Weekly Southern African Report
From Jan Lamprecht
Southern Africa in Crisis
www.AfricanCrisis.co.za
Sunday, 29th March 2009From 1994-Present over 3,000 Farmers have been murdered in S.Africa.
Many thousands of their farm workers have also been murdered too.
Click here for Photos & Updates - WARNING: Very Graphic & GruesomeAmerica has lost the war in Iraq - No terrorist or communist dictator out there, fears America in the slightest...
Monday 23-Mar-2009: I will bet anyone that there is not a single Muslim terrorist out there who fears America. Well, let me put it in the correct context. The only thing Muslim terrorists fear is American fire-power. But (By Jan)...S.Africa: The Crooked Election of 2009 - Massive ANC lies and tricks to cheat their way to a Mugabe-style Victory
Monday 23-Mar-2009: I just want to briefly mention some of the ANC's filthy lies and dirty tricks which it is using, much like Mugabe, to win this election. Last year, our Minister of Safety and Security, the same clo (By Jan)...The last stand of Zimbabwe's white farmers
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Nine years ago, Zimbabwe had more than 4,000 white-owned commercial farms. In a fresh wave of invasions, farmers keep their guns close at hand as Zanu PF thugs lay siege to many of the 300 that remain (By Gairk)...S Africa: Voting
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: Submitted by Shannon: Hi Jan I received this really good email and I thought it might be of interest to your other readers. By the way the site is looking really good, many thanks to you and al (By JoAn)...S Africa: Myths about land reform
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: Submitted by CD: Myths about land reform by Leon Louw Land reform is bedevilled by tenacious myths starting with the widely held view, especially amongst blacks, that it has failed. Myth 1 (By JoAn)...[Humor] A Blast from the Past: The ANC struggle to Liberate us from Civilisation...
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Here is an oldie but a real goodie, worth looking at again: [Humor] Hillarious: 2006 Review: Liberation from Civilization Struggle (By Jan)...Viomak Unleashes 'Zimbabwe is Mine' in Song as Chinhoyi is cursed
Monday 23-Mar-2009: By Harriet Chigege As Chinhoyi is cursed ,Viomak’s sand skiing musical sport doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. Banned from the day she produced her first protest album in 2006, the protest si (By JoAn)...News - South Africa: Angry taxi men run amok
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: Large parts of Joburg were brought to a standstill on Tuesday as disgruntled taxi drivers protested against the Bus Rapid Transport project. The sun had barely risen yesterday when reports of viole (By Jan)...UK: Springbok Cyber Newsletter, March 2009 edition - editorial.
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: It was the SF/PIRA terrorist leader Gerry Adams who once said of the PIRA "They haven't gone away you know". The past few months have shown that exactly the same can be said of international terrorism (By JoAn)...South Africa: The return of horrific Black on Black necklacing: Two Teens necklaced by vigilante group
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: [Necklacking was invented by the ANC. Nelson Mandela's wife once said, "With boxes of matches we will liberate this country". And now, more than 20 years later, this is still used. Necklacing is reall (By Jan)...America begins the abandonment of Israel - Israel's fate will be like Zimbabwe, SA - My argument with an American
Monday 23-Mar-2009: [Recently on AC we've been debating whether Israel is not going to end up like Zimbabwe and South Africa. We had these two news reports, and we had interesting commentaries on them. See: CIA report: I (By Jan)...News - Babynet Front Page: Go nuts for oil
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: By Lisa Raleigh Coconut oil is far better for us than we were originally led to believe. Consisting almost entirely of saturated fat (about 92%) it sounds as if it could lethal to our arteries. (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Seiso's smile 'makes your heart skip a beat'
