World News
Africa (595)
Southern Africa (157)
2005
Politics (28)
Disasters (14)
Crime (5)
War & Army (3)
Sports (3)
Business (3)
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| Jan.6 |
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Mandela's eldest son dies of AIDS
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| Jan.13 |
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Thatcher guilty plea in coup plot Mark Thatcher has pleaded guilty to bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea in a plea bargain deal
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| Jan.15 |
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Thousands mourn Mandela's son Thousands including South Africa's president have joined Nelson Mandela at the funeral of his son Makgatho
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| Feb.1 |
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Election date announced
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| Feb.25 |
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Tiger, Singh, Mickelson eliminated |
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| Mar.3 |
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UN: HIV 'set to infect 90m Africans' 25 million Africans have HIV. Next two decades could see 89 million new cases
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| Mar.18 |
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Zimbabwe expats lose vote battle Supreme Court has thrown out a request by a group of Seven UK-based expatriates to vote in March elections
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| Mar.27 |
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Ebola-like virus death toll rises
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| Mar.30 |
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EU condemns Zimbabwe election| President Mugabe said he had no fear of Thursday's parliamentary election | |
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Mugabe seeks 'huge' poll victory Zimbabweans are due to vote in parliamentary elections in which the ruling Zanu-PF party is expected to win
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| Mar.31 |
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Opposition lead early Movement for Democratic change has won 9 out of the first 10 parliamentary seats
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| Apr.1 |
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Opposition: election 'being rigged'
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Mugabe wins criticized election| President's ruling party has secured a majority in parliamentary elections, getting 55 of 120 elected seats | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Marburg death toll climbs The death toll from an outbreak of the rare virus has risen sharply to 146 people
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S. African observers back Mugabe win
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| Apr.8 |
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Deadly Ebola-like virus spreads A death toll from the Marburg virus has climbed to 173 and 4 more countries have been placed on alert
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| Apr.11 |
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Fear fuels Marburg virus outbreak
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| Apr.12 |
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214 cases of Marburg reported| World Health Organization: efforts to educate residents are appearing to be having an effect | |
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| Apr.13 |
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Mbeki: Ivorian poll to be 'open to all
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| Apr.28 |
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Ebola-like disease kills 253 people Medical experts were confident the world's worst outbreak of the killer virus would soon be reined in
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| May.2 |
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Flawless Els closes gap on Singh |
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| May.26 |
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South Africa moves to drop Pretoria
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| Jun.2 |
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Guilty verdict in graft case Schabir Shaik, a financial adviser to Deputy President Jacob Zuma, has been found guilty of fraud and corruption
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| Jun.7 |
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Military battles HIV
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| Jun.8 |
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Jail term for corrupt Zuma aide
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Zimbabwe braced for strike action
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| Jun.9 |
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Mugabe defends razings, few strike President has defended the razing of shantytowns as an opposition-backed strike failed to gain wide support
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| Jun.14 |
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President sacks deputy Thabo Mbeki has dismissed Jacob Zuma after the trial of Zuma's financial adviser implicated the deputy president
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| Jun.17 |
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Demolitions extended to rural areas
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| Jun.20 |
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Zuma faces charges Former Deputy President, who was sacked last week, is to be charged with corruption
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| Jun.22 |
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Evicted moved to 'transit camp'| The campaign to clear the homes, businesses of the poor from its cities has sparked more violence | |
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| Jun.25 |
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AU stand on Zimbabwe criticised
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| Jun.26 |
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U.N. envoy to inspect clean-up
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| Jun.27 |
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Nationwide strike Many have stayed away from work, but the overall response appears patchy
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| Jul.22 |
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U.N. slams Zimbabwe destruction U.N. report: Destruction of urban slums is a disastrous venture that has left 700,000 people without homes or jobs
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| Jul.24 |
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S Africa 'might pay Harare debt'
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| Aug.9 |
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Union joins gold mine strike
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| Aug.18 |
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Ruling party presses constitution changes
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| Aug.20 |
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Secret film of 'squalor' Amnesty International has released a secretly-shot film, showing the squalid aftermath of slum clearances
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| Aug.21 |
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Lions kill Zimbabwe park visitor
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| Aug.26 |
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U.N.: Africa declares TB emergency WHO: African health ministers have declared a tuberculosis emergency after four days of talks
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| Sep.8 |
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IMF to debate Zimbabwe expulsion
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| Sep.30 |
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Life for lion murderer White farmer Mark Scott-Crossley convicted of murdering a man whose remains were found in a lion enclosure
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| Oct.16 |
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Food crisis worsens
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| Oct.17 |
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UN delegates cheer Mugabe tirade
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| Nov.1 |
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Zimbabwe admits 'errors' on land
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Urgent appeal for Africa's south
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| Nov.15 |
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Malaria jab's long-term promise
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| Nov.20 |
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Mugabe reveals uranium power plan
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| Nov.23 |
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Zimbabwe officials' assets frozen by US| The United States has widened sanctions, freezing the assets of 128 people and 33 institutions | |
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| Dec.1 |
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South Africa to have gay weddings
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| Dec.9 |
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Mugabe verbally attacks UN envoy
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| Dec.18 |
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Goosen edges out Els for the title |
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