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Western donors have pledged -million to finance the reconstruction of Liberia over the next two years — considerably more than the United Nations and World Bank had asked for. However, they have virtually ignored a separate UN appeal for -million of immediate humanitarian assistance.
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What does the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) do when township dwellers refuse to vote in a hostel because of past animosities with its residents? Or when high-profile leaders of a political party are seen registering voters on behalf of the IEC? These are some of the complex issues the commission has already had to face as the election race slowly takes off.
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The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) on Sunday accused the authorities of preventing vital information from reaching the public and vowed to fight for the right of journalists to protect their sources. Sanef said the organisation was concerned over the flow of information from the police to the media.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=30864">The death of Zimbabwean journalism</a>
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This year marks the centenary of an extraordinary event that the world doesn’t seem to care much about. In 1904, after many years of conflict with the invading German army, the Herero people of Namibia decided that enough was enough. They were called together by their paramount chief, Samuel Maharero, and summoned to go to war.
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The Inkatha Freedom Party and police are investigating why seven people were injured in a shooting incident at a political rally in Wembesi township, Estcourt, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. The African National Congress and IFP blamed one another for the shooting at the Wembesi community hall on Sunday.
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Inflation in Lesotho and Swaziland managed to ease from double digits in 2002 to around 7% in 2003, tracking South African economic patterns. Lesotho’s average annual inflation rate dropped to 7,2% in 2003 from 11,3% in 2002 mainly due to an increase in consumer prices by 0,1% year on year in December.
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China is under pressure to abandon its rigid currency regime, after finance ministers from the world’s leading economies blamed Beijing’s dollar peg for recent ”excess volatility” in exchange rate markets.
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South African editors are to seek a meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs to express concern over the recent court ruling that has closed the Daily News in Zimbabwe. Henry Jeffreys, chairperson of the South African National Editors’ Forum, strongly condemned the ruling and called for urgent reconsideration of the judgement.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday he was anxious that political rivals in neighbouring Zimbabwe start formal talks soon, adding that a programme mapping out the negotiating process had already been completed in December.
The death of Zimbabwean journalism
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<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>"We do have different policies from other parties — on women and child abuse, for example, and on the environment. We’re disappointed there’s no concerted campaign by all party leaders to dispel the myth that baby rape cures Aids." Drew Forrest turns his 10-shooter on Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille.