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 2006
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Flooding kills 13
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| Jan.10 |
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3 dead in mine quake
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| Feb.12 |
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Zuma due in court on rape charge
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| Mar.4 |
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Zimbabwe 'running out of wheat' The country has only 2 weeks of wheat supply left, while citizens are faced with soaring bread prices
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| Mar.28 |
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Warne spins Aussies to series win
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| Apr.5 |
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 Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' Ex-Deputy President said he showered after sex, thinking this would reduce his risk of being infected
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| Apr.8 |
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Zimbabweans have 'shortest lives'
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| Apr.23 |
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Zimbabwe rethink on white farmers
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| May.7 |
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Big rally on eve of Zuma verdict
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| May.8 |
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 Zuma acquitted in rape case A judge acquitted former Deputy President on charges he raped an HIV-positive family friend
| The decision is keeping alive the political Zuma's hopes recently seen as the country's next president
2,000 supporters of 64-year-old anti-apartheid veteran outside the Johannesburg court exploded in wild cheers
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| May.9 |
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Zuma: Not using condom was mistake Former Deputy President apologized for having unprotected sex with an HIV-positive woman
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| May.17 |
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Worst cholera outbreak
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| May.18 |
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Restrictions tightened on protest
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| May.30 |
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Demolition images shown
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| Jun.16 |
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Popular Zulu weatherman dies of AIDS
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Ten-man Angola claim battling draw
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| Jul.9 |
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Maiden PGA win for Immelman
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| Aug.2 |
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Zuma points finger at Mbeki
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| Aug.15 |
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Businessman arrested for insulting Mugabe
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| Aug.18 |
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U.N. envoy slams South Africa on AIDS Stephen Lewis: The S. African government promotes 'lunatic fringe' AIDS policies
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| Aug.31 |
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Outrage at bugging plan
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| Sep.4 |
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  Putin in key South African visit Vladimir Putin is the first ever Russian leader to visit the country. It's a two-day leg of a wider African tour
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| Sep.6 |
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Aids experts condemn SA minister
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| Sep.12 |
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Search for Mbeki's long-lost son
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| Sep.13 |
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Police hold union chief Main trade union leader has been arrested for holding a demonstration which the government had earlier banned
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| Sep.20 |
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S. Africa drops Zuma graft charges| The corruption case against former South African Deputy President has been thrown out of court | |
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| Sep.22 |
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Mugabe boots U.S. unionists
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| Sep.27 |
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Polls open in elections
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| Oct.2 |
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President Mwanawasa wins re-election Levy Mwanawasa had won a second term, collecting 43% of the votes. Sata garnered 30% and Hichilima 25%
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| Oct.16 |
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Madonna baby flies out of Malawi  | A plane carrying 13-month-old David Banda that pop star is seeking to adopt has taken off from the country | |
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| Oct.17 |
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S. Africa may broaden land seizures
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| Oct.22 |
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Father questions Madonna adoption The father of the boy adopted by the singer now says he would not have agreed to adoption if he knew it meant
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| Oct.25 |
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Father now backs Madonna adoption The father of a baby adopted by U.S. singer has urged human rights groups to leave the child alone
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| Oct.31 |
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Botha, bastion of white rule, dies| Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle | |
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| Nov.1 |
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Mandela pays tribute to Botha Former South African President is remembered for refusing to release Mandela from prison for battling white rule
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| Nov.13 |
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Train crash kills 27 A truck pulling a trailer packed with farm workers stalled on the tracks near Cape Town. The train rammed the trailer
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Country short on food The United Nations food agency has scaled down food distribution in Zimbabwe, because of a shortage of donor funds
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| Nov.14 |
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S Africa approves same-sex unions| Parliament has voted to legalise same-sex weddings. Civil Union bill was passed by 230 votes to 41 | |
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| Nov.24 |
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Row over 'Aids' death certificate A doctor should face a charge of unprofessional conduct for naming Aids on a death certificate against family wishes
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| Dec.12 |
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Bushmen face key verdict A court is due to decide if the group was evicted illegally from their ancestral lands
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| Dec.14 |
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 Mugabe moves to extend his rule Robert Mugabe has backed a plan to extend his presidency by 2 years until 2010
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Strict rules on bushmen's return High Court ruled that last hunter-gatherers can live on their ancestral lands. The government imposed tough conditions
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| Dec.17 |
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Els wins S. African Open by 3 strokes
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| Dec.21 |
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Mozambique warned over AIDS crisis IMF: AIDS is emerging as a major threat to economic development and the government must work harder
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| Dec.22 |
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 Last apartheid leader has no regrets 2 even got into an argument about the timing of Mandela's release. Mandela, objected 'We need more time to prepare'
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