-tell/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Judges should disclose their financial and business interests, a group of lawyers says. But that shouldn't necessarily apply to their relatives.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-lawyers-join-call-for-judges-to-show-and-tell/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[A league of his own: ANC grants Juju a stay of execution]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-a-league-of-his-own-juju-granted-stay-execution/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The ANC says Julius Malema will remain president of the youth league for two more weeks, until he has offered evidence in mitigation of his sentence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-a-league-of-his-own-juju-granted-stay-execution/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[SA adamant Syrians must decide their own fate]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-sa-adamant-syrians-must-decide-their-own-fate/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The government says SA voted in favour of the vetoed UN resolution on Syria at the weekend, as it did not seek to impose regime change on the country.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-sa-adamant-syrians-must-decide-their-own-fate/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Parliament's 'bias' stirs storm over secrecy Bill hearings]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-parliaments-bias-stirs-storm-over-secrecy-bill-hearings/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A biased report on the secrecy Bill hearings from Parliament's press office has sparked doubts over the service's ability to remain impartial.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-parliaments-bias-stirs-storm-over-secrecy-bill-hearings/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mohlala: Violations of privacy make e-tag terms illegal]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-mohlala-violations-of-privacy-make-etag-terms-illegal/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The terms and conditions signed by motorists when registering for toll road e-tags are not in line with the CPA, the consumer commissioner says.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-mohlala-violations-of-privacy-make-etag-terms-illegal/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The next Malema: Is Ronald Lamola ready to lead?]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-the-next-juju-wont-back-down/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[More militant, and a lawyer to boot: Meet the man waiting in the ANC Youth League wings, Julius Malema's eager young deputy, Ronald Lamola.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-the-next-juju-wont-back-down/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Status update of the nation: Zuma is listening]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-zuma-gets-connected-with-sa-citizens/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma will be using suggestions from South Africans on Facebook, Twitter and email ahead of his State of the Nation address next week.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-zuma-gets-connected-with-sa-citizens/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[DA says ANC's mining super tax will kill jobs]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-da-says-ancs-mining-super-tax-will-kill/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Alliance has come out strongly against the ANC's proposed mining tax, saying it would discourage investment and kill jobs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-da-says-ancs-mining-super-tax-will-kill/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police arrest 43 in Thabong for public violence, looting]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-police-arrest-43-in-thabong-for-public-violence-looting/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Police have arrested 43 people in Thabong for public violence and looting, which have been linked to unemployment protests and xenophobia.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-police-arrest-43-in-thabong-for-public-violence-looting/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cope Western Cape leader charges Lekota with fraud]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-cope-western-cape-leader-charges-lekota-with-fraud/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A fraud case has been opened against Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota, days after he suspended the party's treasurer for alleged financial mismanagement.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-cope-western-cape-leader-charges-lekota-with-fraud/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[DA and Didata in irregular tender deal]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-da-and-didata-in-irregular-tender-deal/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The DA in Plettenberg Bay has allegedly given a company run by a resident in the area a R4.3-million short-term IT contract without a tender.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-da-and-didata-in-irregular-tender-deal/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zuma calls for recognition of women in ANC history]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-zuma-calls-for-recognition-of-women-in-anc-history/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The centenary provides an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of women to the struggle, the president told the ANC Women's League.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-05-zuma-calls-for-recognition-of-women-in-anc-history/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANCYL hopeful that Malema will walk away unscathed]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-ancyl-barging-charge-dropped-hopeful-of-future-support/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The appeals committee ruling has failed to clear the air and uncertainty surrounding Julius Malema's future with the organisation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-ancyl-barging-charge-dropped-hopeful-of-future-support/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Numsa conference to prevent capitalist sector rule]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-numsa-conference-to-prevent-capitalist-sector-rule/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Numsa has said that its energy conference was aimed at preventing the renewable energy sector from being dominated by a capitalist system.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-numsa-conference-to-prevent-capitalist-sector-rule/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Young Lions head to the last chance saloon]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-the-young-lions-head-to-last-chance-saloon/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[While the ANC's appeals committee has upheld the majority of the ANCYL suspensions, Malema and his co-accused can still present mitigating evidence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-the-young-lions-head-to-last-chance-saloon/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Winnie: No ANC Youth League visit communicated]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-winnie-no-anc-youth-league-visit-communicated/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There was no undertaking by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be visited by the ANC Youth League at her Soweto residence on Saturday, her office said.