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Famous Mandela speech revived
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| Apr.1 |
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AIDS drug offers spurned
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| Apr.7 |
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Funeral of black man
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| Apr.11 |
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Bus crash kills 29, injures 60
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43 die in soccer stampede| The stampede began as a crowd tried to get into stadium to watch the match between South Africa's two biggest teams | | |
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| Apr.12 |
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Stadium victims mourned
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| Apr.15 |
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Memorial for stadium victims
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| Apr.19 |
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Joy greets end of AIDS drug fight World's top pharmaceutical companies withdrew a legal action to protect patents
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| Jun.1 |
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Young AIDS activist dies
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| Jun.16 |
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Goosen, Cink lead U.S. Open
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| Jun.29 |
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Ruling alliance to hold policy talks
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| Jul.1 |
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South Africa qualifies for World Cup
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| Jul.13 |
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Shacks demolished
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| Jul.24 |
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Mandela receives cancer treatment
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| Aug.31 |
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Conference on racism starts U.N. Secretary-General Annan urging to set aside their differences
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| Sep.1 |
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Mideast dominates racism summit World leaders addresses to the U.N. World Conference Against Racism. A draft declaration had anti-Israel language
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| Sep.2 |
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Heart transplant pioneer dies Dr. Christiaan Barnard in 1967 in Cape Town replaced the diseased heart of Washkansky with that of a woman in 20s
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Israel branded 'racist' by forum
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| Sep.3 |
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U.S. pulls out of racism conference| Israel and the U.S. have pulled out of the U.N. Conference Against Racism after compromise over condemning Israel had failed | | |
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Attempt to revive racism meeting South Africa is drawing up a new text on Mideast
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| Sep.5 |
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Battle for racism talks compromise
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| Sep.6 |
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Arabs reject racism compromise
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| Sep.7 |
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Race summit slavery breakthrough Conference acknowledges slavery as crime against humanity, an apology and offer a economic assistance to Africa
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Fire kills 23 people, 30 elephants
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| Sep.8 |
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Racism conference ends| Conference adopted a declaration of principles and a plan to combat discrimination and refused to accuse Israel of racism | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Kallis takes 100th wicket
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| Nov.15 |
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Inquiry clears government
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| Nov.19 |
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Police found guilty in dog attack trial 4 of the 6 policemen who admitted to setting dogs on 3 black men in a videotaped attack were found guilty of assault
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| Nov.23 |
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South Africa, India defy ICC Countries went ahead with their unofficial test at Centurion despite it being effectively declared void by ICC
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Baby rape case shocks
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Referee dispute
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| Nov.24 |
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S. Africa builds lead in unofficial test
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England, South Africa, 29-9
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| Nov.26 |
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AIDS drugs battle goes to court
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ICC confirmed decisions on Indian test
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| Nov.27 |
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NNP and ANC seal alliance Previously known as the pro-apartheid National Party will return to office at all levels
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Battle over AIDS drug
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| Nov.28 |
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Tragedy prompts venue switch
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| Nov.29 |
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Police jailed over dog attack| 4 white policemen have been jailed for setting dogs on 3 Mozambican blacks during a training exercise | |
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| Nov.30 |
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AIDS drugs to be cheaper 2 drugs will be cheaper in South Africa as GlaxoSmithKline cuts 20% off the price
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| Dec.2 |
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New child rapes 16 more child rapes threaten to plunge the country into civil crisis
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| Dec.5 |
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Ex-first lady murdered| Marike de Klerk, 64-year-old former wife of F.W. de Klerk, had been stabbed and strangled at her home in Cape Town | |
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Dotcom tycoon space bound Russia's space agency is close to signing a deal with Mark Shuttleworth, 27, to fly to the International Space Station
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| Dec.6 |
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Guard held over de Klerk murder Security guard arrested in connection with the violent murder of the wife of former president
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| Dec.7 |
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Guard confesses to de Klerk murder The 21-year-old security guard was at the complex where the wife of former president was found dead
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| Dec.8 |
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Private funeral for Marike de Klerk Former first lady was buried, 5 days after she was strangled in her apartment
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| Dec.14 |
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Pregnant win HIV rights Supreme court has ruled the government must extend medical treatment to all pregnant with the HIV virus
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| Dec.20 |
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Shopping centre collapses The roof has collapsed. 25 Christmas shoppers have been taken to hospital
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| Dec.31 |
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48 killed in truck crash 100 members of the Chego family were travelling in the truck. 70 injured
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