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WINNIE MANDELA PRAAT

Johannesburg – The ANC was trying to contact MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to find out if she really said Nelson Mandela had let down black people, an official said on Tuesday.
“She is in the US now and we are in the process of trying to locate her,” said ANC spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi.
“We want to ask her [...]

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SA DIGTERS EN SKRYWERS – ANDRE P. BRINK

André Philippus Brink (born 29 May 1935 in Vrede) is a South African novelist. He writes in Afrikaans and English and is a Professor of English at the University of Cape Town.
In the 1960s he and Breyten Breytenbach were key figures in the Afrikaans literary movement known as Die Sestigers (”The Sixty-ers”). These writers sought [...]

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MADE IN CHINA

Johannesburg – A Chinese factory contracted to produce figurines of World Cup mascot Zakumi has been forced to stop work after accusations it was running a sweatshop, The Times reported on Tuesday.
Fifa’s worldwide licensing representative, Global Brands Group, has suspended its approval of Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products and Gifts after an inspection and audit of [...]

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SINGLE WHITE FEMALE

Bars and clubs are over,” sex blogger Zoe Margolis, 36, tells me. “It’s all fun and flirty.
But you’re not really finding anything out about someone if you meet them in a bar. If you want to have a relationship or casual sex, the internet is a really good place to meet, because you can weed [...]

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ILLEGAL ABORTIONS IN PRETORIA

Speaking to the Pretoria News from her hospital bed, the TUT student said she did not regret the abortion but regretted her choice of having it illegally.
“I did not have enough information when I found out I was pregnant. My boyfriend said he did not want the baby. I could not let my mother find [...]

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TESTING 1 2 3

I was a very happy person. My wonderful girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. There was only one little thing bothering me . . . it was her beautiful younger sister.
My prospective sister-in-law was twenty-two, wore very tight miniskirts, and generally was braless. She [...]

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DIERE DAGBOEK

Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary
8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm – Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm [...]

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PLAASMOORDE

JOHANNESBURG – While Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said yesterday that farm and rural killings should not be politicised, the Limpopo provincial police said that no arrests have been made as yet in connection with the murder of 70-year-old Canadian national Ron Smith.
Smith was found lying on his bed by Bela Bela police officials last week, [...]

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LIGPUNTJIE

Dear Friend
Here is your word for today:
Verse:             *Isaiah 41:10
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Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed. I am your God. I will
strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right
hand.
- God wants to strengthen you.
- God wants to help you.
- God wants to uphold you.
- God wants [...]