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: His torture at the hands of two boys left Seiso Ratswana, 4, physically and emotionally traumatised. He will carry these scars with him forever. But the end of the boys' court case yesterday should ma (By Jan)...'Liberal' Begs Obama To Put Mumia Abu-Jamal On His Pardon List; Mumia: Racism Put Me Here
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: Why is it that Western "Liberals" are defending those whom are obviously guilty of such vile crimes such as murder? Thus brings in the case of (By Lone Wolf)...News - South Africa: Corruption threatens society - Buthelezi
Saturday 28-Mar-2009: South Africa cannot bear the growing burden of corruption, IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Saturday. "It [corruption] is distorting the moral and economic fabric of our country. Its tent (By Jan)...News - Election 2009: Buthelezi: We are in a crisis
Saturday 28-Mar-2009: South Africa is in crisis, Inkatha Freedom Party president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Thursday. "We are in a crisis. It is a crisis of leadership, of morality, of security, social justice and pro (By Jan)...News - South Africa: COPE seeks labour intensive law
Friday 27-Mar-2009: COPE will set a legislated minimum for the use of manual labour on projects if it comes to power, party president Mvume Dandala said on Thursday. "By law we will require that 70 percent is labour i (By Jan)...Nation of Islam Endorses Genocidal Omar Bashir
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: It seems like the (By Lone Wolf)...Zimbabwe: Two farmers and supervisor jailed in the Lowveld for living in their houses on their properties
Monday 23-Mar-2009: ALERT ALERT ALERT Two farmers and one supervisor jailed in the Lowveld for living in their houses which are on their properties which they hold the TITLE DEEDS for. The farmers are Tony Sarpo and B (By Gairk)...USA: The Sheriff - More Power Than The President
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: by: ALAN STANG Posted By: J (This J is one of my personal favorite agents at Rumormillnews.com) He added a few comments below before he posted the latest Alan Stang article which is posted to News (By JoAn)...S Africa: TAU Bulletin: Use It Or Lose It! Why Only Now?
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: March 25, 2009 USE IT OR LOSE IT! WHY ONLY NOW? Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Lulu Xingwana’s recent prominent proclamations that those to whom her ministry gave productive farms must (By JoAn)...South Africa: HIV infected prisoners' suffering
Saturday 28-Mar-2009: [Who cares. Many in our prisons are murderers who deserve to die anyway. The ANC loves and cares for criminals and it doesn't give a damn about the rest of us. Jan] By Khopotso Bodibe It was Sep (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: Fresh farm invasions revive misery
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Seated on a wooden bench outside a dilapidated pole and dagga hut with her palm on her cheek, Margaret Ngoma (32) stares into the clear blue sky seemingly lost in thought. Her eyes tell tales of hunge (By Gairk)...USA/S Africa: Just a compliment
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: Let me tell you that Jan will smile over this one and so will all of us who work at African Crisis. It is one of my greatest pleasures to read and thank those who take the time to express their apprec (By JoAn)...Zimbabwe: Donors voice concern over farm invasions while Zanu PF sabotages inclusive government
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Major donors have voiced concern over the spate of farm invasions amid concerns some Zanu PF elements are stepping up their efforts to sabotage the inclusive government’s push for an emergency financi (By Gairk)...[Pics] Horror under the Microscope...
