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internet marketing Written By:Claire Wanja/bbc   , Posted: Mon, Jul 27, 2009 Caption: This is the latest in a series of challenges for South Africa’s new President Jacob Zuma, who has called for… from WN.com – World News
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Cape Town: South Africa is bracing itself for a week in which tens of thousands of bus and train drivers, refuse collectors, municipal workers and sections of city police forces will go on strike, disrupting services in already turbulent black townships and intensifying pressure on President Jacob Zuma. The industrial action will… from WN.com –...
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South Africa is bracing itself for a week in which bus, train and municipal workers are all set to go on strike. The industrial action will see more than 160,000 people stop work in claims for higher… from WN.com – World News
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LUSIKISIKI, South Africa — An epidemic of rape — which has raged for decades in South Africa, with near-impunity for the attackers — has finally triggered a revolt. Sexual assaults, often dismissed as a ritual of manhood, are no longer ignored so routinely. Women’s groups and other activists are breaking the code of silence...
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“All this geek power,” he said affectionately. “I wish I could take the amount of energy and bottle it and give it to Hollywood executives to drink.” Uproarious applause ensued. Jackson came to the San Diego Convention Center to introduce the latest film he produced, “District 9,” a tale of alien invasion and segregation...
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Anthony Fabian’s film tells such a bizarre story it could only be based on the truth. In the apartheid South Africa of the 1950s a black… from WN.com – Entertainment News
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SAN DIEGO – As director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and producer of the forthcoming "Hobbit" films, Peter Jackson was given a hero’s welcome Friday when he made his debut at Comic-Con, the pop-culture festival. "All this geek power," he said affectionately. "I wish I could take the amount of energy and...
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The Indian city of Udaipur beat out last year’s winner of Travel+Leisure’s poll for the best city for world travellers to visit. Photograph by: John D. McHugh, Getty Images SYDNEY – The Indian city of Udaipur, known as the “Venice of the East,” was voted the world’s best city for travellers in 2009 in...
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