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		<pubDate>2010-03-13T01:50:55+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What we need is a little less freedom of speech]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There are times when I wish that South Africa could have speech police, who would be to speech what the fashion police are to fashion. Except for stupid people rather than badly dressed people.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-what-we-need-is-a-little-less-freedom-of-speech</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T16:38:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[12 March: Warren Buffett could have saved Lehman, but they didn’t really ask]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Beijing aggrieved at Obama&rsquo;s yuan comments; Forbes counts Chinese as No. 2 for billionaires; US senator cracks whip over financial reforms; Air China to issue shares to expand growth, pay down debt; Toyota&rsquo;s American car sales surge on incentives.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-12-march-warren-buffett-could-have-saved-lehman-but-they-didnt-really-ask</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T16:24:04+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[12 March: Possible ban on bluefin tuna fishing tops Cites agenda]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Earth shakes as Chile inaugurates president; Obama hammers China over yuan; Suu Kyi fights back against new election laws; Ground Zero workers set to get compensation for illnesses; Iraqi election results on knife-edge; Swedes follow US in Armenian &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; vote.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-12-march-possible-ban-on-bluefin-tuna-tops-cites-agenda</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T14:48:49+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SA Government: if World Bank denies Eskom loan – poof, there goes the economy]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[An internationalised campaign against the World Bank lending Eskom $3.75 billion has already cost South Africa the United States&rsquo; vote. And though two cabinet ministers on Friday stressed that the loan will absolutely definitely undoubtedly go through, they are clearly worried that the environmental lobby isn&rsquo;t yet done.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-sa-government-if-world-bank-denies-eskom-loan-poof-there-goes-the-economy</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T14:08:35+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[President Zuma hits the comeback trail in Soweto]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a smart, smart move. President Jacob Zuma has a tough NEC meeting this weekend. And what better strategy than to go back to the people; have them show how much he&rsquo;s loved, how politically strong he still is. Now, no matter what he has to say this weekend, he can turn around and say: &ldquo;Hey, who&rsquo;s the one with the number one hit political song?&rdquo; And he will have the pictures and the media coverage to prove it.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-president-zuma-hits-the-comeback-trail-in-soweto</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T11:06:16+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Johannesburg deserves better than Mayor Amos Masondo]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It may be called a &ldquo;world-class African city&rdquo;, but Johannesburg is quite publicly rushing in the opposite direction of late. And at the top of the rapidly-disintegrating structure sits the man who prefers decorum to action and is not responsible to anyone but his own political organisation.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-analysis-johannesburg-deserves-better-than-mayor-amos-masondo</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T09:30:33+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[12 March: Nigerian authorities to charge 49 over latest mass murders in Jos]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Clashes in Mogadishu kill many; Democratic Republic of Congo; Sudanese imply Darfur peacekeepers arming militants; Head of UN General Assembly on Swiss no-visa list.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-12-march-nigerian-authorities-to-charge-49-over-latest-mass-murders-in-jos</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T08:20:53+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The unbearable consistency of being Winnie]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Winnie Madikizela-Mandela&rsquo;s recent comments have caused a stir, again. But knowing her so well, can we really be surprised? The rash judgements are just another face of one of the most complex people in the already crowded pantheon of conflicted characters of our age.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-the-unbearable-consistency-of-being-winnie</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T08:00:52+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rossion Q1, a supercar with a South African twist]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[What exactly is a Rossion Q1? Well, unless you&rsquo;re a serious fundi with a specific interest in American sports cars, you probably wouldn&rsquo;t know that it&rsquo;s a Ford-powered supercar built to exacting standards by Rossion Automotive in the US state of Florida.