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/ 8 November 2005
Centuries ago, great kingdoms adorned the hills and plains of the Vhembe valley, representing a unique civilisation of socio-political organisation, production and trade. Their prowess and ingenuity are only now starting to be afforded the recognition they deserve. But much of their essence remains a mystery that still needs to be explored.
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/ 8 November 2005
A Royal Air Force officer is about to be tried before a military court for refusing to return to Iraq because the war is illegal. Malcolm Kendall-Smith is the first British officer to face criminal charges for challenging the legality of the invasion and occupation. He is not a conscientious objector; he has completed two tours in Iraq.
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/ 8 November 2005
Luke Woodham’s self-described ”first kill” was his pet dog, Sparkle; a year later, in 1998, he murdered his mother and two schoolmates in Mississippi at age 17. Woodham was not the first serial killer to target animals and, since the 1970s, research by criminologists has found links between violence against humans and cruelty to animals.
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/ 8 November 2005
The death toll in South Asia’s huge October 8 quake jumped on Tuesday to 87 350 following a new count of Pakistan’s casualties, officials announced. Meanwhile, United Nations workers are in a desperate race against the Himalayan winter and a dwindling budget to bring shelter to 350 000 of the neediest quake survivors.
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/ 8 November 2005
David Gicheru is a former guerrilla who fought British colonial forces from hideouts in the dense forests of central Kenya ahead of independence in 1963. As much as the prospect of a poor harvest gnaws at him, so do memories of his struggle against the British — and Kenya’s subsequent treatment of those who liberated the country from colonialism.
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/ 8 November 2005
Entrepreneurial activity among most black South Africans is motivated by necessity and hampered by historical disadvantages. Black micro-businesses are most usually a case of one woman battling to survive. Or, when they are larger, they face a higher failure rate than would a white, Indian or coloured SMME because the entrepreneurs lack skills, experience or networks.
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/ 8 November 2005
A year ago, South Africa couldn’t beat a credible opponent in one-day cricket. Now they head to India on Friday for a five-match series as the world’s second-ranked team. It’s a transformation achieved with essentially the same playing personnel, although there have been two changes of coach since the team crashed out of the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.
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/ 7 November 2005
Militants loyal to al-Qaeda in Iraq threatened to intensify their campaign of violence sharply unless United States and Iraqi forces end a major offensive near the Syrian border, in an internet statement posted on Monday. The statement also promised to destroy the homes of Iraqi soldiers and government employees.
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/ 7 November 2005
The management of the University of Pretoria has ordered the reconstitution of the recently elected student representative council (SRC) for not having enough black members. ”The representation does not comply with the requirements of the SRC constitution,” the university said on Monday.