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			<title><![CDATA[Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission of South Africa has declared the newspaper industry an  &ldquo;emerging priority sector&rdquo; because of growing allegations of  monopolistic behaviour among the four major publishers. The release of  details on the scale of its probe to Daily Maverick this week reveals  why.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:35:28+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Curiouser and curiouser as CAR goes down the rabbit hole]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The South African government&rsquo;s version of what transpired in the Central  African Republic last weekend continues to be found wanting. There are  still more questions about what exactly happened, where exactly the  troops were when they were attacked and why they were there in the first  place. At the same time, the members of SANDF in South Africa feel  demoralised about their colleagues' engagement and lack of understanding  of its very purpose. By GREG NICOLSON, KHADIJA PATEL and THAPELO  LEKGOWA.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:27:15+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[International Criminal Court: A Congolese warlord’s last refuge]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[No one was expecting Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda &ndash; one of the  world&rsquo;s most wanted men &ndash; to hand himself over to US embassy officials  in Rwanda. But, running out of options, that&rsquo;s exactly what the man they  call &ldquo;The Terminator&rdquo; did, choosing the relative comforts of  international justice over the unpalatable consequences of his declining  popularity at home. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2013-03-28-international-criminal-court-a-congolese-warlords-last-refuge</link>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:25:22+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kenya’s elections: Let the courts decide]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Two weeks after Kenyans went to the polls, the runner-up in the  presidential race is challenging the result in court. The country has so  far maintained peace throughout the process, which is continuing to  throw the hurdles of democracy at anyone who hoped this would be over  quickly.  By GREG NICOLSON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2013-03-28-kenyas-elections-let-the-courts-decide</link>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:19:23+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Accusations fly in Zambia after arrest of former president]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Michael Sata came to power in Zambia with a promise to root out  corruption at the highest level, and it doesn&rsquo;t get much higher than the  arrest this week of former president Rupiah Banda, who stands accused  of plundering $11 million from dodgy Nigeria contracts. But Banda also  happens to be one of Sata&rsquo;s main opponents, and his lawyers are crying  foul. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2013-03-28-accusations-fly-in-zambia-after-arrest-of-former-president</link>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:16:55+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[President Xi on China-Africa: it’s business as usual]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a telling sign of Africa&rsquo;s importance to China that new President  Xi Jinping made Africa his second international destination (after a  brief visit to Moscow). In a keynote speech in Tanzania, Xi re-affirmed  China&rsquo;s commitment to the continent and outlined all the good things the  Chinese are doing for us, while brushing away criticism. He&rsquo;s certainly  got more charisma than his predecessor, but  no new plans for Africa.  By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2013-03-28-president-xi-on-china-africa-its-business-as-usual</link>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:14:12+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Even Zimbabwe's new constitution is waiting for Mugabe to die]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe&rsquo;s new constitution may have been overwhelmingly endorsed by the  population, but it will only really take effect in 10 years&rsquo; time &ndash;  once all those special 10-year provisions expire, and, in theory, once  Mugabe is no longer part of the political equation. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2013-03-28-analysis-even-zimbabwes-new-constitution-is-waiting-for-mugabe-to-die</link>
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			<pubDate>2013-03-28T21:10:29+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rising sun raises Malawi's flagging spirits]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[When Malawi&rsquo;s late president changed the country&rsquo;s flag two years ago,  he used its symbolism to push his own agenda. But he&rsquo;s gone now, and so  is his flag, as Malawi&rsquo;s parliament opted to revert to the old rising  sun, symbol of the country&rsquo;s brightened prospects. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-31-rising-sun-raises-malawis-flagging-spirits</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-31T09:10:53+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Idle talk of invasion: why Lesotho is safe, for now]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Often dismissed as SA&rsquo;s &ldquo;10th province&rdquo;, Lesotho&rsquo;s independence is a  historical oddity that is valuable today &ndash; and not only to the Basotho.  The truth is, there&rsquo;s more chance of Limpopo being granted independence  than Lesotho being invaded. South Africa gets what it wants from the  tiny mountain kingdom anyway, and doesn&rsquo;t even have to pretend to  govern. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-30-idle-talk-of-invasion-why-lesotho-is-safe-for-now</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-30T09:00:30+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Witch-hunts: The darkness that won't go away]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It is a poison that annihilates relationships, breaks down family bonds  and destroys communities. Despite the social damage, witch-hunts are  still commonplace in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and here in South Africa.  MANDY DE WAAL speaks to Nigerian humanist and witchcraft researcher, Leo  Igwe, and explores Africa's witchscape.