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-12-rossion-q1-a-supercar-with-a-south-african-twist</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-12T07:48:21+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FNB and PayPal (and eBucks?) to reveal all on 25 March]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Most companies have to work to get attention when they think they're launching something cool. First National Bank has hired Joburg's Turbine Hall for a joint event with PayPal toward the end of March. It may find the cavernous space a little cramped.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-fnb-and-paypal-and-ebucks-to-reveal-all-on-25-march</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T17:31:22+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[11 March: Internet nominated for Nobel Peace Prize]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: EMI sacks boss as it tries to sing in key over debt pile; Greek crisis business as usual for &ldquo;Gall Street&rdquo; ; Mexicans hold on to IMF lifeline, in case they flounder or sink; American cities vie for Google&rsquo;s favour.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-internet-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T16:36:49+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Phantom of Coney Island: same angry guy, different fun house]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A decade in the making, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom sequel &ldquo;Love Never Dies&rdquo;, opened this week in London to some decidedly unfriendly reviews. Later this year, it will transfer its &ldquo;magic&rdquo; to New York City.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-the-phantom-of-coney-island-same-angry-guy-different-fun-house</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T14:32:56+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[11 March: US Vice-President Biden denounces Israel’s latest move on settlements]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: US drones kill suspected militants in Afghan border area; American budget deficit swells to biggest ever ; Forbes says Mexico&rsquo;s Carlos Slim is richer than Bill Gates; Brazil&rsquo;s Lula in hot water over Cuban dissident comments; Quake may benefit Chile&rsquo;s incoming billionaire president; Marathon Dostoyevsky play could exhaust even Manhattanites; Google strikes mega-antiquarian book deal with Italy.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-11-march-us-vice-president-biden-denounces-israels-latest-move-on-settlements</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T14:14:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The magical adventures of Carlos Slim, richest man on Earth]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a story that veers between dynastic saga and magic realism, between rags-to-riches melodrama and the invasion of the normal by the strange. Whatever it is, though, Carlos Slim Helu&rsquo;s position atop the Forbes Rich List is symbolic of something new in the world.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-the-magical-adventures-of-carlos-slim-richest-man-on-earth</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T13:50:55+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Johannesburg, where the extra-crispy chicken crossed the road]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[KFC, a fast-food artist formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is blasting the Johannesburg airwaves of late, boasting about donating R200,000 to the City of Johannesburg to stop the pothole epidemic. Apart from the fact that they probably spend more money advertising the deed than on the deed itself, it should leave us all with a sick feeling in our collective stomach.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-johannesburg-where-the-extra-crispy-chicken-crossed-the-road</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T09:52:06+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Presidency has no clothes]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The number of screw-ups by the president&rsquo;s closest working team is growing with annoying consistency these days. Perhaps people at the highest office in the country should be worried. Perhaps we all should.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-analysis-presidency-has-no-clothes</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T06:57:54+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[11 March: Thousands of Nigerians call for president to go]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: South Sudan risks blotting its democratic copybook over arrests: Al-Qaeda&rsquo;s North African wing frees Spanish hostage: Foremost Egyptian Muslim cleric dies: Niger&rsquo;s junta appeals for millions of dollars in food aid.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-11-11-march-thousands-of-nigerians-call-for-president-to-go</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-11T06:49:01+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[An anniversary of two uprisings: Tibet on tenterhooks]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On March 10 1959, Tibetan nationalists rose up against their Chinese occupiers in a revolt that was quickly crushed. During the week of March 10 to March 14 2008, the Tibetans exacted a bloody revenge. It&rsquo;s an anniversary the world now watches closely.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-10-an-anniversary-of-two-uprisings-tibet-on-tenterhooks</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-10T18:52:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[10 March: Rupert Murdoch makes news media and music central to MySpace of the future]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: China&rsquo;s exports soar &ndash; both good and bad news; Lithium jolts global miners out of their depression; Royal Mail set to deliver more junk; Scammers fold on cards in favour of online banking fraud ; Google launches virtual marketplace for third-party apps.