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		<title>How Julius Malema and the ANCYL Can Contribute to Building a Progressive, Democratic South Africa</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/09/06/how-julius-malema-and-the-ancyl-can-contribute-to-building-a-progressive-democratic-south-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bibi Nehanda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bibi Nehanda: Many South African politicians have looted and plundered at the expense of the poor masses not only in the current administration but in the previous one as well and someone needs to take a stand so as to make sure that conniving public officials are brought to justice.]]></description>
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		<title>Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda&#8217;s Election Compromise</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/19/trading-democracy-for-stability-rwandas-election-compromise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda's economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization. 
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		<title>Rwanda&#8217;s Sham Election Spells Doom for Peace, Democracy</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/18/rwandas-sham-election-spells-doom-for-peace-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame gets 7 more years after flawed elections. Though Kagame can claim credit for impressive economic growth and development under his leadership, the current system of governance seems unlikely to yield long-term peace and stability in Rwanda. Part 1. ]]></description>
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		<title>Zim Ambassador Clashes With Mugabe Critic John Makumbe</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/12/zim-ambassador-clashes-with-mugabe-critic-john-makumbe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tirivangani Masawi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Few days before the Southern African Development Community heads of State and Government summit kicks off in Windhoek, a bitter feud has erupted between the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Namibia, Chipo Zindoga and Zimbabwean political scientist John Makumbe. 
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		<title>US$150 million Jets For Nigerian President, No Cash for 2011 Polls</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/12/us150-million-presidential-jets-for-nigerian-president-no-cash-for-2011-polls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tawanda Kanhema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presidential luxury trumps democracy in Nigeria. The Nigerian government this week approved plans to buy two new generation Falcon 7X jets and one Gulfstream G550 for the presidential fleet at a cost of US$150 million amid efforts by the government to raise funding for elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Africa In Bid To Unscramble Economic Jigsaw Puzzle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tirivangani Masawi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHERN African Development Community Heads of State and Government will carry the region’s elusive dream of financial integration when they convene in Windhoek, Namibia, in two weeks’ time.]]></description>
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		<title>Air Zimbabwe Buys New Airbus A340-600 Jets: Maiden Flight Slated for October 25</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/07/26/air-zimbabwe-buys-new-airbus-a340-600-planes-from-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tawanda Kanhema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's national airline, Air Zimbabwe, has reportedly secured a deal with French aviation giant Airbus for the supply of two Airbus A340-600 long haul passenger jets and one Airbus A319 jet to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 737 jets scheduled to retire in 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;War without Borders&#8221;: Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Long War&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/05/16/war-without-borders-obamas-long-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 14:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept of the "long war" has characterised military doctrine since the end of World War II. The broader objective of global military dominance in support of an imperial project was first formulated under the Truman administration in the late 1940s at the outset of the Cold War. ]]></description>
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		<title>Russia Subway Bombing Strips Terrorism of Gender Stereotypes</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/03/31/russia-subway-bombing-strips-terrorism-of-gender-stereotypes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tawanda Kanhema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BLOG: The subway bombing that killed at least 39 people in Moscow on Monday morning will transform the way states and state security agencies currently view the fight against terrorism.]]></description>
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		<title>S. African Unit Of German Firm Said To Equip Mugabe-held Zimbabwe Dairy Plant</title>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/03/26/s-african-unit-of-german-firm-said-to-equip-mugabe-held-zimbabwe-dairy-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Investigative Africa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington - News reports and sources in Zimbabwe's dairy industry said Thursday that Guth South Africa, a subsidiary of Germany's Guth Ventiltechnik, may be in violation of the sanctions imposed by the European Union on President Robert Mugabe and his family by supplying equipment to Gushungo Holdings for a dairy plant in the Zvimba communal lands, Mashonaland West.]]></description>
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