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		<title>WORLD CUP 2010: South Africa Is Ready</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SOUTH Africans have come out in bright colours to mark 100 days before the start of the world's biggest soccer showcase, World Cup 2010, which will begin in June. Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg in a ceremony aimed at welcoming tourists and fans to what will be the hub of sporting action and tourism for the next few months. At least 10 million people are expected to travel to South Africa for the soccer showcase.


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<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2010/01/02/olympics-fever/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: World Cup 2010 Fever'>World Cup 2010 Fever</a> <small>The World Cup fever is beginning to grip the southern...</small></li>
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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/03/03/world-cup-2010-south-africa-is-ready/</link>
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		<title>South Africans Protest Against Poor Housing Conditions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Africans took to the streets in Johannesburg this morning to protest against poor housing conditions. 


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<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2008/05/19/more-violence-against-zimbabweans-in-south-africa-another-classic-case-of-state-failure/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: More Violence Against Zimbabweans in South Africa- Another Classic Case of State Failure'>More Violence Against Zimbabweans in South Africa- Another Classic Case of State Failure</a> <small> Attacks on Zimbabwean immigrants in Johannesburg, South Africa. Someone...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2009/06/29/cnn-gives-iranian-protestors-away/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: CNN gives Iranian protestors away'>CNN gives Iranian protestors away</a> <small>THE CNN ran a story on a pro-Iranian government website...</small></li>
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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/26/south-africans-protest-against-poor-housing-conditions/</link>
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		<title>Best Of Both Worlds: Angelique Kidjo, Peter Buffet Team Up To Support African Girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Angelique Kidjo is not just another African legend. She is one with a difference, and her illustrious music career has shown that music is not just for recreation, but also an instrument of emancipation for both artists and the people around them. With A Song for Everyone, Angelique and Buffet drive home this message while enjoying their passion. 


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<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2009/11/04/african-wild-dogs-still-on-the-verge-of-extinction/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: African wild dogs still on the verge of extinction'>African wild dogs still on the verge of extinction</a> <small>Painted Dog Conservation, based at Hwange National Park, seeks to...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2009/07/07/three-african-wild-dogs-killed-in-namibian-park/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Three African Wild Dogs Killed in Namibian Park'>Three African Wild Dogs Killed in Namibian Park</a> <small>THREE African wild dogs were struck and killed by speeding...</small></li>
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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/26/best-of-both-worlds-angelique-kidjo-peter-buffet-team-up-to-support-african-girls/</link>
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		<title>PILOT ERROR? Tragic Plane Crash Sparks Row Between Ethiopia And Lebanon&#8230; As Victims Sue Boeing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ethiopia and Lebanon are locked in a dispute over circumstances surrounding the death of 90 people after an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 flight crashed into the Mediterranean Sea a few moments after leaving Beirut International Airport last month.


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<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2010/01/12/rwanda-questions-linger-as-habyarimana-black-box-is-still-missing/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rwanda questions linger: Habyarimana black box still missing'>Rwanda questions linger: Habyarimana black box still missing</a> <small>DESPITE the conclusion of investigations into the assassination of former...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://investigativezim.com/2010/01/12/multinational-giants-challenge-apartheid-case-in-us-courts/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: IBM, Daimler and GM challenge US jurisdiction in apartheid case'>IBM, Daimler and GM challenge US jurisdiction in apartheid case</a> <small>MULTINATIONAL companies sued by victims of South Africa's apartheid government...</small></li>
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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/26/pilot-error-tragic-crash-sparks-row-between-ethiopia-and-lebanon-as-victims-sue-boeing/</link>
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		<title>COVER UP: Cholera Case Raises Questions About UN&#8217;s Role In Zimbabwe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A former UN official claims his warnings of a coming calamity were stifled by a UN bureaucracy intent on keeping good relations with Zimbabwe's dictator, Robert Mugabe. In the 11 months between August 2008 and July of last year, nearly 100,000 Zimbabweans came down with cholera in the first countrywide epidemic of the disease in modern history. Previous outbreaks in Zimbabwe, which have occurred annually since 2003, had affected only pockets of the country. This time, cholera was everywhere. Corpses filled the streets and hospital beds. In some districts early in the crisis, half of those infected died. It was a tragedy in every way - not least because the worst might have been prevented. Months before the initial outbreak exploded into a full-blown epidemic, Georges Tadonki, who headed the United Nations' humanitarian office in Zimbabwe at the time, says he warned his superiors of the severe risk, suggesting to the UN country director, Agostinho Zacarias, that 30,000 cases or more were possible. But Zacarias stifled that warning, Tadonki claims.