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-10-10-march-rupert-murdoch-makes-news-media-and-music-central-to-myspace-of-the-future</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-10T16:09:34+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[10 March: Pope’s brother adds fuel to Catholic Church abuse fire]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Cynical Israelis undermine indirect peace talks; Myanmar&rsquo;s junta bars Suu Kyi from polls; Chinese and Indians hop aboard Copenhagen Accord; Japan official admits to Cold War nuke deal with US; World Trade Center rally chants &ldquo;build it now!&rdquo;; Obama says nice things to Greek PM, promises nothing; Google pleased over Iran, Cuba, Sudan sanctions move.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-10-10-march-popes-brother-adds-fuel-to-catholic-church-abuse-fire</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-10T13:09:45+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: dot com madness, 10 years later]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Wednesday is the 10th anniversary of Big Bull Day, the day when the Nasdaq hit the magic number of 5132.52. In hindsight we think about the day when madness peaked and ask our collective selves about our collective sanity back then. And yet, after surviving the great 2008 subprime panic, the memories of dot com feel positively quaint.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-10-analysis-dotcom-madness-10-years-later</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-10T07:34:59+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Let's talk about sex, ANC]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Julius Malema did something really nasty on Tuesday. It wasn&rsquo;t that it was just aggressive or bolshy. No, it was spiteful, mean and ugly. And, strangely enough, he was just the one saying it loudly.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-10-analysis-lets-talk-about-sex-anc</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-10T07:23:40+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[10 March: Somalia's president asks for US airstrike support]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Clinton adds pressure over Nigerian massacre; Ransom allegedly paid for abducted South African sound engineer; Zim high court says MDC speaker must stay; Family told to exhume Rwanda's first president for redevelopment project; Massive African polio vaccination campaign starts; Ugandans want to move people from landslide areas.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-10-10-march-somalias-president-asks-for-us-airstrike-support</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-10T07:12:42+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[09 March: Sony to unleash range of 3D TVs by mid-year]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Greek PM says speculators hurt country&rsquo;s borrowing costs; Brazilians slap sanctions on US; Toyota on the back foot over vehicle defect repairs; Chunnel returns a tiny profit, but profits nonetheless; State-owned Chinese publisher goes for IPO and digital future; China Southern Airlines to issue shares to pay down debt; European drug-makers forge world&rsquo;s biggest animal health entity; Aer Lingus loss comes as cost-cutting rebutted by cabin crews.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-09-march-sony-to-unleash-range-of-3d-tvs-by-mid-year</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T16:46:58+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Malema: Zille is a satanist, Vavi is finished, Zuma guaranteed a second term]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Julius Malema was in finer form than we've seen him in weeks. In just score of minutes he told students at the University of Johannesburg that DA leader Helen Zille is a satanist, that Patrica de Lille couldn't possibly have a husband and that FW de Klerk disadvantaged Africans. And that was just the warm-up.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-malema-zille-is-a-satanist-vavi-is-finished-zuma-guaranteed-a-second-term</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T14:36:47+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Meet Bo Xilai – the man who might be king (of China, that is) ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[China's ruling elite is now gathered in the National People's Congress, its premier political lekgotla, but the man everyone wants to meet, to whisper a word to, to be seen with, is almost certainly Bo Xilai. Who? Bo Xilai. And if things work out as a lot of China analysts (inside and outside of China) seem to think they might, a lot more people will soon be trying to get some quality time with ole' Bo.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-meet-bo-xilai-the-man-who-might-be-king-of-china-that-is</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T13:28:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[09 March: Obama barracks Republicans over healthcare negligence]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Iraqis tally votes as some claim election victory and others concede; Big Apple celebrates its superheroes; Cubans decry foreign press coverage of ill hunger-striker; UN asks donors to keep funding Aids efforts; US backs Israelis over existing settlement plan, but peace may suffer; Europeans mull their own version of the IMF as Greek debt woes weigh; Toyota emphatic that electronics are not the problem.