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-30-witch-hunts-the-darkness-that-wont-go-away</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-30T08:52:09+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lesotho election: Prime Minister leading the race - but not by enough]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The word in Maseru is that long-term Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili has won his fourth election, but only just. This gives him the chance to form a government, and lead it &ndash; if he can persuade a few unscrupulous opposition politicians to cross the floor. But this won&rsquo;t be as easy as it sounds, given the enemies he&rsquo;s made along the way. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-29-lesotho-election-prime-minister-leading-the-race-but-not-by-enough</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-29T10:02:01+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egypt divides on familiar fault lines]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The battle lines have been drawn. There will be a run-off election to  determine who will be Egypt&rsquo;s first post-revolutionary president, and it  will pit the old rivals against each other once more: the Islamists of  the Muslim Brotherhood, for so long the oppressed opposition, against  Egypt&rsquo;s old oppressors, the disturbingly popular remnants of Mubarak&rsquo;s  regime. Revolution? What revolution? By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-28T11:38:04+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Love, sex and the fear of a small woman, Zanele Muholi]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There might well be a correlation between the defacement of The Spear in  Johannesburg and a burglary in Cape Town. In the latter, five years of  photographs have been stolen. But they are no ordinary photographs, for  they depict naked black women being in love &ndash; with each other. By GREG MARINOVICH.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-25-love-sex-and-the-fear-of-a-small-woman-zanele-muholi</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-25T09:42:38+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Traditional leaders and the fuel that fires homophobia]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As the National House of Traditional Leaders lobbies for gay rights to  be excised from the Constitution, and the chair of the Constitutional  Review Committee sprouts anti-gay statements, lesbians and gays continue  to be subject to violent attacks. MANDY DE WAAL speaks to  constitutional law professor Pierre de Vos about human rights and  irresponsible politicians who fuel homophobic hate in South Africa.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-25-traditional-leaders-and-the-fuel-that-fires-homophobia</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-25T09:41:06+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Israel to African immigrants: 'You're not welcome here']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a problem in Israel, and for once it doesn&rsquo;t have much to do  with Palestine. Instead, right-wing Israelis have found a new target:  black African immigrants, otherwise known as the &lsquo;cancer&rsquo; that threatens  to &ldquo;destroy our country&rdquo;.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-05-25-israel-to-african-immigrants-youre-not-welcome-here</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-25T09:39:14+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Africa and Nigeria, best of 'frenemies']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[South Africa and Nigeria make a good show of playing nice. Our diplomats  shake hands and smile for the cameras, our governments say all the  right things, and neither country acknowledges what they think is really  at stake: Africa&rsquo;s future and the chance to dominate it.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-24-south-africa-and-nigeria-best-of-frenemies</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-24T12:12:26+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egyptians in South Africa: Regardless of the problems, there is pride]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[In typical Egyptian style, turnout at polling stations in Egypt&rsquo;s  landmark presidential elections increased just as polling stations were  scheduled to close. Voting in some stations seemed destined to go on  well into the night, silencing the naysayers for one night at least.  Even from a distance, Egyptian expats in Johannesburg were confident  Egypt is on its way to better days. By KHADIJA PATEL.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-24-egyptians-in-south-africa-regardless-of-the-problems-there-is-pride</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-24T12:08:39+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Identity: Still the ultimate hot potato for Africa's artists]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Is there anything that African artists agree on? At a sometimes fractious panel discussion convened as part of the Open Society&rsquo;s 'Money, Power &amp; Sex' conference on Wednesday, it was hard to discern any common ground shared by some of the continent&rsquo;s prominent cultural figures. By REBECCA DAVIS. ]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-24-identity-still-the-ultimate-hot-potato-for-africas-artists</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-24T12:05:15+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Third World Aid: Cooking up misconceptions]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves showed off some of its latest  products in Johannesburg recently. Daily Maverick reporter J BROOKS SPECTOR  took a look-in at some of these new stoves designed to help save the  planet &ndash; at least according to their manufacturers and sponsors.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-23-third-world-aid-cooking-up-misconceptions</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T10:40:34+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egypt: All hail the Arab Spring]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[When Egypt goes to the polls to elect a new leader, it will be a triumph  for the Arab Spring. It will be a victory for the sheer will of a  people. Yet, even as Egyptians enjoy the fruits of their spring, however  bitter the fruits may yet be, what exactly did happen to the great  promise of the Arab Spring? By KHADIJA PATEL.