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/ 3 February 2005
Said to be one of the 10 most expensive cars in the world, the Maybach 62 is sleek, glamorous and — some might argue — a little out of place in a country where two thirds of the population lives below the poverty line. ”The king drove up the main street of the capital in this beautiful car…” said cashier Martha Dlamini.
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/ 3 February 2005
On September 4 1967 <i>The New York Times</i> published an upbeat story on presidential elections held by the South Vietnamese puppet regime at the height of the Vietnam war. The echoes of the propaganda about Iraq’s elections are so close as to be uncanny. No amount of spin can conceal Iraqis’ hostility to United States occupation.
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/ 3 February 2005
The Congress of South African Trade Unions’s eviction from Zimbabwe on Wednesday could be seen as a lighter moment in the dark drama that is the unravelling of democracy in our northern neighbour. The big manne of South Africa’s union movement are Harare-bound in the morning. By mid-afternoon, they’re back, unceremoniously dumped on the next flight to Jo’burg. In the boardrooms of high capital they are treated with far more respect.
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/ 3 February 2005
The theory that humans have evolved over millions of years independent of any "divine" influence is not widely accepted in many countries. That list now includes Brazil, according to the Science and Development Network. Meanwhile, evolutionary facts underpin many of the events coming up at Africa’s largest science festival, the ninth annual Sasol Science Festival in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.
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/ 3 February 2005
For much of the past decade, it has been civil war that has compromised the safety of Burundians. Now, crime appears set to take over where the combatants are leaving off. Recent Statistics for a three-month period reveal the extent of this trend. Three hundred murders, 72 ambushes, 500 armed robberies, plus actions by the anti-government National Liberation Forces — and vehicle thefts — were reported.
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/ 3 February 2005
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change announced on Thursday it will take part in parliamentary elections scheduled for March 31, despite widespread fears of vote rigging and political violence. ”We participate under protest,” said MDC spokesperson Paul Themba Nyathi. ”We participate to keep the flames of hope for change alive.”
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/ 3 February 2005
The chain saws that are beginning to rip through the primeval forests at the heart of Africa are not only depleting the region of trees that can never be replaced. They are also destroying the branches on which global biodiversity depends. The fate of the vast forest expanse will be discussed at a regional summit meeting in Brazzaville, the capital of the Congo Republic, this weekend.
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/ 3 February 2005
Germany’s higher education system was heading for its biggest shake up in decades late last month after the country’s high court overturned a ban on tuition fees.
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/ 3 February 2005
Having followed the sexploits of advocate Barbie with an interest bordering on inappropriateness, the manne were beside themselves with anticipation. ”Barbie will now be briefing herself”, read the Saturday Star headline, leaving the okes to jealous speculation. Who would be debriefing her? And would there be live streaming video of the event available on the internet?
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