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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

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

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

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Tears in Cairo as Algeria wins World Cup qualifier (2nd Roundup)
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Tensions high ahead of Algeria-Egypt match (News Feature)

Nov 18, 2009, 11:48 GMT

Cairo - No matter how hard a Cairene might try, it has been impossible to escape talk of Egypt's Wednesday World Cup qualifier match against Algeria. ... more

Green shoots of South African return movement amid recession (Feature)

Nov 18, 2009, 4:04 GMT

Johannesburg - The global recession could contain a silver lining for South Africa: the chance to reverse a crippling, decades- long brain drain. ... more

Civilian deaths mount as SA police "shoot to kill" (News Feature)
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Suspected pirate's odyssey leads from Somalia to Spain (News Feature)

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