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/ 24 December 2008
Motlanthe’s office has agreed to consider a request by Hugh Glenister to submit legislation disbanding the Scorpions to the Constitutional Court.
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/ 24 December 2008
Heinous crimes are now synonymous with this United States administration. If it isn’t held to account, what does that say about us?
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/ 24 December 2008
At overflowing dumpsters in Zimbabwe’s capital, desperate vagrants pounced on garbage bags and fought over chicken bones and scraps of discarded food.
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/ 24 December 2008
In the season of goodwill, Henry Paulson is proving to be an American Santa Claus, doling out sacks of money to aid ailing businesses across the US.
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/ 24 December 2008
A French investment manager who plowed €1,5-billion ($2,1-billion) into Bernard Madoff’s fraudulent scheme was found dead on Tuesday.
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/ 24 December 2008
For Donna Molnar in Ancaster, Canada, Christmas is a time of joy compromised by tragedy. Eight years ago, her father-in-law died on December 22.
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/ 24 December 2008
As we move into 2009, one prediction can be made with confidence: while the Zuma case continues, turbulent constitutional times are likely.
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/ 24 December 2008
When he threw his shoes at George W Bush, Iraqi TV reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi became an instant news celebrity.
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/ 24 December 2008
Forget cholera and hunger. The new kid on the block of crises in Zimbabwe is change.
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/ 24 December 2008
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> reviewers celebrate the page-turners and head-turners in their Best Reads of 2008.