 


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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/23/cover-up-cholera-case-raises-questions-about-uns-role-in-zimbabwe/</link>
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		<title>MEGA RECALLS: Toyota&#8217;s $100m &#8220;Win&#8221; Opens Floodgates To Lawsuits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tide is turning against Japanese car-maker Toyota after confidential company correspondence submitted to the U.S. government revealed that the company had cut corners and saved $100 million by avoiding vehicle recalls.


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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/22/mega-recalls-toyotas-100m-win-open-floodgate-to-lawsuits/</link>
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		<title>Russians Stick To &#8220;Offensive&#8221; Aboriginal Dance‎</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RUSSIAN world champion figure skaters Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin will do a virtually unchanged version of the "Aboriginal dance" that has offended Australian indigenous groups in today's original dance section of the ice dancing competition in Vancouver.


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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/21/russians-stick-to-offensive-aboriginal-dance%e2%80%8e/</link>
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		<title>Bredenkamp Lands Illinois Golf Course In Legal &#8220;Twilight Zone&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marion, Illinois - Until recently, people here had little reason to know the name John A. Bredenkamp or anything about his past, a tale worthy of a James Bond villain, filled with allegations of international arms deals, blood diamond trades and ties to despotic regimes in his native Africa. Bredenkamp had visited Marion just once, nine years ago, to look over the Bermuda grass fairways and 96 sand bunkers at the Kokopelli Golf Club he was about to buy. He flew out the same day. A low-profile owner, he sold the course to a Florida group in 2006. He kept only a right to split future profits if the course sold again, his one tenuous tie to this Southern Illinois city. His name might have been forgotten, except for what took place two years later. "It's just so absurd," said Fritz Archerd of Gainesville, Fla., head of the group that bought the course from Bredenkamp. "And it's all because of him."Marion, Illinois - Until recently, people here had little reason to know the name John A. Bredenkamp or anything about his past, a tale worthy of a James Bond villain, filled with allegations of international arms deals, blood diamond trades and ties to despotic regimes in his native Africa. Bredenkamp had visited Marion just once, nine years ago, to look over the Bermuda grass fairways and 96 sand bunkers at the Kokopelli Golf Club he was about to buy. He flew out the same day. A low-profile owner, he sold the course to a Florida group in 2006. He kept only a right to split future profits if the course sold again, his one tenuous tie to this Southern Illinois city. His name might have been forgotten, except for what took place two years later. "It's just so absurd," said Fritz Archerd of Gainesville, Fla., head of the group that bought the course from Bredenkamp. "And it's all because of him."


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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/20/bredenkamp-lands-illinois-golf-course-in-legal-twilight-zone/</link>
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		<title>Tiger Woods Apologizes, Sets News Agenda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Good morning and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends, many in this room know me, may have cheered for me, worked with me or supported me, now everyone of you has good reason to be critical of me. I want to say to each of you simply and directly i am deeply sorry for my selfish and irresponsible behavior I have been engaged in. People want to know how i could have been so stupid and selfish.


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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/19/tiger-woods-apology/</link>
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		<title>LOCKED UP: Safe Haven Turns To Hell For African Asylum Seekers In Austria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA: Austrian government officials are up in arms over the issue of housing Nigerian and other African asylum seekers, with the government saying no village or city can be found to build a third asylum center for refugees. 


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		<link>http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/19/locked-up-safe-haven-turns-to-hell-for-african-asylum-seekers-in-austria/</link>
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