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Check out this page with images of small creatures as seen under a microscope. It shows once more, how utterly sophisticated this world is. Even tiny creatures are very sophisticated. Look at the shee (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: Farmer being terrorised by deputy commissioner of police
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: [And so the tragedy in Zimbabwe continues. Here is an e-mail appealing to the South African Ambassador in Zimbabwe for urgent protection as a farmer is being terrorised by the Deputy Commissioner of P (By Gairk)...News - World: Sunni fighters disarmed after uprising
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: Baghdad - US-backed Iraqi forces swept through a central Baghdad slum Sunday, disarming government-allied Sunni fighters who launched a two-day uprising to protest the arrest of their leader. An of (By Jan)...Near-Catastrophe in Israel
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: By P. David Hornik Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The worst terror attack in Israeli history was narrowly averted Saturday evening. Someone—it is not yet known who—managed to drive a car carrying 10 (By JoAn)...Denmark says to Zim: Restore rule of law and stop farm invasions if aid is to flow
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Zimbabwe must restore the rule of law and stop a fresh wave of farm invasions if aid is to flow, a visiting Danish minister said on Thursday. "I underlined to the minister that the evictions of farmer (By Gairk)...Zimbabwe: From Jill Baker – New Book & Radio Interview: Beloved Africa
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: [Jill Baker gave an interview on SW Radio Africa - and she mentions Goromonzi and what her book is about. The interview is about 11 minutes long only - but worth listening to. Friend who sent us this (By Gairk)...News - South Africa: Student goes on the rampage with an axe
Monday 23-Mar-2009: A 20-year-old grade 10 pupil went on a killing rampage with an axe in Mayflower, near Ermelo in Mpumalanga on Sunday, allegedly killing three people, including a six-month-old baby, and injuring 12 o (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Robbers kill man, assault wife, poison dog
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: A Pretoria businessman has died after being shot several times by armed robbers who attacked him and his wife. According to police, 48-year-old John Cooper died in his bedroom. His wife, who was a (By Jan)...Why Would SA Deny The Dalai Lama A Visa
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: The South African government's ban or denial to grant the Tibetan Spiritual Leader, the Dalai Lama the visa to enter the country last week is a shame and a blatant rebuke on the face of the long and (By Kwanele Sibanda)...News - World: Car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: By Kim Gamel Baghdad - A car bomb exploded near a crowded market in a mainly Shi'a area of Baghdad on Thursday, killing more than 20 civilians, Iraqi officials said, in the sixth major attack in Ir (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Hope springs eternal? Not in this town
Saturday 28-Mar-2009: By Lynnette Johns Cape Town - With its art galleries, restaurants, wine estates and pretty antique stores, Robertson is a tourist hub. But beneath its charming exterior is simmering discontent and (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Zuma firm on affirmative action and BEE
Friday 27-Mar-2009: ANC President Jacob Zuma has stuck to his guns on affirmative action amid calls from certain quarters that the policy be scrapped because it is having a negative impact on skills. Zuma told trade (By Jan)...News - Africa: Some Zimbabweans see more pain as prices fall
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: By MacDonald Dzirutwe Harare - Food is returning to store shelves in Zimbabwe and prices falling after years rocketing higher - but the end of the black market leaves some Zimbabweans with little t (By Jan)...News - Africa: Bashir defies war crimes warrant in Egypt
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: Cairo - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir met his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Wednesday on his second foreign visit since an international court ordered his arrest for war crimes in (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Man gets life for killing young mom
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: Mpiya Richard Rammutla, 31, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a young mother, Elize Havenga. "You have robbed a man of his wife and a young girl of her mother - your actio (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: Farmers promised protection in new economic plan Talk
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Zimbabwe’s five-week-old unity Government promised yesterday to protect the few remaining white farmers from the intimidation that has forced thousands to flee their land in the last few years. Announ (By Gairk)...News - South Africa: FW opts out of peace conference
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: Former president FW de Klerk on Monday withdrew from the 2010 World Cup peace conference in Johannesburg this week because of government's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa. "Mr De Klerk will (By Jan)...Three white polic killed one brain dead by black shooter in oakland CAlifornia
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: Submitted by Corley, USA: I guess it beginning here, but you'll find its the ANC and ZANU allies here that will lose. There are still 225 million white working class Americans and we know how to wi (By JoAn)...News - Africa: Ship 'zigzagged' away from pirates
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Tokyo - Pirates fired on a Japanese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia but escaped after the ship began evasive manoeuvres, the Japanese government said Monday. Masami Suekado, a Transportation Mi (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Inmate dies as prison gangs clash
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Correctional Services top brass will explore ways of tightening up security at Durban's Westville prison following the death of an inmate, stabbed with a knife smuggled into the prison. The inmate (By Jan)...News - Africa: Beshir flouts war crimes warrant in Egypt
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: Ciaro - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir arrived in Cairo on Wednesday, flaunting his freedom in defiance of an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darf (By Jan)...[Video] S.Africa refuses entry for the Dalai Lama because of cosy friendship with Communist China
Monday 23-Mar-2009: [Just listen to the junk excuse on this video by our Communist-loving Govt. Don't kid yourself about any of this. The ANC is coming up with a bunch of junk reasons as to why they won't allow the Dalai (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Spotlight falls on key Zuma,NPA players
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: Bombshell evidence that is said to point to executive interference has placed the spotlight on a range of key players in the Zuma/National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) drama over the past few years. (By Jan)...News - World: Four charged in deadly biker brawl
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Sydney - Police defended security levels at Australia's largest airport on Monday after a man was beaten to death during a brawl by suspected rival biker gangs in one of Sydney's busiest terminals. (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Gun owners won't take a bullet
Friday 27-Mar-2009: By Heinz de Boer The South African Gun Owners' Association (Saga) is threatening legal action against the SAPS amid threats that thousands of firearm owners could be arrested come July 1. Saga s (By Jan)...Why the West is obsessed with multi-culturalism - the Untold story of the Cold War & the Secret CIA strategy...
