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In South Africa, Sesame Street's HIV-Positive Muppet Raises Awareness
Region: South Africa
As the children's show Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, premiering its new season today, one cute and cuddly Muppet on its South African edition continues to help combat and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. While Sesame Street is seen in over 140 countries, each version addresses local issues and has different Muppets. Golden-yellow Kami made her debut on the South African Sesame Street co-pro... more
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Vettori, Elliott lead NZ to final
Region: South Africa
Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an incredibly thin batting line-up, blighted by injuries, to a modest target which was made more difficult to achieve by the variety in Pakistan's bowling attack. The New Zealand batsmen, who came out blazing at the start, made sure Pakistan never got back-to-back wickets, and the required run-rate never became too high for a well-timed batting Powerplay to redress. The five-wick... more
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TRIATHLON FOR THE GOOD CAUSE - TEAM STREETKIDS IS BACK
Region: South AfricaWe ran, we swam, we cycled, we skated and we boarded - now it is time to TRI - for the good cause WHAT: HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR THE GOOD CAUSE AND START BUILDING YOUR OWN LEGACY BY GIVING BACK TO THOSE IN NEED. CHARITY: TEAM STREETKIDS IS A PROJECT OF THE NON-PROFIT http://www.wecare4.ch/ FOUNDED BY SWISS TRIATHLON PRO SVEN HUNGERBÜHLER. TEAM STREETKIDS IS DEDICATED TO RAISING MONEY FOR ORP... more
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"India, Australia favourites for CT"
Region: South Africa"India are very good, they've learnt how to travel and win and they have destructive bowlers and hitters in their line-up," Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes said. "But Australia are written off far too easily, they will obviously be strong contenders, they have a good record in the competition and they know how to win," he added. "Home ground advantage is meaning less because all teams travel so much now and... more
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"Steyn failed drug test during IPL"
Region: South Africa"We are aware of the result and submitted a report immediately to the IPL on why this has happened," Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Gerald Majola said. "There was a marginal increase in the presence of morphine in the sample and that was due to painkillers he took during that period. We are awaiting a reply from the IPL authorities," he said. "This is not a doping violation as such but an adverse analytical fin... more
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'Mandela day' has been inaugrated
Region: South AfricaThe formner South African president,Nelson Mandela celebrated his 91st birthday on saturday.He was surrounded by his family members and anti-aparthied stalwarts during the celebration at Johannesberg.Mandela is the first African president of South Africa and his tributes are spread still. Leaders from the world around wished him well and success throughout his life.The anti-aparthied icon has contrib... more
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Langeveldt: I'm a better bowler now
Region: South Africa"I think I'm a better bowler now than then," Charl Langeveldt said. "I've played a lot of county cricket and domestic cricket over the last two seasons, and it has helped. "Often I toured with the national team in the past and never played much, so it was good to bowl lots of overs and hone my skills further." He continued: "The shoulder is fine and rehab is going well, but the guys have done really well, especially ... more
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Rapes too common in SA: Study by MRC
Region: South AfricaThe Medical Research Council(MRC) of South Africa condcuted a study on the interface of rape and HIV in South Africa. The study was conducted in three districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal Provinces interviewing men from 1,738 households in rural,urban and city premises. 70 % of the men were under 30 years of age. The results were so stunning that of all the men interviewed, one in every fou... more
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Court Hears Child Soldiers Wanted Revenge
Region: South Africa
Witness who trained young recruits said many had lost their parents in attacks on their villages. By Rachel Irwin in The Hague (AR No. 217, 12-June-09) Children joined Thomas Lubanga’s militia to avenge the murders of family and friends, a witness told prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, ICC, this week. “They had just arrived from their homes,” explained the unnamed witness, identifi... more
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African photographers, writers and artists find their voice in blogs
Region: South AfricaAs more Africans come to realize the power of blogging as a tool for expression on a global scale, the number of bloggers has increased and so has the themes in focus. In that number of growing blogs, a lot of African artists have also joined in with a huge increase noted in poetry blogs as well as emerging photography and visual arts blogs. We review some of them. Poéfrika is a weblog of creative, Africa-ins... more
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