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Friday | Sierra Sun

Truckee Tahoe community announcements

The Incline Village/Crystal Bay Republican Women will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the home of Maryanne Ingemanson.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Trinidad & Tobago Express

Single women in Swaziland - No Sex --

It is a baking Monday afternoon in Mbabane, the capital city of Swaziland. Hloniphile Simelane, a 26-year-old lawyer, strides through the business district, a cellular phone clamped to her ear.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, World News, Africa, Mswati Iii, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri Jun 26, 2009

ZWNews.com

Summit was not about Zimbabwe - " Zuma

HEADLINES author/source:Star published:Mon 22-Jun-2009 "Nothing official had been brought to SADC's attention about such things" Swazi king says Harare 'is on track Peter Fabricius and Sapa Swaziland's King Mswati III says "things are going well so far" in Zimbabwe andthe Southern African Development Community has received no complaints that would ...

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Related Topix: World News, Zimbabwe, Africa, Mswati Iii, South Africa, Madagascar

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Pan-African News Wire

Southern African Leaders Push For Further Talks on Madagascar Crisis

Southern African leaders push for further talks on Madagascar crisis Leaders of the Southern African Development Community , meeting in Johannesburg, brushed aside calls for military options to resolve Madagascar's political crisis, pushing instead for further talks AFP - Southern African leaders vowed Sunday to accelerate talks to resolve the ...

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Voice of America

Madagascar Reacts Coolly to Call for Talks Over Crisis

Madagascar's transitional authority has given a cool response to a call by Southern African leaders to speed up negotiations aimed at ending its three month-old political crisis.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

New Straits Times

Regional leaders push for Madagascar multi-party talks

Southern African leaders pushed Madagascar's political rivals to commit to all-party talks to end a lingering political crisis after the ouster of its leader three months ago.

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Related Topix: Madagascar, World News, Africa, South Africa, Marc Ravalomanana, Zimbabwe, Mswati Iii

The Zimbabwe Standard

What They did not Want Mswati to see

King Lobengula must be turning in his grave at the way his last royal residence, a few kilometres from the present day's "City of Kings", has deteriorated.

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Related Topix: World News, Zimbabwe, Africa, Mswati Iii, Joseph Msika

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Sunday Times

The First Wives Club

TOUGH HATS TO FOLLOW: President Jacob Zuma's wives - Thobeka Mabhija, Nompumelelo Ntuli and Sizakele Khumalo- listen to his state of the nation address at a joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces Picture: GALLO IMAGES A first wife holds a mirror to the society led by her husband The project of nation building is ...

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

BBC

Africa's top 10 'big men'

President Omar Bongo of Gabon died this week after nearly 42 years in power - who inherits his title as Africa's longest-serving leader? The BBC's Peter Lewenstein has compiled a list - in reverse order, by length of continuous time in office - of the 10 African heads of state who have stood the test of time.

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Related Topix: Omar Bongo, World News, Africa, Gabon, Blaise Compaore, Burkina Faso, Mswati Iii

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Dear Kitty. Some blog

Swaziland democracy solidarity

The Swaziland High Commission in South Africa met democracy campaigners yesterday following months of protests in Johannesburg.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

The Zimbabwe Standard

Officials Thwart King Mswati's Cultural Visit

A scheduled visit to Old Bulawayo by King Mswati III was cancelled at the last minute yesterday after the government reportedly discovered that the cultural village was in aA dilapidated state.

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Related Topix: World News, Zimbabwe, Africa, Mswati Iii, Travel, Zimbabwe Travel, Joseph Msika

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Independent Online

African states urged to unite amid recession

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - African states must work together so that the global economic crisis does not crush them, says a trade bloc.

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Related Topix: World News, Zimbabwe, Africa, Mswati Iii, Robert Mugabe

Sun Jun 07, 2009

The State

Indicted al-Bashir arrives in Zimbabwe

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has met with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, state radio reported Sunday.

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Related Topix: World News, Zimbabwe, Africa, Robert Mugabe, Mswati Iii

Fri Jun 05, 2009

News24

Top rights lawyer arrested

Leading Swazi human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko has been arrested on charges of sedition and subversive activities, a fellow attorney told AFP on Thursday.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

IRIN News

SWAZILAND: Human rights lawyers arrested for sedition

JOHANNESBURG, 3 June 2009 - Swaziland's most prominent human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, was arrested at his home on 3 June and charged with sedition, Muzi Masuku, of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, told IRIN.

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AllAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Mswati Expected

KING Mswati III of Swaziland will jet into the country this afternoon for a three-day State visit that will end with him attending the 13th Summit of Comesa Heads of State and Government in the resort town of Victoria Falls.

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Related Topix: Mswati Iii, World News, Zimbabwe, Africa,

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Earth Times

Swazi politician apologises for HIV 'buttocks-branding' proposal

A Swaziland politician who suggested HIV-positive people should have their HIV status branded on their buttocks apologised Thursday for his remarks - saying he now realised they were "really bad."Swazi parliamentarian Timothy Myeni sparked outrage last week when he proposed that Swazis all be tested for HIV and that their status be branded on their ...

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Africa, World News

Sat May 30, 2009

Mail & Guardian

Thirty years on, Africa needs new Aids plan

A new battle plan for fighting HIV/Aids is needed in sub-Saharan Africa, the world's hardest-hit region, where most people with the possible deadly syndrome are unaware of their condition, experts said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, World News, Kenya, Africa, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Thu May 28, 2009

Reuters

Swazi MP apologizes for HIV branding proposal

A Swaziland parliamentarian has apologized after calling for HIV-positive people to be branded on the buttocks to stop the spread of the virus ravaging the country.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Africa, World News

Tue May 26, 2009

NEWS.com.au

Debate over branding HIV positive

SWAZI residents were asked overnight to debate a politician's call for HIV positive citizens to be branded on the buttocks, which has sparked an uproar in the small mountain kingdom.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News, HIV/AIDS, Health, Mswati Iii

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