South Africa deny part in Plot. Posted: 2 years ago by thenegativeone
South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.
Background here
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Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story.
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Penguin turns up in South Africa Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa.
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Corrective Rape Posted: 3 months ago by pocksucket
Two words that do not belong together. Their very juxtaposition in the headline should give you shudders. In South Africa the "cure" for lesbians is rape.
Further information here
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Oprah opens school in South Africa Posted: 3 years ago by LatueOfStiberty
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has opened a $US40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls
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Pepper-spray defence means South Africa robbers face loss of balance at cash machines Posted: 5 months ago by nateebiinature
Cash machines offer an ever-growing menu of services beyond merely dispensing money. For tampering criminals, this now includes a squirt of pepper spray in the face .
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Transvestite lizard discovered Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found.
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Earthwatch scientists discover 18 new species Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Earthwatch scientists in South Africa have discovered 18 new species of invertebrate including spiders, snails, millipedes, earthworms, centipedes and true bugs.
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Living with Really Big Cats: Cheetahs, Lions, and Tigers Posted: 5 months ago by bingo
If you think having to "share" your bed with your pet cat is bad, that’s nothing compared to what Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen has to do: the sanctuary worker shares her South African home with really, really big cats: four cheetahs, five lions, and two tigers!
Imagine the size of their litterbox!
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George Bush Is Dead Posted: 10 months ago by pocksucket
No he isn't, but that was the headline that appeared on a South African television station's rolling news banner.
The headline was a test and a technician made it live by accident. I'd guess that the reaction South African's had was similar to the one you just had when you saw this article.
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Lesbians subjected to "corrective rape" in South Africa Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
Lesbians living in South Africa are being subjected to "corrective rape" and severe violence by men trying to "cure" them of their sexual orientation, human rights groups have said.
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Theft in South Africa - Watch the Baboons!!! Posted: 17 hours ago by Ankabout
Cape Town in South Africa is having some serious problems with some very crafty baboons raiding cars by opening the doors and jumping through open windows.
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South African PS3 encourages crime and violence Posted: 3 years ago by sholom22
The Musica Playstation 3 advertisement depicts a man with a black eye, scratches, stitches and stab wounds. The words: “STOCKS ARE LIMITED. THINGS COULD GET UGLY” appear at the top of the advertisement.
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HIV drugs turned street drugs in South Africa Posted: 8 months ago by Bornbad
Teens in South Africa have found a new use for Efavirenz, an antiretroviral drug that prevents HIV from making copies of itself in the body. Instead of using Efavirenz as it was intended – to keep the AIDS virus at bay – kids are crushing the pills and smoking the powder to get high
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Rapist Asks For Forgiveness Decades Later Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
Dumisani Rebombo, 49 had participated in a gang rape when he was a teenager. Rapes in South Africa have become epidemic with 1 in 4 males admitting that have raped someone. Rebombo is working on changing that. He also went to the woman he raped so many years ago and sought forgiveness.
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England Success Celebrated In South Africa Posted: 3 months ago by ruthstark
England's qualification for the World Cup finals has prompted celebrations in South Africa among the organisers and local football fans.
Those planning the 2010 tournament are relieved because they know England supporters will come in huge numbers and spend plenty.
The fans are delighted because they are desperate to see the players they watch on TV every week in the flesh and on South African soil.
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Risky Condoms Posted: 2 years ago by Neiako
South Africa's health department recalls 20 million condoms.
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S Africa announces elephant cull Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
The South African government has said it will allow elephants to be culled for the first time in 13 years.
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Swazi King threatens to marry innocent bystanders as Obama lands in Africa Posted: 5 months ago by Bornbad
As US President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana for his first official visit to Africa, King Mswati of Swaziland has threatened to marry any Swazi woman who tries to scream for help.
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Africa - Pictures Taken From Sky Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
Whenever Africa is mentioned, most people think of roaming animals and jeep safaris. Whilst Africa has much more to offer than animals, the beauty that nature has bestowed on this continent cannot be overlooked.
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Pregnant South African women set world record Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Over 1,000 pregnant women in South Africa set a new world record on Saturday for the largest gathering of women due to give birth -- and there were no early arrivals.
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