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		  <title><![CDATA[Simelane's 'shoddy' CV under scrutiny]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Menzi Simelane's CV -- President Jacob Zuma's only point of reference in appointing him NPA head -- was "shoddy", the DA said on Tuesday.]]></description>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Twenty years after Mandela's release, SA struggles]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy, but millions still live in poverty.]]></description>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Central Methodist Church 'unsuitable' for children]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Although Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church was an "unsuitable" shelter for children, it was their only option amid a lack of government support.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Advocate Barbie fights to stay out of jail]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[There is no absolute certainty that Cezanne Visser will not commit another sex act without further rehabilitation, a court heard on Tuesday.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Fifteen killed in KZN orphanage fire]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Fifteen people, including at least eight children, were burnt to death at an orphanage outside Newcastle on Tuesday, the KZN government said.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Violence continues during Balfour protests]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[The library in Balfour's Siyathemba township went up in flames on Tuesday afternoon during a violent protest.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Zuma close to appointing defence secretary]]></title>
		  <link>http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-09-zuma-close-to-appointing-defence-secretary</link>
		  <description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma will soon appoint a permanent defence secretary, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Tuesday.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Calm returns to Balfour]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Balfour was calm on Tuesday morning following violent protests on Monday, Mpumalanga police said.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Security Ministry petitions court in Selebi matter]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[The State Security Ministry has petitioned a court to prevent a former intelligence official from testifying in the trial of Jackie Selebi.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA['President Zuma not fit for office']]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Cope will move for a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma when Parliament resumes this week, Cope deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa says.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Mandela: Icon of freedom and forgiveness]]></title>
		  <link>http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-08-mandela-icon-of-freedom-and-forgiveness</link>
		  <description><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela walked out of an apartheid prison 20 years ago on Thursday, beginning South Africa's march to democracy and reconciliation.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Zuma appeals for unity ahead of State of Nation speech]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma on Sunday appealed for unity in the African National Congress in the wake of his apology for his sexual indescretions.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[ANC: Pardons are president's prerogative]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[The African National Congress (ANC) had not discussed presidential pardons with President Jacob Zuma, it said on Sunday.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Wildfires rage in Cape]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Wildfires continued to rage in the Southern Cape on Monday, with firefighters beating back flames at different blazes, authorities said.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Mthethwa's warning to 'criminals' who threaten 2010 ]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[People who threaten to disrupt the much-awaited Soccer World Cup in June will face the full might of the law, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Advocate Barbie should not face jail time, court hears]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Convicted sex offender Cezanne Visser should not face jail time for her crimes, forensic criminologist Eon Sonnekus told a court on Monday.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Violence flares up in Balfour]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Violence flared up again at Siyathemba township in Balfour at the weekend where residents turned on foreign shop owners.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Twenty-one held for Balfour violence]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Police arrested at least 21 people for public violence in Balfour on Monday afternoon after shops were looted and roads barricaded.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Hewana's behaviour 'not in line with official conduct']]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[Former Goodwood police station commander Siphiwe Hewana's interference with the Tony Yengeni drunken-driving docket was not common practice for SAPS.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Swine flu warning ahead of World Cup]]></title>
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		  <description><![CDATA[South Africans should not be complacent about swine flu ahead of the World Cup as it remains a grave health threat, Netcare Travel Clinics warned.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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