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Malema's appeal denied by disciplinary committee]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-malema-appeal-shot-down-by-appeals-committee/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ANC national disciplinary committee has denied the former Youth League president's appeal against his suspension from the party.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zuma 'still working' on State of the Nation address]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-zuma-still-working-on-station-of-the-nation-address/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The president is likely to focus on the need for South Africa to move decisively on programmes and policies that have served the country well so far.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANCYL braces itself for outcome of appeal hearing]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-ancyl-braces-itself-for-outcome-of-appeal-hearing/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The league's embattled leaders have made plans to visit Winnie after hearing their fate, hoping to receive guidance from her.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-04-ancyl-braces-itself-for-outcome-of-appeal-hearing/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[R2.1m assets seized from doctor’s assets]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-r21m-assets-seized-from-doctors/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Assets Forfeiture Unit has seized assets worth R2.1-million from a physiotherapist convicted of defrauding the labour department.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-r21m-assets-seized-from-doctors/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boeremag treason trialist denied bail]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-boeremag-treason-trialist-denied-bail/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A Boeremag treason trialist, who allegedly attempted to escape from the North Gauteng High Court last year, has been refused.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-boeremag-treason-trialist-denied-bail/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[ NPA rubbishes Mdluli, Breytenbach links]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-npa-rubbishes-mdluli-breytenbach-links/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The NPA has denied a link between the possible suspension of prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach and the dropping of charges against Richard Mdluli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-npa-rubbishes-mdluli-breytenbach-links/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANC keeps its silence on unpaid salaries]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-anc-keeps-its-silence-on-unpaid-salaries/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The ANC in Limpopo has refused to comment on claims that it failed to pay workers their salaries, saying it could not discuss internal matters.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-anc-keeps-its-silence-on-unpaid-salaries/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gavric falls short in bail bid]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-gavric-falls-short-in-bail-bid/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Serbian fugitive Dobrosav Gavric, who fled to SA in 2008 to avoid a lengthy jail sentence for the murder of warlord 'Arkan', has been refused bail.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-gavric-falls-short-in-bail-bid/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Igor 'the Russian' arrested for extortion]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-igor-the-russian-arrested-for-extortion/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Igor Russol and an accomplice have been arrested in connection with extorting around R600k and a Porsche Cayenne from Cape Town businesses.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-igor-the-russian-arrested-for-extortion/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Africans satisfied with tap water quality]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-south-africans-satisfied-with-tap-water-quality/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Water Research Commission has revealed that around 81% of urban South Africans are confident the tap water they drink is safe.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-south-africans-satisfied-with-tap-water-quality/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[IFP, Cope Dalai Lama application dismissed]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-ifp-cope-dalai-lama-application-dismissed/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The IFP and Cope's application on the constitutionality of government's decision not to grant the Dalai Lama a visa has been dismissed with costs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-ifp-cope-dalai-lama-application-dismissed/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[SABC defends 'uneducated' boss]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-sabc-defends-uneducated-boss/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Supporters say SABC's chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is being smeared because he is rooting out corruption.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-sabc-defends-uneducated-boss/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Officials warn of malaria infections in SA]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-officials-warn-of-malaria-infections-in-sa/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After six cases of malaria have been confirmed in Tshwane, officials have warned healthcare workers to remain vigilant.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-officials-warn-of-malaria-infections-in-sa/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[No trial for murder accused Mdluli]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-no-trial-for-murder-accused-mdluli/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The National Prosecuting Authority says charges against suspended crime intelligence boss will be investigated with a formal inquest, not a trial.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-no-trial-for-murder-accused-mdluli/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Most public schools still lack workbooks ]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-most-public-schools-still-lack-workbooks/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Majority of public schools lagging behind due to the slow delivery of important workbooks.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-most-public-schools-still-lack-workbooks/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Battle for control of the doors and the 'drugs']]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-battle-for-control-of-the-doors-and-drugs/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Despite an uneasy calm since a 'turf war' led to the merging of nightclub 'security services' in the Cape, there are still scores to be settled.