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-23-egypt-all-hail-the-arab-spring</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T10:36:45+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DRC: Not much has changed in the east]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Deals have been made between President Joseph Kabila and the CNDP rebel  forces, but their integration into the army hasn&rsquo;t worked. Some are  unhappy about the slow process, others have broken into splinter  groups. And those on the ground continue to suffer. By STEPHANIE WOLTERS.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-23-drc-not-much-has-changed-in-the-east</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T10:34:05+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Why Mali's chaos continues]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On Monday morning, things were looking up for Mali. By Monday night, the  interim president Dioncounde Traore had just been beaten up in his  office after a massive and genuine public demonstration in favour of the  military junta, leaving the country more confused and unstable than  ever before. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-23-analysis-why-malis-chaos-continues</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T10:32:35+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TedxMogadishu and its spiritual predecessor, Elman the Electrician]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Many of the tweets joked about camel milk and the possibility of,  perhaps next year, camel cheese, Insha&rsquo;Allah. Others spoke of the  &ldquo;rebirth of hope&rdquo;, while one participant tweeted &ldquo;TedxMogadishu event  was not a success by itself. Poorly organised, no sound system, didn&rsquo;t  follow the ted rules...&rdquo; Wait a bit, did that tweet say TedxMogadishu? As in Somalia, Mogadishu?  On the same day that news reports told of five Somalis killed in bomb  attacks in the capital, tweets and video emanated from a secret location  in Mogadishu, known only to the participants? By GREG MARINOVICH.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-22-tedxmogadishu-and-its-spiritual-predecessor-elman-the-electrician</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T17:18:43+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egypt's elections and the revolutionaries' dilemma]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the calm before the storm. In Cairo and Alexandria, Port Said and  Aswan, campaigning for Egypt&rsquo;s next president has stopped, thanks to a  three-day &ldquo;cooling off&rdquo; period designed to give voters some respite from  the relentless onslaught of adverts, interviews and rallies. In theory,  at least. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-22-egypts-elections-and-the-revolutionaries-dilemma</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T17:13:35+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our forgotten and forsaken future: SA's children]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A &ldquo;new&rdquo; UNICEF document details the plight of children in South Africa&rsquo;s  unequal society. The statistics are a sobering reminder of the  challenges ahead and the need to address them each and every day. By GREG NICOLSON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-22-our-forgotten-and-forsaken-future-sas-children</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T17:11:02+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charles Taylor: the war criminal pleads for mercy]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It was another bravado performance in The Hague from Charles Taylor, who  looked gentle and unassuming as he asked for leniency. Almost tempted  to believe him, SIMON ALLISON recalls that no amount of smooth talking  can erase the horrors the man inflicted on Sierra Leone.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-17-charles-taylor-the-war-criminal-pleads-for-mercy</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-17T09:30:03+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Poverty - How the other half live]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Loan sharks and micro-finance offices have mushroomed in South Africa&rsquo;s  inner-city centres. The lure is attractive &ndash; borrow R10,000 and create  your dream life by growing your business. But in a country where half  the population lives in poverty and much more live in debt, a greater  understanding of how they use money could lead to more appropriate  financial services. By MANDY DE WAAL.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-17T09:27:18+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SA headed for stalemate over AU and has nothing up its sleeve]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Unless the South African government gets its head out of the sand over  the next chairperson of the AU, there&rsquo;ll be another stalemate in  Lilongwe &ndash; and our already battered reputation will take another  hammering. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-16-sa-headed-for-stalemate-over-au-and-has-nothing-up-its-sleeve</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-16T13:47:35+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The prize to create African media 2.0]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[African journalists are very familiar with the &ldquo;big stick&rdquo; &ndash; the  unmistakable threat of violence that haunts their work. To help them get  around this problem, and other difficulties dogging the progress of the  media in Africa, a new prize looks to encourage innovations that can  revolutionise the African media landscape &ndash; and organisers have brought  out the much less familiar &ldquo;big wallet&rdquo; to do just that. By SIMON  ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-14-the-prize-to-create-african-media-20</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-14T11:10:04+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[D-Day for the ICC in Africa]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Africa and the ICC have an intense and complicated relationship. The  African Union would like to change this and have Africa take  responsibility for enforcing its own justice, and it&rsquo;s meeting to do  exactly this. But don&rsquo;t expect the ICC to go anywhere yet. By SIMON  ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-11-d-day-for-the-icc-in-africa</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-11T09:19:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Street Life: 'I wish things would go back to normal']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[In this instalment of Street Life, GREG NICOLSON talks to a Zimbabwean  who came to South Africa when his country&rsquo;s economy declined. These  days, he sells curios on the streets of Johannesburg and dreams about  returning home.