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-09-march-obama-barracks-republicans-over-healthcare-negligence</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T12:40:17+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Freedom of (Multi)choice]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[News that DStv may launch a pornography channel has provoked condemnation from several local organisations, religious and otherwise. But has porn been proved to cause sexual violence, as they claim? No. Does our Bill of Rights enshrine freedom of expression? Yes. And has DStv put systems in place to prevent children from accessing its adult channels? That would be another yes.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-freedom-of-multichoice</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T11:49:29+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[XK-R Coupé, a living proof of Jaguar aristocracy]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[When Jaguar was sold to the Tata Group by Ford, the sceptics shook their heads, and predicted that the iconic British brand would soon adorn little more than a fleet of dodgy taxis in Delhi. But nothing could be further from the truth. Without Tata, Jaguar would be in deep, deep trouble. And without Tata, Jaguar&rsquo;s most convincing sports coup&eacute; would almost certainly be a thing of the past.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-xk-r-coup-still-a-jaguar-aristocrat</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T10:31:13+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chuck Norris, septuagenarian]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It's a bad joke, but we'll repeat it anyway. Q: How do you tell Chuck Norris's age? A: Cut him in half and count the rings. The man who almost beat Bruce Lee in battle is seventy-years-old on Wednesday, would you believe. We at The Daily Maverick wanted to be the first to wish him happy birthday.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-chuck-norris-septuagenarian</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T09:22:17+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[09 March: French navy catches big gang of Somali pirates]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Americans free up Internet technology to foes; Bennett&rsquo;s lawyers ask for &lsquo;fictional&rsquo; terrorism trial to be scrapped; Gambian president turns on his own government; Kenyan politicians asked to stay home for constitutional debate.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-09-09-march-french-navy-catches-big-gang-of-somali-pirates</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-09T07:14:26+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[500 horrific deaths: the cost of Nigeria's latest religious upheaval]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Religious violence, unfortunately, is nothing new in Nigeria. In the latest apparent reprisals over the weekend, scores of women and children, mostly Christians, were killed in villages around the central Nigerian city of Jos.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-death-toll-in-nigerian-horrific-religious-violence-reaches-500</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-08T18:40:46+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kapuscinski 'outed' as fabricator, but truth could still be more important than the facts]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Poland's Ryszard Kapuscinski was once voted the greatest journalist of the twentieth century, even though the factual ambiguity in his books had long been debated. A new biography appears to confirm the great writer's blurring of the divide between reportage and fiction. Should we think less of him?]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-kapuscinski-outed-as-fabricator-but-truth-could-still-be-more-important-than-the-facts</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-08T16:09:23+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[08 March: Sarkozy makes strongest rescue commitment to Greece yet]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: China stockpiles grain to ensure food security; Dubai World to ask banks to rollover debt; Toyoda meets Japanese PM over Toyota woes; Kraft shutting Cadbury factory it said would stay open; Former boss&rsquo;s spat with Fujitsu sinks shares; Oil majors look to buy Australian coal-seam gas firm.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-08-march-sarkozy-makes-strongest-rescue-commitment-to-greece-yet</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-08-march-sarkozy-makes-strongest-rescue-commitment-to-greece-yet</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-08T15:47:10+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Would Google Do?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[NOTICE]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-what-would-google-do</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-what-would-google-do</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-08T13:52:22+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Legalism, a politician’s best friend]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma&rsquo;s approach to the question of whether he should declare his financial interests illustrates one of South Africa&rsquo;s biggest ethical problems: legalism.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-analysis-legalism-a-politicians-best-friend</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-analysis-legalism-a-politicians-best-friend</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-08T13:25:14+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global HIV, TB, malaria fund pushes results as it shakes the begging bowl]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Just weeks away from a conference where it will ask for $20 billion over three years &ndash; twice the record amount ever raised for health &ndash; the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria launched a report trumpeting its recent successes. The world is on the brink of eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, beating malaria (on a public health scale) and containing drug-resistant TB, it says. All it needs is a flood of money, in the middle of a fiscal drought.