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		<title>How Julius Malema and the ANCYL Can Contribute to Building a Progressive, Democratic South Africa</title>
		<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>
		<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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		<title>Shall South Africa Burn While Zuma Makes Babies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent initiative by the ANC with regards to HIV/AIDS policy is nothing but the usual political rhetoric deficient of a guided sense of purpose and responsible leadership, because if they were true to their policies and principles, then they would logically advise their leader, Jacob Zuma, to act likewise.]]></description>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/09/01/shall-south-africa-burn-while-zuma-makes-babies/</link>
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		<title>Protesters Turn to Graphic Posters in Johannesburg As Pay Woes Drag On</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tired of worded placards in their long-running protests for pay hikes, protesters in Johannesburg, South Africa, have turned to eye-catching graphic placards in bid to draw media attention to their rather simple message, "no work, no pay." Pictures by Tawanda Mudimu. ]]></description>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/09/01/protesters-turn-to-graphic-posters-in-johannesburg-as-pay-woes-drag-on/</link>
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		<title>Women Still On Receiving End of Discrimination, Violence: Genderlinks.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[African women are still on the receiving end of discrimination, violence and lack of access to essential health services. Gender activists this week gave governments in southern Africa a 54 percent rating in promoting women's rights, only one percentage point higher than in 2009 and called for the strengthening of efforts to promote equality. ]]></description>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/20/women-still-on-receiving-end-of-discrimination-violence-genderlinks/</link>
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		<title>Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda&#8217;s Election Compromise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda's economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization. 
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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/19/trading-democracy-for-stability-rwandas-election-compromise/</link>
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		<title>Rwanda&#8217;s Sham Election Spells Doom for Peace, Democracy</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/18/rwandas-sham-election-spells-doom-for-peace-democracy/</link>
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		<title>Activists Demand Justice for Slain Congolese Campaigner at SADC Summit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patience Nyangove: WINDHOEK, Namibia — Civil rights activists said Monday that the Democratic Republic of Congo's official investigation into the death of a human rights campaigner looks like a cover-up.]]></description>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/16/activists-demand-justice-for-slain-congolese-campaigner-at-sadc-summit/</link>
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		<title>Reporters Without Borders Blasts Wikileaks Over Afghan War Cables</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has written a scathing letter to the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange following the publication of 92,000 classified documents with the names of Afghans who collaborated with U.S. and other allied forces in Afghanistan.

The Taliban has vowed to hunt down all locals named in the files as informants, using files posted by Wikileaks as a virtual hit list. Wikileaks has since approached the U.S. government for help screening the files and removing the names of collaborators before publication, something a newspaper would never do.

As journalists grapple with ethical questions surrounding the leaks, the question most people are asking is, Is what Wikileaks is doing journalism or unethical activism and who does it benefit?  ]]></description>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/13/reporters-without-borders-blasts-wikileaks-in-open-letter/</link>
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		<title>Zim Ambassador Clashes With Mugabe Critic John Makumbe</title>
		<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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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/12/zim-ambassador-clashes-with-mugabe-critic-john-makumbe/</link>
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		<title>US$150 million Jets For Nigerian President, No Cash for 2011 Polls</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/08/12/us150-million-presidential-jets-for-nigerian-president-no-cash-for-2011-polls/</link>
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