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SOUTH AFRICA-ZIMBABWE: Relations unaffected by spy scandal, says official
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JOHANNESBURG, 13 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - The arrest a year ago of a South African spy for running an espionage ring in Zimbabwe has not affected relations between the two countries, an official told IRIN. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: UNHCR sees improvements in immigrant detention centre
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JOHANNESBURG, 7 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that it welcomed improvements to facilities at South Africa's controversial Lindela Repatriation Centre, where undocumented and illegal foreigners are held before being repatriated. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma's political career unlikely to recover from rape charge, say analysts
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JOHANNESBURG, 6 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Tuesday and was formally charged with rape. Full report
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CONGO-SOUTH AFRICA: Mbeki promises to help nation fight poverty
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BRAZZAVILLE, 2 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - South African President Thabo Mbeki has said his country would help the Republic of Congo to fight poverty, which the UN Development Programme estimates to be afflicting up to 70 percent of the country's 3.1-million people. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: National survey finds young women most at risk of HIV/AIDS
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JOHANNESBURG, 1 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Over one in 10 South Africans are living with HIV, with young African women in informal settlements being at highest risk of HIV infection, a new study has found. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: Slow service delivery exasperates poor communities
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JOHANNESBURG, 28 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Just over 50 years ago the historic Freedom Charter of the African National Congress (ANC) was adopted in Kliptown, Soweto. The irony of living in extreme poverty in modern-day South Africa, next to the spot where the charter was adopted, is not lost on Aletah Webster.Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: ANC maintains a united front
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JOHANNESBURG, 21 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party emerged from a crisis meeting of its top executive at the weekend to deny claims of internal divisions in its ranks. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA : Asylum seekers enjoy little protection, says HRW
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JOHANNESBURG, 17 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - A leading international human rights organisation has criticised South African officials for allegedly harassing and extorting money from desperate asylum seekers and refugees. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: Guns and gender violence - a lethal combination
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JOHANNESBURG, 16 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Access to guns makes gender violence so much more lethal in South Africa, where a woman is shot dead by her current or former partner every six hours. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: Focus on global warming
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JOHANNESBURG, 3 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Every month, a few dozen people gather in Johannesburg's gritty inner city to learn how to make a solar-powered stove - a parabolic cooker that looks something like a home-made satellite dish yet can direct enough of the sun's energy to boil a pot of water in about 10 minutes.Full report
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