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-global-hiv-tb-malaria-fund-pushes-results-as-it-shakes-the-begging-bowl</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-08T13:18:49+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[08 March: Pressure mounts on China’s yuan]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Fantasy takes back seat to reality at Oscars; Iraqis vote amid barrage of rockets; Palestinians agree to indirect talks with Israel: US withdrawing troops from Haiti&rsquo;s ravaged landscape; Scientists find HIV hides in new places; Annual military drills ratchet up tension on Korean peninsula; Survey finds most people think internet access is a basic human right.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-05-february-pressure-mounts-on-chinas-yuan</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-05-february-pressure-mounts-on-chinas-yuan</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-08T12:04:20+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Dark times for South African arts and culture]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Arts and culture minister Lulu Xingwana's recent outburst over the Constitutional Court exhibition of &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo;&nbsp; photographs by Zanele Muholi served one important purpose: It put the spotlight on the South African government&rsquo;s tragic treatment of arts and culture. Read on and weep.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-analysis-dark-times-for-south-african-arts-and-culture</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-analysis-dark-times-for-south-african-arts-and-culture</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-08T10:58:52+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[08 March: New bout of killings erupts in central Nigerian city of Jos]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Nigerian player dies of heart attack during soccer game; Togo&rsquo;s opposition nixes poll result; Egyptian &lsquo;anti-government&rsquo; blogger released; UN to start nominal withdrawal of DRC peacekeepers by June; Sudan&rsquo;s Bashir backs Eritrea over sanctions; Zuma claims EU listening to his Zimbabwe calls - but it&rsquo;s not; Niger&rsquo;s junta frees ministers detained during coup; Nigerians lambast corrupt police.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-08-march-new-bout-of-killings-erupts-in-central-nigerian-city-of-jos</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-08T09:30:21+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oscar night belongs to Hurt Locker. Tough luck, Avatar, you can keep your billions. Sorry District 9 and Invictus, we still love you.]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The most commercially successful movie of all time ($2.5 billion and counting), Avatar, was not a match for a small little independent movie about the US Army explosive ordnance disposal team during the Iraqi War, which was made on a shoestring budget. There is still justice in this world.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-oscar-night-belongs-to-hurt-locker-tough-luck-avatar-you-can-keep-your-billions-sorry-district-9-and-invictus-we-still-love-you</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-08T08:29:24+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Welcome to the fluid age of ANC uncertainty]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The past week brought the long-fought battle of the alliance partners out into the open. The ANC was once a reasonably disciplined bunch able to put a lid on just about any anger boiling underneath. Not anymore.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-analysis-welcome-to-the-fluid-age-of-anc-uncertainty</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-08-analysis-welcome-to-the-fluid-age-of-anc-uncertainty</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-08T00:00:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SUPER 14 WEEKEND No. 4: Storming up the log]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Thank the gods of rugby for the boys in blue &ndash; the Stormers this time. Their decisive 33-0 victory over the hapless Highlanders has done wonders for the Cape Town team&rsquo;s mythology as the dark horses in this year&rsquo;s Super 14 &ndash; and wonders for the reputation of back-up hooker Deon Fourie who scored the game&rsquo;s first try with a man-of-the-match performance.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-07-super-14-weekend-no-4-storming-up-the-log</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-07T17:56:25+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein unauthorised: suicidal idea or genius move? ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The makers of hit HBO series Entourage seem to have gotten away with lampooning Harvey Weinstein in a legendary 2007 episode entitled "Sorry, Harvey". But can a small-time Canadian filmmaker get away with an unauthorised documentary on the most intimidating producer in Hollywood?]