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Woman forced to have sex with a DOG in her sleep

by Daily Mail

Thu, Feb 02, 2012

A European man, who forced girls to have sex with his dog has been arrested.

School hit by 'sex strike'

School hit by 'sex strike'

by Special correspondent

Thu, Feb 02, 2012

LEARNING and teaching at Mahlontebe High School in Roosenekal outside Groblersdal in Limpopo, has not taken place since the schools' opening on January 18.

Construction workers attacked and robbed while sleeping

by Special correspondent

Thu, Feb 02, 2012

Eight foreign nationals were injured in an assault, five of them critically, in Doornkuil on Wednesday, Johannesburg emergency management services said.

'I am not a dictator  like my brother Mugabe' - Bingu wa Mutharika

'I am not a dictator like my brother Mugabe' - Bingu wa Mutharika

by The Guardian UK

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Malawi president, Bingu wa Mutharika says he is nothing like Mugabe as he is not a dictator and does not have a single political prisoner in jail.

Sata loses SADC impartiality on Zimbabwean affairs

by Special correspondent

Thu, Jan 26, 2012

The branding of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ‘as a Western stooge’ by the new Zambian President Michael Sata has raised diplomatic eyebrows between the two countries.

Malema appeal kicks off today

by Special correspondent

Mon, Jan 23, 2012

JOHANNESBURG - The appeal by ANC Youth League President Julius Malema against his five-year suspension from the party starts today.

Zulu King says gays are rotten

by The Times (SA)

Mon, Jan 23, 2012

Johannesburg - Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini has criticised people who engage in same sex relationships, labelling them as "rotten", according to a newspaper report on Monday.

Former president's family flee 'persecution' in Zambia

by Special correspondent

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Some family members of former president Rupiah Banda are reportedly seeking asylum in South Africa due to persecution by the PF government. And South African president Jacob Zuma has asked President Michael Sata to respect his predecessor and stop harassing him or his family.

Black workers' faces turned baboons by racist boss

Black workers' faces turned baboons by racist boss

by Sowetan

Fri, Jan 13, 2012

IT all started as a group photo, but it turned very ugly.

Zambia white VP in constitutional controversy

Zambia white VP in constitutional controversy

by Special correspondent

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

Zambia’s new vice president, Guy Scott, has walked into a legal brick wall as he cannot act as President in the absence of President Michael Sata.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Skips ANC Fete Sparking Fresh Health Speculation

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Skips ANC Fete Sparking Fresh Health Speculation

by VOA

Sat, Jan 07, 2012

President Mugabe will be represented by Vice President Joice Mujuru who left Harare late Friday with a high-powered ZANU-PF delegation.

ANC marks 100 years with R100m party

ANC marks 100 years with R100m party

by The Times (SA)

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

The ANC, Africa's oldest liberation movement, is to mark its centenary with an elaborate and expensive celebration in Bloemfontein, the city where it was founded.

ANGOLAN PRESIDENT KEEPS HIS COUNTRY, WORLD GUESSING

ANGOLAN PRESIDENT KEEPS HIS COUNTRY, WORLD GUESSING

Wed, Jan 04, 2012

LISBON (Reuters) – Long-serving Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is keeping his country and the world guessing about whether he will bid for re-election in 2012 in Africa’s No. 2 oil producer.

Zimbabwean Star student beats the odds in South Africa

Zimbabwean Star student beats the odds in South Africa

by Special correspondent

Wed, Jan 04, 2012

Over the past two years Venacio Chiriseri has had to settle in a new country, deal with xenophobia and adjust to a school where she couldn’t understand her classmates’ home language.

 Haulage truck carrying 58 undocumented 'refugees' intercepted

Haulage truck carrying 58 undocumented 'refugees' intercepted

Fri, Dec 30, 2011

POLICE have intercepted a haulage truck which was carrying 58 undocumented "refugees" from East and Central Africa who intended to illegally cross into South Africa through undesignated entry points along the Limpopo River. The illegal immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi, were intercepted at a roadblock along the Beitbridge-Masvingo road on Christmas Day.

Tender boss paid Malema

Tender boss paid Malema

by Sunday Times

Sun, Dec 25, 2011

Bank records show businessman's R1.2m payments to youth league leader.

Malawi under Mutharika duplicate Zimbabwe crisis

Malawi under Mutharika duplicate Zimbabwe crisis

by Nyasa Times

Fri, Dec 23, 2011

Long winding queues snake around every service station in Malawi as motorists hunt for the scarce commodity. The scenes are reminiscent of Zimbabwe before the formation of the coalition government in 2009 with motorists queuing for what seems like an eternity.

Mystery space ball crashes in Namibia

Mystery space ball crashes in Namibia

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Dec 23, 2011

It is a mysterious ball that looks like a prop from a science fiction film and nobody can explain where it came from.

$32bn missing in Angola

Wed, Dec 21, 2011

Human Rights Watch says Angola's government must account for $32 billion missing from State coffers.