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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Elephants are a lethal menace to villagers, threatening their lives and crops. But they bring in tourists, and therefore money, so they are rigorously protected -- more so than humans, critics say. Here's how to pitch this (true) story to Hollywood: Ordinary guy named John, ordinary Sunday, cycling home into a setting sun. Monster roars out of the bushes!
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The MDC are saying that they are happy with the SADC Summit and that Mugabe has a 30 day deadline to implement the GPA.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The regional SADC Troika summit held in Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday toughened up its stance on Zimbabwe by giving all parties the 6th December as the deadline to implement all outstanding issues.
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I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Some 700 million people worldwide, or more than all the adults of North and South America combined, think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and want to permanently move to another country, a poll showed Tuesday. Residents of sub-Saharan African countries were the most likely to want to move abroad permanently, the polls conducted in 135 countries between 2007 and this year by Gallup...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The United Kingdom Border Agency has suspended scheduled deportation flights for failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers, following strong protestations by the MDC-UK.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pascal Gwezere, the MDC Transport Manager who was abducted at gunpoint from his house in Harare last Tuesday, has made another appearance in court. He first appeared in court last Saturday, four days after he went missing. He is being accused of undergoing military training in Uganda and stealing firearms from Pomona Army Barracks in Harare. He denies all the allegations.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
A 79 year old widow has been given a month to vacate her dairy farm and home of 50 years, or face a jail term, after she was convicted earlier this year for failing to vacate her farm.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hailing Botswana as "truly one of the extraordinary success stories in Africa," President Obama welcomed that country's president, Ian Khama, to the White House for talks November 5.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has once again threatened an "incendiary revolution", because of the alleged "theft of votes" in last week's general elections.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
South African universities are being forced to play an "ambulance service" to black students, according to the former UCT vice-chancellor, Mamphela Ramphele.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The son of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe is to answer in court next year to charges that he defrauded people and businesses of more than R500 000 over two years.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Weekender, Business Day's sister newspaper, will publish its last edition tomorrow.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Armando Guebuza and his party have won the national elections in Mozambique with more than two-thirds majority in parliament.