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: One of our American volunteers wrote this to me:- I'm just being able to somehow survive our Obama Nation here we have in the USA. I'm curious to know what's your take on this Dora the Explorer's sho (By Jan)...News - South Africa: DA claims to be ahead in Cape by-elections
Friday 27-Mar-2009: The DA claimed to be well ahead in by-elections in Mitchells Plain and Parow North on Wednesday in what is seen as a crucial test of support before the national election on April 22. "We've had an (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Passerby wounded in robbery
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: A woman was shot in a Port Elizabeth shopping centre when a group of gunmen allegedly robbed security guards on Thursday morning, police said. Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said the robbers app (By Jan)...South Africa: Zuma supporters at each other’s throats as they jostle for his attention
Monday 23-Mar-2009: A low-intensity battle is raging behind the scenes in the ANC for control of its president, Jacob Zuma. Zuma’s supporters are at each other’s throats as they jostle for his attention and control wh (By Gairk)...[Graph] UK: Financial Times: Is this the end of America?
Monday 23-Mar-2009: [This is a fascinating article and the graph shows shocking the monies are that being poured into the world economy. Take special note of how Obama is treating businesses as criminals. This is exactly (By Jan)...News - South Africa: ANC to revamp government
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: An extensive round of musical chairs is on the cards for government departments and ministries as part of an overhaul of the administration, the most extensive restructuring since 1996 after the Recon (By Jan)...Investors increase physical Gold holdings despite drop in Gold price
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: [Check this out and be amazed at how much physical gold this ETF is holding. Jan] Gold falls as Treasury details toxic-assets plan By Moming Zhou Mar 23, 2009 14:39:00 (ET) NEW YORK (MarketW (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: Mugabe put on a bullet proof vest before dashing to visit Tsvangirai
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Before Robert Mugabe went to see Morgan Tsvangirai at Avenues Clinic, he put on a bullet proof vest, Denford Magora reports on his blog. Magora claims that he received ‘close circuit’ information that (By Gairk)...UK: The world comes to London
Friday 27-Mar-2009: Words by Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor and Nigel Morris, Deputy Political Editor Saturday, 28 March 2009 Who's coming? President Barack Obama and wife Michelle with delegation including Trea (By JoAn)...News - South Africa: Top cop faces corruption probe
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: By Heinz de Boer One of Durban's most senior Metro Police officers is to be investigated for a series of alleged transgressions, including nepotism and fraud. He is also being chauffeured across (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Police nab seven pupils in drugs crackdown
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: By Lesego Masemola and Hanti Otto In a drugs crackdown the Metro Police, in conjunction with the SAPS, arrested seven pupils from Hoerskool Overkruin on Wednesday. They were arrested after alleg (By Jan)...The Financial Meltdown: Soon there may be nobody left to lend to America (and betting on Gold!)
