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Zambian editor says 'porn' ruling a coup for media freedom

Nov 16, 2009, 17:24 GMT

Lusaka - A leading Zambian journalist who was acquitted Monday of distributing 'obscene material' over photographs she circulated of a woman giving birth during a medical strike claimed the ruling as a victory for media freedom. ... more

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Jennifer Hudson "honoured" to play Winnie Mandela in biopic

Nov 20, 2009, 12:15 GMT

Johannesburg - Oscar-winning US actor Jennifer Hudson said she was honoured to be chosen to play Winnie Mandela in a film about the controversial ex-wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela. ... more

Witchcraft murderers leave East African albinos living in fear

Nov 20, 2009, 9:02 GMT

Nairobi - Dozens of witchcraft-related murders of albinos in Tanzania and Burundi have left the albino populations of both nations living in fear, a report released Thursday said. ... more

Semenya sex test results to be kept under wraps (Roundup)

Nov 19, 2009, 11:40 GMT

Johannesburg - The results of sex tests performed on controversial South African champion runner Caster Semenya will not be made public as had been expected, South Africa's sports department said Thursday. ... more

Semenya sex tests to be kept under wraps: South Africa government

Nov 19, 2009, 10:24 GMT

Army withdrawing from Zimbabwe diamond field, says investor

Nov 19, 2009, 9:28 GMT

Harare - Zimbabwe's military has begun to withdraw from a contentious diamond field as private investors move in, the head of a South African mining company investing in the area was quoted Thursday as saying. ... more