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-11-street-life-i-wish-things-would-go-back-to-normal</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-11T09:17:53+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zanu-PF foils constitutional plot to protect 'the gays']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Those dastardly liberal types responsible for drafting the new  Zimbabwean constitution &ndash; aka &ldquo;regime change weapon&rdquo; &ndash; have crossed the  line as far as Zanu-PF is concerned with their repeated attempts to  smuggle in protection for gay rights and all kinds of other dangerous  imperialist dogma. Consensus remains a long way off. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-11-zanu-pf-foils-constitutional-plot-to-protect-the-gays</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-11T09:16:33+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Algeria: What Arab Spring?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Algeria goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament. With  some bravado, the Algerian government has promoted these elections in  advertisements as &ldquo;Algeria&rsquo;s Spring&rdquo;, invoking the spirit of the Arab  Spring. But this is just another opportunity for the country&rsquo;s political  elite to gain a semblance of legitimacy. By KHADIJA PATEL.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-11-algeria-what-arab-spring</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-11T09:14:56+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Timbuktu: SA's uncertainty as rebels move in]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As Timbuktu reels under rebel control, South Africa&rsquo;s investment in the  preservation and protection of ancient manuscripts has been  significantly imperilled. A good few million rands were poured into the  Timbuktu project, but it&rsquo;s not the financial loss that will be felt most  acutely. By KHADIJA PATEL.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-08-timbuktu-sas-uncertainty-as-rebels-move-in</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-08T14:29:35+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Africa goes hi-tech: But where are all those keen investors?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[They say necessity is the mother of invention and they talk about  &ldquo;Mother Africa&rdquo;. Therefore, the tech revolution had to take root in  inventive ways here, changing outsider perceptions of the continent.  Investors, though, have been slow to tap into Africa&rsquo;s tech boom. By  OSIAME MOLEFE.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-08-africa-goes-hi-tech-but-where-are-all-those-keen-investors</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-08T14:23:05+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: African Union & a delicate dance of competing egos]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A stalemate in the never-ending race to chair the AU Commission is  inevitable unless someone can show some real leadership. It&rsquo;s time for  our diplomats to ditch their egos and find a compromise candidate, or  it&rsquo;s Africa that will be compromised &ndash; again. BY SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-08-analysis-african-union-a-delicate-dance-of-competing-egos</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-08T14:21:32+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Human trafficking: South Africa gets a little wake-up call]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s always been something that happens elsewhere, like North Africa,  the Middle East or Asia. But we&rsquo;ve always had our own unique problems,  which has driven the need for legislation like the Prevention and  Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill which has languished in  Parliament for the last five years. But last week something happened  that might speed things up a little. By MANDY DE WAAL.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-08-human-trafficking-south-africa-gets-a-little-wake-up-call</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-08T14:17:10+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Racist model has been shouted down. Now what?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Now that the foul-mouthed Jessica Leandra Dos Santos has suffered the  opprobrium and fury of a nation, not to mention the loss of sponsorship  deals, where to next? We&rsquo;re supposed to be building a non-racial  country, not just shouting down those who offend the sensibilities of  our Constitution.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-05-07-racist-model-has-been-shouted-down-now-what</link>
			<guid>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-05-07-racist-model-has-been-shouted-down-now-what</guid>
			<pubDate>2012-05-07T15:01:38+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[History burns in Timbuktu chaos]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Historians&rsquo; worst fears are coming true as Timbuktu&rsquo;s new rulers set   fire to an ancient tomb, just one of the city&rsquo;s many World Heritage   sites. And this is just the beginning, says Ansar Dine, the Islamist   group whose fundamentalist dogma threatens to destroy Africa&rsquo;s most   fabled city. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-05-07-history-burns-in-timbuktu-chaos</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-07T14:54:23+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sudan: the dangerous logic of Bashir's belligerence]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As tensions escalate, war in the Sudans looks inevitable. In fact,  Sudan&rsquo;s President Omar al-Bashir already thinks so. Not that he minds  too much, judging by his belligerent attitude as he addressed his  troops. After all, violence has always been the panacea to all his  problems, and right now he&rsquo;s got all sorts of problems. By SIMON  ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-04-25-sudan-the-dangerous-logic-of-bashirs-belligerence</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-25T14:10:42+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senegal's defeated president: in praise of the anti-hero]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There  were many good reasons for Senegal&rsquo;s Abdoulaye Wade to gracefully  concede the presidential election. His age, reputation, the  constitution, the results &ndash; together, these all made his third term  impossible. Nonetheless, we should laud the example of an African president  who was, eventually, prepared to listen to his people and step aside.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-04-24-senegals-defeated-president-in-praise-of-the-anti-hero</link>
