World News
Africa (586)
Southern Africa (155)
2004
Disasters (7)
Politics (16)
War & Army (4)
Crime (5)
Sports (11)
Business (1)
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8 British tourists die in crash
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| Jan.10 |
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Mbeki unveils election manifesto
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| Jan.13 |
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Mbeki for landmark state visit
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| Jan.18 |
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Fire leaves 1,500 homeless
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| Jan.22 |
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Mugabe 'to talk with opposition'
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| Feb.11 |
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Food emergency declared
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| Feb.21 |
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Mugabe celebrates 80th birthday President is celebrating his birthday in his home village with thousands of guests
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| Mar.8 |
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Jet seized with 'suspected mercenaries'| Authorities have taken 64 people into custody and seized a U.S.-registered jetliner carrying military material | | |
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| Mar.9 |
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'Alert' over seized jet The government has put its army on full alert after seizing a U.S.-registered cargo plane
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| Mar.12 |
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Zimbabwe to charge 'mercenaries' More than 60 men to be charged as mercenaries with plotting to 'destabilise a sovereign government'
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| Apr.14 |
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Long queues as South Africa votes Millions of are voting in their 3rd democratic general elections
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ANC heading for massive victory| Ruling African National Congress appears to be heading for its 3rd landslide victory. It has some 60% of votes | |
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| Apr.23 |
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Second unopposed term for Mbeki President was elected unopposed after his African National Congress scored its biggest victory yet of multiracial democracy
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| Apr.27 |
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S. Africa celebrates 'Freedom Day' $13 million party is to celebrate first decade of freedom after the end of apartheid
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| Apr.28 |
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President sacks Zulu chief Mbeki has dropped Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the head of a key Zulu-dominated party, from his new cabinet
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| May.8 |
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Muralitharan breaks wickets record Sri Lanka off-spinner broke the world record as his side wrapped up victory in the first Test against Zimbabwe
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| May.15 |
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South Africa gets 2010 World Cup| FIFA has awarded the 2010 Cup to South Africa, the first time the tournament has gone to Africa | |
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| Jun.19 |
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Goosen claims US Open lead
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| Jun.20 |
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Goosen claims US Open glory The 35-year-old made no mistakes on the last and tapped in for par to claim a 2-shot victory
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| Jul.26 |
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Shot by referee kills soccer coach A fight broke out after the referee gave a yellow warning card
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| Aug.25 |
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Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot The son of former UK Prime Minister has been arrested in connection with an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea
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| Sep.10 |
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UK 'coup plotter' jailed Former SAS officer Simon Mann accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea has been sentenced to 7 years in jail
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| Sep.16 |
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Government workers strike An estimated 800,000 workers demanding higher pay and more benefits walked off the job
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| Oct.3 |
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Champion Els leapfrogs Tiger Woods
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| Oct.15 |
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Tsvangirai innocent of treason| High Court has acquitted the opposition leader of charges he conspired to have President Mugabe assassinated | | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Els claims record Match Play win
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Probe clears over racism
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| Nov.7 |
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Goosen rallies past Tiger at Tour
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| Nov.9 |
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Mbeki seeks to calm Ivorian storm South African President is in Ivory Coast to try to restore calm after 2 days of violence
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| Nov.16 |
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18ft shark attacks beach swimmer A Great White shark estimated has presumably killed an elderly woman off a beach near Cape Town
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| Nov.21 |
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Ruling party wins landslide election South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) retained its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly
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| Nov.23 |
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60% of adults with HIV are women| In the world women make up nearly half of the 37.2 million adults living with HIV | |
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| Nov.24 |
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England delay flight to Zimbabwe
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| Nov.30 |
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Stark AIDS message President Festus Mogae has warned his country it cannot go on with such a high infection rate
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| Dec.21 |
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England clinch record test victory
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| Dec.22 |
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U.N. food agency forced to cut rations Millions of people will not have enough to eat over the holiday season because the World Food Program lacks the funds
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