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: [I wonder what sort of inflation this will unleash one day? Remember inflation eats away all your savings - which also means all your PENSION, etc! Jan] Anyone who thought Ben Bernanke and his Fede (By Jan)...News - Africa: Fear rules supreme in the Congo
Saturday 28-Mar-2009: Kibati, Congo - The teenage newlyweds fled the fighting in eastern Congo that destroyed their home. They want to start a family, but their lives remain on hold months later along with 20 000 others at (By Jan)...Algerian President Illegally Campaigns For Third Term In Al-Qaeda Controlled Region; Calls For Recounciliation On The Table
Friday 27-Mar-2009: Now isn't this typical it seems that while current Algerian President (By Lone Wolf)...News - South Africa: Robbers milk dairy dry
Friday 27-Mar-2009: By Slindile Maluleka Ongoing robberies at the Mariannhill Monastery, run by the Roman Catholic Church, are putting a strain on their income and activities. This year alone, there have been three (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Dogs' mutilation: residents living in fear
Monday 23-Mar-2009: By Angelique Serrao Happy is a brown, black and white, smallish dog who runs up to you for a friendly stroke and hug. Dragon is bigger but a little more wary of people and cowers when you approach. (By Jan)...News - Africa: 'Invaders of white farms will be arrested'
Friday 27-Mar-2009: Harare - New Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday gave beleaguered white farmers some reassurance when he said that people invading their properties with fraudulent documents would be (By Jan)...News - 2010 World Cup: Fifa plays down 2010 World Cup ticket
Friday 27-Mar-2009: By Mark Meadows Zurich - Fifa is confident all tickets for the 2010 World Cup will be sold despite flagging sales for June's Confederations Cup in South Africa. Officials in South Africa propose (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Guard confessed to dancer's murder
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: A Pretoria security guard told his supervisor and the police that he shot dancer Estee van Rensburg in the head, but then told a court an accomplice did it. This emerged on Wednesday in the trial o (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Alleged robber dies in shoot-out
Monday 23-Mar-2009: One of three armed robbers who tried to rob Pep store employees in the East Rand was shot dead by police on Monday, Gauteng police said. "Two employees of Pep in Tsakane mall were walking towards t (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Police hit Hillbrow
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Two-hundred-and-fifty-three people were arrested for various crimes in crime-combating operations in the Hillbrow policing area in Johannesburg over the weekend, Gauteng police said on Monday. Insp (By Jan)...South Africa: The Economic Meltdown - Debt burden sees suicide rate among men increase
Sunday 29-Mar-2009: [Even reducing the interest rates does not seem to help at this stage. The term "retrench" is the Politically Correct South African way of saying: "Fired". What should be mentioned is that for a very (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Four nabbed after alleged tuckshop robbery
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Four men were arrested on the weekend after a tuckshop robbery in Ratanda in which a man was shot and wounded, Gauteng police said on Monday. Captain Thivhulawi Tshilate said four men, aged 18 to 2 (By Jan)...News - Survey: Algerian militants clash with police
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: By Alfred de Montesquiou Algiers, Algeria - A squad of al-Qaeda-linked militants has tried to storm a police station east of the Algerian capital, killing one officer and injuring three, local medi (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Westville Prison security probe
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: By Dasen Thathiah and SAPA The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Correctional Services said on monday night it was waiting for the results of a security probe into Westville Prison. This comes after t (By Jan)...News - South Africa: DNA 'was planted' on dead girl's body
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: By Lesego Masemola One of the accused in the rape and murder trial of three Mamelodi school girls has accused police of "planting DNA" evidence linking him to the case. Vusi Maphai, 36, took th (By Jan)...News - World: Suicide bomber kills 50 in Pakistan
Saturday 28-Mar-2009: By Ibrahim Shinwari A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people when he blew himself up in a crowded Pakistani mosque near the Afghan border on Friday, government officials said. The attack came (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Seven nabbed, robbery foiled
Friday 27-Mar-2009: Ekurhuleni metro police foiled a possible armed robbery on Friday with the timely arrest of seven suspects, spokesperson Inspector Jimmy Maboko said. The seven, aged between 26 and 38, were arreste (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Dalai Lama: It was all about China
