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Man rapes girl, 13, he met on Twitter

Johannesburg – A 13-year-old Pretoria teenager was raped, allegedly by a 45-year-old man she met on social networking site Twitter, according to a report on Thursday. Police spokesperson Captain Marissa van der Merwe said the girl had skipped school on March 13 to allow a man to meet her at her parents’ luxury home at the exclusive Silver More...

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By IndepthAfrica On Thursday, May 17th, 2012
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Boy, 13, in court for gang rape

Johannesburg – A 13-year-old boy, allegedly involved in the gang rape of a 17-year-old mentally impaired Soweto girl, will appear in Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Four boys and three men, More...

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe speaks during a rally marking his 88th birthday in Mutare on February 25, 2012. Mugabe marked his 88th birthday with a trademark attack on gays and foreigners at a mass rally of his supporters on Saturday to celebrate the occasion.  AFP PHOTO / JEKESAI NJIKIZANA (Photo credit should read JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images)
By IndepthAfrica On Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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US vowed not to lift Zimbabwe sanctions

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe speaks during a rally marking his 88th birthday in Mutare on February 25, 2012. Mugabe marked his 88th birthday with a trademark attack on gays and foreigners at a mass rally More...

By IndepthAfrica On Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Man dies while having sex with a prostitute

A highly sex-hungry man who collapsed and died while having sex with a prostitute was killed by “sexual sweetness” in Malawi, a police spokesperson said. Reports from Malawi alleged that Fletcher Jere More...

Photo: Expelled ANCYL leader Julius Malema (center), Sindiso Magaqa (ANCYL Secretary General, left) and Floyd Shivambu (ANCYL Spokesperson, right) during a Media brief at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg.
By IndepthAfrica On Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Malema’s back, alive & kicking

Photo: Expelled ANCYL leader Julius Malema (center), Sindiso Magaqa (ANCYL Secretary General, left) and Floyd Shivambu (ANCYL Spokesperson, right) during a Media brief at the Gordon Institute of Business Science More...

African National Congress (ANC) youth leader Julius Malema addresses the crowd August 30, outside Luthuli house in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling ANC has scrapped a plan to move a disciplinary hearing against the controversial youth wing leader to a secret venue, the party said Wednesday
By IndepthAfrica On Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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I will lead the ANC, Says Malema

African National Congress (ANC) youth leader Julius Malema addresses the crowd August 30, outside Luthuli house in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling ANC has scrapped a plan to move a disciplinary hearing against More...

King Mswati III of Swaziland
By IndepthAfrica On Monday, May 14th, 2012
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Swazis reject monarch in public poll

King Mswati III of Swaziland Mbabane – A public poll in Swaziland showed that 43% of the population disapproved of Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati’s III, earning a sharp rebuke from More...

Embattled African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, near Pretpria, South Africa, during his first public appearance since an appeals ruling to dismiss him from the ruling party was upheld.  Malema said he is preparing for life outside the ANC and that his address Friday, may be a farewell speech, to his supporters. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
By IndepthAfrica On Monday, May 14th, 2012
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I am the ANC, I can’t take myself to court, Says Malema

Embattled African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, near Pretpria, South Africa, during his first public appearance since an appeals ruling to dismiss him from the More...

Apartheid, policy of racial segregation formerly followed in South Africa.
By IndepthAfrica On Monday, May 14th, 2012
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Apartheid: The NP’s 1947 manifesto

Apartheid, policy of racial segregation formerly followed in South Africa. The National Party’s Race Relations Policy issued ahead of the May 1948 general election   Pamphlet issued by the National Party More...

Face of  Zimbabwe
By IndepthAfrica On Monday, May 14th, 2012
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Face of Zimbabwe announces G-Tel Sponsorship deal

Face of Zimbabwe G telecoms under its brand Gtel is one of Zimbabwe’s leading retailer of mobile phones, accessories and internet based Bulk SMS Messaging services which allows individuals and corporates to send More...