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-battle-for-control-of-the-doors-and-drugs/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spooks bid for new powers]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-spies-bid-for-new-powers/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The alarm has been sounded over a proposed law that will create an intelligence monolith and allow wider bugging of SA citizens without a warrant.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-spies-bid-for-new-powers/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mdluli off hook on murder rap – for now ]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-mdluli-off-hook-on-murder-rap--for-now/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Former top cop gets a second reprieve because  an inquest must precede a trial.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-mdluli-off-hook-on-murder-rap--for-now/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[State of the Nation: Zuma adopts Chinese model]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-zuma-adopts-chinese-model/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma is looking East for inspiration, as the ANC pushes for resource nationalism rather than a crude form of nationalisation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-zuma-adopts-chinese-model/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Terre'Blanche trial turns focus on Child Act]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-terreblanche-trial-turns-focus-on-child-act/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The officer investigating Eugene Terre'Blanche's murder admits to being ignorant of the Child Justice Act when arresting a minor linked to the murder.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-terreblanche-trial-turns-focus-on-child-act/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANC accused of misleading the public on secrecy Bill]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-anc-accused-of-misleading-the-public-on-secrecy-bill/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Opposition politicians and activists have accused the ANC of manipulating hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-anc-accused-of-misleading-the-public-on-secrecy-bill/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fraud case against Block postponed again]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-fraud-case-against-block-postponed-again/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fraud and corruption case involving Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block, which dates back to 2010, has been postponed until next year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-fraud-case-against-block-postponed-again/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[BCCSA fines e.tv for airing Gaddafi's last moments]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-etv-fined-r35-000-for-airing-gaddafis-last-moments/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Television channel e.tv has been fined R35 000 for airing violent footage of the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi without warning viewers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-etv-fined-r35-000-for-airing-gaddafis-last-moments/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[East Rand blast leaves three hurt]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-east-rand-blast-leaves-three-hurt/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mugg and Bean management says three workers have been seriously injured in a gas explosion at the Festival Mall in Kempton Park.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-east-rand-blast-leaves-three-hurt/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA['Shadow cabinet' will light the way, says DA's Mazibuko]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-shadow-cabinet-will-light-the-way-says-das-mazibuko/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Defying accusations of pretentiousness, the DA says its shadow cabinet "will help restore Parliament to its rightful place in our democracy".]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-02-shadow-cabinet-will-light-the-way-says-das-mazibuko/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Translation drawn into question in Terre'Blanche trial]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-translation-drawn-into-question-in-terreblanche-trial/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The work of a translator who mediated between police and a youth accused of killing right wing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche is being questioned.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-translation-drawn-into-question-in-terreblanche-trial/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Social media 101: Tweeting with Ms Thema]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-social-media-101-tweeting-with-ms-thema/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Notorious tweeter Nonhle Thema walks us through some of the finer points of <em>M&G</em>'s new social media policy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-social-media-101-tweeting-with-ms-thema/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Protector calls for press ombud to be more 'autonomous']]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-protector-calls-for-press-ombud-to-be-more-autonomous/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At the Press Freedom Commission hearings, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela called for the press ombud to be "beefed up" and given more autonomy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-protector-calls-for-press-ombud-to-be-more-autonomous/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paia affects access to fracking report, says minister]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-paia-affects-access-to-fracking-report-says-minister/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has argued that Paia prevents access to draft reports, minutes and research of her fracking task team.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-paia-affects-access-to-fracking-report-says-minister/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pennyville residents protest over Absa eviction]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-pennyville-residents-protest-over-absa-eviction/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pennyville residents staged a demonstration outside Absa buildings in the Jo'burg CBD to hand over a memorandum in protest against their eviction.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-pennyville-residents-protest-over-absa-eviction/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bail for Congo immigrants singled out by 'King Zombie']]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-bail-for-congo-immigrants-targeted-by-king-zombie/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Seventeen of the Congo immigrants arrested in Jo'burg after being singled out by an ally of DRC President Joseph Kabila have been released on bail.