			<guid>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-04-24-senegals-defeated-president-in-praise-of-the-anti-hero</guid>
			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:40:56+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Exactly Whose Humanity is Vanishing?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[President Zuma claims that humanity is lost when there is no fear  of God. In an environment where Helen Zille has to endure a week of  criticism for speaking of education refugees, how can Zuma get a free  pass on this dangerously intolerant rhetoric?]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-04-24-exactly-whose-humanity-is-vanishing</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:38:30+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zimbabweans re-imagine their dreams]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Some of the most successful tales in recent years have been of imaginary  worlds. From Star Wars through Harry Potter, The Matrix and now The  Hunger Games, these &ldquo;alternative&rdquo; worlds have been phenomenal in every  sense of the word. Maybe a re-imagined alternative world is what keeps  ordinary Zimbabweans going from day to tortuous day.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-04-24-zimbabweans-re-imagine-their-dreams</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:36:57+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oxfam's bras without borders]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[In the latest drive to save Africans from the perils of life on the   ever-dark continent, British charity Oxfam has launched the Big Bra Hunt   campaign. No, they are not hunting down Blighty&rsquo;s biggest bras.   Instead, Oxfam is calling on British women to donate their unwanted bras   to charity &ndash; for the betterment of Africa. By KHADIJA PATEL.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-04-24-oxfams-bras-without-borders</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:25:28+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Young South Africans: the spark in the dark]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[They are often viewed as the hopeless and the violent, the future   unemployed. For a different narrative, GREG NICOLSON visits an   organisation empowering youth to change their circumstances.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-04-24-young-south-africans-the-spark-in-the-dark</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:24:30+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mugabe, 'man of peace']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Something&rsquo;s wrong with Comrade Bob. Maybe it&rsquo;s the cancer everyone  suspects, maybe it&rsquo;s just old age, but he&rsquo;s getting soft. Mugabe&rsquo;s  speeches don&rsquo;t usually centre around peace, tolerance, and free will  &ndash; quite the opposite &ndash; so his conciliatory address to mark Zimbabwe&rsquo;s  independence day came as a shock. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-04-24-mugabe-man-of-peace</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:16:54+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kony who?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It was less a case of Invisible Children and more a case of Invisible  Activists on Friday night. That date, 20 April, was the occasion of Kony  2012&rsquo;s Cover the Night campaign. Reports suggest it flopped worldwide  but that Cape Town put in a good effort. They also suggest that  Internet causes don&rsquo;t necessarily translate into concrete action. By  REBECCA DAVIS.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-04-24-kony-who</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:15:01+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Western Sahara: Shafted by the UN - again ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Despite South Africa&rsquo;s sole objection, the United Nations chose not  to  monitor human rights in the knowledge of gross violations in Western   Sahara, which was condemned to another year of its impasse with   Morocco. If the Polisario takes matters into its own hands again, it&rsquo;s   because it has no other choice. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-04-24-western-sahara-shafted-by-the-un-again</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24T09:13:06+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ecowas threatens military action in Mali]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the presidents of Ecowas nations met to discuss Mali. They  condemned the coup and sent an ultimatum to the junta: step aside, or  risk military intervention. By SIMON ALLISON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-03-29-ecowas-threatens-military-action-in-mali</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-03-29T16:41:02+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Déjà vu: Kony 2012's debt to Live Aid and George Clooney]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Kony 2012 is the biggest campaign of its kind, but it&rsquo;s not the first.  Remember Live Aid? Remember George Clooney on Darfur? We&rsquo;ve been here  before, and so far it hasn&rsquo;t ended in peace and prosperity for Africa or  Sudan. Maybe there&rsquo;s a lesson in that somewhere.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-03-29-dj-vu-kony-2012s-debt-to-live-aid-and-george-clooney</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-03-29T16:22:36+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kony 2012: Lord help us, because this campaign won't help anyone]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[So everyone now knows who Joseph Kony is. Great, I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;s shivering  in his combat boots, if he&rsquo;s even been able to watch the video that is  launching him to terrorist superstardom (do they have 3G in the bush?).  