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/ 15 January 2007
Last month came the news that Christian conservatives across the United States must secretly have been dreading. Long in love with the dastardly Vice-President Dick Cheney, they have always struggled to reconcile this with the fact that his daughter Mary is an out lesbian. And finally, it appears, their tolerance has reached tipping point.
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/ 15 January 2007
The government has let the applications for presidential pardons for over 1 000 people imprisoned for what they believe are political “crimes” pile up, arguing that it has no policy on how to address this ”complex” matter. But it is unclear why the government is dragging its feet now when four years ago President Thabo Mbeki justified his release of 33 prisoners.
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/ 15 January 2007
After a spate of arrests of members of the media over the past six months, Burundian authorities recently released three journalists who had been detained for more than a month. The Mail & Guardian spoke to them on a recent visit to Burundi. ”Everything is still in a blur,” says Domitile Kiramvu. ”I still ask myself questions. It is too good to be true.”
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/ 15 January 2007
South African cricket bosses are expected to provide some clarity on Monday on incidents during the Test match between the Proteas and Pakistan in Centurion. Proteas coach Mickey Arthur said these included apparent abusive comments by a South African player, which were picked up by the stump microphone on Sunday.
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/ 15 January 2007
Over 110 000 Malaysians have been forced to flee their homes as floods worsen in the south and on Borneo island, officials said on Monday as relief workers struggled to feed and shelter victims. Nearly 105 000 people have abandoned their homes in the worst-hit state of Johor, which borders Singapore, and the figure is climbing, officials said.
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/ 15 January 2007
Mail & Guardian owner, Zimbabwean-born Trevor Ncube, could lose full ownership and control of his media assets should the Zimbabwe government succeed in its latest attempts to strip him of his citizenship
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/ 15 January 2007
Radio Pulpit was the victim of a false campaign last week which claimed that the government was closing the station down. A viral sms, urging the public to sign a petition to keep it on air, was distributed to cell phones, prompting some 200,000 people to react.
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/ 14 January 2007
South Africa were in a good position at the end of the fourth day of the first Castle Lager Test against Pakistan at Supersport Park on Sunday. Chasing 199 to win, South Africa had 69 for two. ”It’s going to be tough,” said Proteas coach Mickey Arthur. ”We’ll definitely have a restless night tonight.”
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/ 14 January 2007
Twilight will be a magical time this week as a new comet is expected to arrive and dazzle South African star gazers. Reported to be the brightest comet visible from Earth in the past 30 years, Comet McNaught sparkled its way across the northern hemisphere last week.
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/ 14 January 2007
The European Union breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday after the Russian Federation and Belarus ended a row over oil trading arrangements that cut Russian supplies to Europe earlier this week. ”I welcome the agreement reached between Russia and Belarus,” EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said in Brussels.