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-bail-for-congo-immigrants-targeted-by-king-zombie/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA['Remorseless' killers get 18 years for murdering gay woman]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-remorseless-lesbian-killers-get-18-years/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Four men were jailed for 18 years on Wednesday for stabbing and stoning 19-year-old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana to death in 2006.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-remorseless-lesbian-killers-get-18-years/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moodley's retrial bid fails, but NPA still on the case]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-moodleys-retrial-bid-fails-but-npa-still-on-the-case/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Donovan Moodley has lost his bid for a retrial, but the NPA will continue to investigate whether others were involved in the murder of Leigh Matthews.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-moodleys-retrial-bid-fails-but-npa-still-on-the-case/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rhino poachers sentenced to 25 years in prison]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-rhino-poachers-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Three poachers have been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of illegally hunting endangered rhino in the Kruger National Park.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-rhino-poachers-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA['Clash of paradigms' as editors defend self-regulation]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-editors-back-selfregulation-at-press-freedom-hearings/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Newspaper editors have warned the Press Freedom Commission that introducing a media appeals tribunal would be "the death knell of a free press".]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-editors-back-selfregulation-at-press-freedom-hearings/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Minor's mother present after Terre'Blanche's murder]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-minors-mother-present-after-terreblanches-murder/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The mother of a minor accused in right wing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche's murder trial was present when he pointed out crime scenes and confessed.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-minors-mother-present-after-terreblanches-murder/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tshwane mayor downplays council crisis]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-tshwane-mayor-downplays-council-crisis/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Tshwane metro council has denied that municipal departments have been placed under administration due to poor performance and corruption.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-tshwane-mayor-downplays-council-crisis/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[SA's AU dance: Optimistic or inappropriate?]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-sas-au-dance-optimistic-or-inappropriate/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SA delegates emerged from their failed bid to win the AU chair, dancing. Does this further seal the country's image as a petty continental bully?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-sas-au-dance-optimistic-or-inappropriate/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANC: Media regulation should be independent]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-anc-tribunal-would-trump-medias-vested-interests/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The ANC still wants "independent regulation" for the media, arguing that self-regulatory efforts are undermined by vested interests.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-anc-tribunal-would-trump-medias-vested-interests/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Politicians put in the spotlight during info Bill hearings]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-politicians-put-in-the-spotlight-during-info-bill-hearings/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Politicians have been roasted during public hearings on the info Bill with some saying poor communication shows a gap between people and politicians.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-politicians-put-in-the-spotlight-during-info-bill-hearings/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Terre'Blanche's widow denies farm worker sodomised]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-terreblanches-widow-denies-farm-worker-sodomised/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A farm worker accused of killing Eugene Terre'Blanche has told the court that the right wing leader sodomised him, which Terre'Blanche's widow denies.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-terreblanches-widow-denies-farm-worker-sodomised/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Africans don't complain much, press commission told]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-south-africans-dont-complain-very-much-press-council-told/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The number of complaints to the press ombud in South Africa is relatively low, the Press Freedom Commission has been told.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-south-africans-dont-complain-very-much-press-council-told/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Poogle Translate: Send us your submissions]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-poogle-translate-send-us-your-submissions/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Big-talking public figures are all the rage these days, but what are they saying? Send us your Poogle Translate submissions and we'll decode them.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-poogle-translate-send-us-your-submissions/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deadlock highlights rifts, inertia of African diplomacy]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-analysts-doubt-dlaminizumas-chances-for-au-chair/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The deadlock for the AU chair has crowded out important issues such as the political situation in Somalia and left the AU in limbo.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-31-analysts-doubt-dlaminizumas-chances-for-au-chair/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Terre'Blanche's widow speaks of 'not sober' suspect]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-terreblanches-widow-speaks-of-not-sober-suspect/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Slain rightwing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche's wife testified that suspect Chris Mahlangu arrived at her house drunk on the day of her husband's death.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-terreblanches-widow-speaks-of-not-sober-suspect/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[M&G's publisher selected for digital media board]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-mgs-publisher-selected-for-digital-media-board/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The <i>Mail & Guardian</i>'s publisher Anastacia Martin has been selected as head of the DMMA's education portfolio.