It&rsquo;s just a pity that at best the campaign will achieve nothing, and at  worst it&rsquo;s got the potential to do a lot of damage in a very fragile  part of the world.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-03-29-kony-2012-lord-help-us-because-this-campaign-wont-help-anyone</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-03-29T16:13:31+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chikane does not exaggerate the coup threat]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[In his book Eight Days in September, Reverend Frank Chikane makes  an extraordinary claim: the ANC was almost happy to flout the rules to  remove Thabo Mbeki from office. If you read the Constitution, he&rsquo;s  technically right. If there ever was a sign that South Africa&rsquo;s  democracy is young, and consequently vulnerable, it is this.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-03-29-chikane-does-not-exaggerate-the-coup-threat</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-03-29T16:11:17+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Journalists Austin Mackell and Aliya Alwi on their Egyptian ordeal]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On 11 February Australian freelance journalist Austin Mackell and   Egyptian translator and fixer Aliya Alwi were arrested in the industrial   city of Mahalla. They spent 56 hours in jail before lawyers secured   their release, and the investigation against them is ongoing. THERESA   MALLINSON caught up with the pair in Cairo to find out more about their   ordeal and how being in limbo is affecting their work and lives.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-03-02-journalists-austin-mackell-and-aliya-alwi-on-their-egyptian-ordeal</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-03-02T18:51:24+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Revolutionary storytelling: 18daysinEgypt.com]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Over the last while there's been a something of rallying cry for   Africans to tell their own stories. But all too often proponents are   more in love with discussing the idea than figuring out practical ways   to make it happen. 18 Days in Egypt, a start-up that focuses on   documenting the revolution, is turning the concept into a reality &ndash; and using an innovative, collaborative digital platform to do  so.  By THERESA MALLINSON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-02-15-revolutionary-storytelling-18daysinegyptcom</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-02-15T11:15:22+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Press Freedom Commission hears from the IFP in Durban]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Last Monday the Press Freedom Commission's public-hearings  roadshow moved to Durban, where it listened to the IFP's proposal that  the Press Council be transformed into a &ldquo;super body&rdquo;. Such an  institution would receive input from, among others, the government, and  be a form of co-regulation, rather than the self-regulation that is the  status quo. By MARICLAIR SMIT.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-01-29-press-freedom-commission-hears-from-the-ifp-in-durban</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-29T20:23:32+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Press freedom in South Africa and why self-regulation is best]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Forget all the emotive arguments for and against self-regulation of  the  media. The numbers alone paint a clear picture: 70% of the top 50   countries in the Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House   press-freedom rankings practice self-regulation.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/opinionista/2012-01-26-press-freedom-in-south-africa-and-why-self-regulation-is-best</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-26T10:00:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Africa: Press Freedom Commission hearings kick off in Cape Town]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There were fears that the Press Freedom Commission hearings, dubbed  the  "Listening to South Africa Campaign" would result in nothing more  than a  rehash of the Press Council public hearings that took place in  2011. At  the very least, a greater diversity of voices seem to have  come to the  party. By JULIE REID.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-01-23-south-africa-press-freedom-commission-hearings-kick-off-in-cape-town</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-23T12:01:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cameroonian writer detained on trumped-up charges]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The Cameroonian government can't seem to decide exactly what writer,  activist and blogger Enoh Meyomesse has done wrong. On 22 November  Meyomesse was arrested for taking part in a gold heist, although he was  later charged with plotting a coup. Either way, the charges seem  unfounded. By THERESA MALLINSON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-01-18-cameroonian-writer-detained-on-trumped-up-charges</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-18T17:42:38+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police charge Gambian reporter with libel]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[ When Daily News journalist Mamodou S Jallow reported allegations by  farmers against a local chief last week, he was promptly detained, and  charged with libel. Jallow has yet to appear in court, but could be  slapped with a fine of more than $8,000. Press freedom organisations  have condemned his treatment at the hands of authorities. By SAIKOU  CEESAY.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-01-17-police-charge-gambian-reporter-with-libel</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-17T13:08:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egyptian businessman to be tried for blasphemy]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Poking fun at Islam is no Mickey Mouse affair. Egyptian businessman and   Free Egyptians Party founder Naguib Sawiris has learnt this the hard   way: after tweeting a picture of Mickey &amp; Minnie dressed in   conservative Islamic garb, his court appearance on blasphemy charges is   set for 14 January. By THERESA MALLINSON.]]></description>
						<link>http://freeafricanmedia.com/article/2012-01-17-egyptian-businessman-to-be-tried-for-blasphemy</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-17T12:27:10+02:00</pubDate>
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