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South Africa: Nation Says Farewell to Miriam Makeba
16.11.2008 08:00
allafrica.com
Hundreds of mourners arrived at the Coca Cola Dome in Northgate on Saturday to say their last goodbyes to Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy after a performance there last Sunday.
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Radio Station Manager Charged
16.11.2008 04:01
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On 13 November 2008, Fr Frank Bwalya, station manager of the Catholic radio station Radio Icengelo in Kitwe, was released from detention after a night at Kalulushi Police station and has been slapped with three charges for disturbing the country's peace as a result of a special post-election radio programme he has been running for two weeks.
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Zimbabwe: Activists Demand Justice for Politically-Motivated Rapes
16.11.2008 02:00
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"I was raped by four Zanu PF militias at night, just outside their base, during the elections. They took turns to rape me, accusing me of supporting the opposition, MDC [Movement for Democratic Change]", said Pauline Moyana* from Mutasa, a community in Zimbabwe's eastern Manicaland province.
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