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: The South African government has admitted it decided to bar the Dalai Lama from attending a peace conference with Nobel peace laureates to avoid undermining relations with China. A cabinet statemen (By Jan)...News - World: Teen charged with murder of N Ireland cop
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: Belfast - A 17-year-old boy was due to appear in court in Northern Ireland on Tuesday charged with the murder of a policeman, an attack which triggered fears of a return to the sectarian violence of t (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Dalai Lama: De Klerk sides with Tutu
Monday 23-Mar-2009: Former president FW de Klerk will reconsider attending a 2010 World Cup peace conference while the government remains silent about its decision not to issue a visa to Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dal (By Jan)...News - Election 2009: COPE is no threat to ANC - Duarte
Friday 27-Mar-2009: The ANC held its own in Wednesday's by-elections in all its traditional wards, party spokesperson Jessie Duarte said on Thursday. The African National Congress won back all of its contested wards i (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Affirmative action not meant to harm: Zuma
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: The government's affirmative action policy is not meant to harm any particular group, ANC leader Jacob Zuma told trade union Solidarity on Thursday. Its main objective, Zuma said at the union's con (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Mantashe receives taxi memo
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe received a memorandum from protesting taxi operators in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Mantashe, surrounded by several police officers, received the document on behal (By Jan)...The Financial Meltdown: IMF says: Dire world crisis could include unrest and war... millions head for poverty
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: [Yep, the 25 year old bubble is over. 25 years of living the easy life and pretending that cause-and-effect does not exist. However, cause-and-effect is about to kick some people's teeth out shortly. (By Jan)...Did Pope Benedict XVI Criticize The Angolan Government Enough On Its Persecution Of Christians?
Monday 23-Mar-2009: It seems that after (By Lone Wolf)...News - South Africa: SA 'unleaded' petrol still toxic - report
Monday 23-Mar-2009: South African petrol remains almost as dirty and poisonous as ever, despite the introduction of "clean" unleaded petrol over the past few years. This is the main conclusion of a report sponsored b (By Jan)...News - South Africa: SA bowed to Chinese pressure - readers
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: By Ainsley Daniels The South African government has refused Dalai Lama a visa to enter the country. IOL asked readers: "Why is the Dalai Lama not allowed in SA?" Of the 650 people who took pa (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Dalai Lama drinks from SA's Cup of anxiety
Tuesday 24-Mar-2009: President Kgalema Motlanthe does not want the Dalai Lama in the country because the Tibetan spiritual leader's presence will "divert attention" from the World Cup celebrations. Motlanthe's spokespe (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Mbeki takes up Zuma fight
Friday 27-Mar-2009: By Christelle Terreblanche and Karyn Maughan Former president Thabo Mbeki has broken his silence on claims that Jacob Zuma accused him of a political conspiracy and improper involvement in the arms (By Jan)...News - Election 2009: 'Afrikaner community has played a key role'
Thursday 26-Mar-2009: The Afrikaner community played a key role in creating the new South Africa, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma said in Pretoria on Thursday. "The Afrikaner community has played a key r (By Jan)...News - World: Bangladesh to set up war crimes tribunals
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: By Parveen Ahmed Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh is setting up war crimes tribunals for long-delayed trials of people accused of murder, torture, rape and arson during its 1971 independence war, wit (By Jan)...News - Africa: Tsvangirai back at work on April 1
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: Harare - Morgan Tsvangirai, prime minister in Zimbabwe's new coalition government, will be back at work in a week, four weeks after the death of his wife in a vehicle collision on March 6. His offi (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Three arrested in Kagiso for murder, robbery
Wednesday 25-Mar-2009: Three men were arrested for murder, house robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms in Kagiso on Wednesday, Gauteng police said. They are suspected of killing the owner of the home they alleged (By Jan)...
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