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-mgs-publisher-selected-for-digital-media-board/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kawie 'too ill' to testify at Canyon Springs probe]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-kawie-too-depressed-to-testify-at-canyon-springs-probe/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fraud-accused Richard Kawie has failed to appear before the Canyon Springs liquidition probe, claiming he is too depressed and too ill to attend.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charity with a smile]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-charity-with-a-smile/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Indian high commission in SA has launched a platform for Indian women to find solutions to some of the problems facing the country.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rondebosch protest: Charges withdrawn]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-charges-against-occupy-rondebosch-protesters-withdrawn/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Charges against 41 Cape Town protesters have been withdrawn following their arrest during an unsanctioned protest on Rondebosch Common.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plagiarism oversight prompts press code concerns]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-plagiarism-oversight-prompts-press-code-concerns/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The amended press code does not properly define or address plagiarism, editor Barney Mthombothi said at the Press Freedom Commission hearings.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANCYL hopes to hustle NEC as Juju suspense continues]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-ancyl-hopes-to-hustle-nec-as-juju-suspense-continues/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Julius Malema is hoping the ANC's NEC will quash his suspension before the verdict of his appeal is announced. But his chances don't look good.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Terre'Blanche trial resumes with captain's cross-examination]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-crime-scene-captain-kicks-off-terreblanche-trial-continuation/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The AWB leader Eugene Terre'Blanche murder trial is set to resume with testimony from the police captain who visited the murder scene.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Maybe next time: Dlamini-Zuma to try for AU chair in June]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-30-maybe-next-time-dlaminizuma-to-try-for-au-chair-in-june/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will run again for the position of African Union Commission chair at the next AU Summit in June.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Having an overdraft doesn't mean you're broke -- Mathale]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-having-an-overdraft-doesnt-mean-youre-broke--mathale/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale believes his cash strapped province will have a surplus on its budget by the end of the current financial year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mandela's last surviving sibling dies]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-mandela-arrives-at-his-houghton-home/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Former president Nelson Mandela arrived at his Houghton home, north of Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon, SABC news reported.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-mandela-arrives-at-his-houghton-home/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[NPA confident of securing ET murder conviction]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-npa-confident-of-securing-et-murder-conviction/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The trial of two farmworkers accused of killing rightwing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche continues in the High Court sitting in Ventersdorp on Monday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mathale blames Eurozone debt crisis for Limpopo woes]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-mathale-blames-eurozone-debt-crisis-for-limpopo-woes/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale has blamed the Eurozone debt crisis for hampering job creation and economic development in the province.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mbete appointed to African Peer Review Mechanism panel]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-mbete-appointed-to-african-peer-review-mechanism-panel/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Former deputy president Baleka Mbete has been unanimously voted on to to the African Union's African Peer Review Mechanism panel.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-mbete-appointed-to-african-peer-review-mechanism-panel/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Health department recalls ANC centenary condoms]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-health-department-recalls-anc-centenary-condoms/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Free State health department has recalled over a million condoms distributed for the ANC's centenary celebrations over quality concerns.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-health-department-recalls-anc-centenary-condoms/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gigaba 'out of order' for undermining ANC unity]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-29-gigaba-out-of-order-for-underming-anc-unity/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Thandi Tobias-Poloko has torn into Public Enterprise Minister Malusi Gigaba for "undermining" the ANC's unity.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No word from Zulu King on gay slur]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-28-no-word-from-zulu-king-on-gay-slur/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Journalists packed out a function where King Goodwill Zwelithini was speaking, hoping in vain that the Zulu king would address a homophobia uproar. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-28-no-word-from-zulu-king-on-gay-slur/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the win]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-28-sa-nkosazana-dlaminizuma-for-the-win/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's a tight race for the position of AU head, but South Africa is insisting it is optimistic its powerful candidate Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma can do it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Behind the shake-up at Absa]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-28-behind-the-exco-shakeup-at-absa/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The shake-up in Absa’s upper echelons is a case of parent Barclays “micromanaging” the local operations and direct intervention, according to sources.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-28-behind-the-exco-shakeup-at-absa/</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Maimane not up for DA Gauteng election]]></title>
			<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-28-maimane-not-standing-for-da-gauteng-leader/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Two DA members have been nominated as the party's Gauteng leader and national spokesperson Mmusi Maimane is not on the list.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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