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/ 20 January 2006

Greenpeace ends protest against Japanese whalers

Environmental group Greenpeace on Friday said it had ended its pursuit of Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, which saw protesters attempt to put themselves between the harpoons and giant animals. The ships <i>Arctic Sunrise</i> and <i>Esperanza</i> will prepare to leave the region for Cape Town, the group said in a statement.

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/ 20 January 2006

Top Kenyan ministers face corruption allegations

Kenya’s vice-president and two Cabinet ministers are among more than 30 people summoned by the Kenyan anti-corruption commission. The vast scope of the allegations is likely to have serious ramifications for the British government and could affect how Britain and international organisations deal with African nations that are suspected of similar activities.

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/ 20 January 2006

Hamas spends $180k on an image makeover

Hamas is paying a spin doctor  000 to persuade Europeans and Americans that it is not a group of religious fanatics who relish suicide bombings and hate Jews. The organisation, also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, has hired a media consultant, Nashat Aqtash, to improve its image at home and abroad.

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/ 20 January 2006

You ain’t seen nothing yet!

Scientists warn that the intense storms, droughts and floods South Africa is currently experiencing will increase in years to come as a result of the greenhouse ”steroids” people are pumping into the atmosphere. They predict the western side of the country will become increasingly dry as the eastern side becomes wetter.

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/ 20 January 2006

How Travelgate man was nailed

The axing of Parliament’s chief financial officer, Harry Charlton, followed a year of running battles with the institution’s top officials over the Travelgate investigation, and the implementation of competing software and consultancy contracts worth millions.

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/ 20 January 2006

ANC sez DA R skrwd :-)

Has the party you voted for in 1994 started taking you for granted? When was the last time your premier wrote you a love letter or ate strawberries out of your navel? Got an urge to slip something into the ballot box, but just can’t seem to maintain an election? Would you get back together with your ex for one more X? Would you cross the floor — on all fours?

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/ 20 January 2006

The way of peace

It’s not that blacks are inherently degenerate. It’s just that they’d be so much more worthwhile if they were white. Of course, in some ways they are. Thinking whites have always taken it as a given that inside every fallen, bestial, primordial Negro there is a disciplined and enlightened white man trying to get out.

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/ 20 January 2006

SA steel is a steal — in Ghana

If you want to buy cheap South African steel, go to Ghana. Outdoor equipment and gas cylinder manufacturer Cadac has shown the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> invoices that it says proves South African steel can be bought cheaper in Ghana, China, Thailand and Turkey than it can in the home market.