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-07-harvey-weinstein-unauthorised-suicidal-idea-or-genius-move</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-07T07:56:05+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[05 March: Volvo sale still not ready to go ahead]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Referendum on Iceland&rsquo;s debt to leave many stewing; Drivers allege Toyota&rsquo;s sudden acceleration fixes don&rsquo;t work: Greeks twisting in the wind over debt relief, sow confusion; FBI chief states the obvious over cyber-threats; American manufacturers slowly cutting out the middleman; China&rsquo;s premier calls for fairer society.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-05-march-volvo-sale-still-not-ready-to-go-ahead</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-05T18:56:34+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[05 March: Bombs presage Iraqi election]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Israelis to restart indirect peace talks next week; Afghanistan&rsquo;s a mess, says outgoing UN chief; Turks react angrily to American genocide charges; Palin perfects the soundbite in Hollywood role; Research shows humans are much more than just human; GOP makes fear and loathing part of the campaign trail.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-05-march-bombs-presage-iraqi-election</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-05T14:32:30+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANC strikes back at Cosatu, tells Youth League to 'shut up about 2012']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the ANC struck back mightily at Cosatu's accusations. What could have been seen as an ideological tennis match between the alliance partners is now turning into a fight of panzer divisions.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-anc-strikes-back-at-cosatu-tells-youth-league-to-shut-up-about-2012</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-05T14:09:56+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Ebrahim Patel clips Trevor Manuel’s wings]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Ever since Ebrahim Patel was appointed as economic development minister, he has complained bitterly about having no power. Now it appears he has some. What will he do with it?]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-ebrahim-patel-clips-trevor-manuels-wings</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-ebrahim-patel-clips-trevor-manuels-wings</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-05T13:16:35+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jeremy Cronin: Owners have 6 months to find R34 million to fix illegal taxis]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[While a criminal investigation is still underway as to who committed the fraud that put thousands of unsafe taxis on the roads, those who own them have until the end September to get their vehicles retrofitted or have them impounded. Cue thousands of operators scrambling each to raise R18,000 to comply. Not that their banks can really say no.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-jeremy-cronin-owners-have-6-months-to-find-r34-million-to-fix-illegal-taxis</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-jeremy-cronin-owners-have-6-months-to-find-r34-million-to-fix-illegal-taxis</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-05T13:03:51+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Cosatu's winter of discontent]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve said before that Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi is a bellwether, someone who shows the way events are drifting before many others. He may not always be right, but he has a good track record. So it&rsquo;s pretty damn interesting when he says that current events within the ANC &ldquo;could plunge it into a an unprecedented crisis which may destroy the party&rdquo;.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-analysis-cosatus-winter-of-discontent</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-analysis-cosatus-winter-of-discontent</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-05T09:29:05+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Untouched by recalls, this Lexus is spoiling for a fight]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Nowhere in the motorverse is the rivalry as fierce as in the battle for super-sedan supremacy. And the protagonists are always the same: BMW M3, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, Audi RS4. But what&rsquo;s this: a new upstart in the Fight club? Yes, sir &ndash; and it wears a Lexus badge.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-untouched-by-recalls-this-lexus-is-spoiling-for-a-fight</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-05T07:16:50+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[05 March: Brown to Zuma: It’s too early to let Mugabe and cronies off the hook ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Ugandans bury mudslide dead; Madagascar&rsquo;s Rajoelina dismisses Addis Ababa talks; Geldof, charity and Ethiopians take swing at BBC aid-for-weapons report; UN discusses troop withdrawal from DRC; Ivorians getting payout over toxic waste claims.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-05-05-march-brown-to-zuma-its-too-early-to-let-mugabe-and-cronies-off-the-hook</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-05T06:53:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[04 March: Chinese drop big military spending increase for 2010]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Penguin jumps onto iPad&rsquo;s scintillating promise ; Mercedes races BMW on the hybrid bends; Britain&rsquo;s car sales soar in February; Taiwanese opt out of DRAM manufacturers' bailout as economy improves.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-04-march-chinese-drop-big-military-spending-increase-for-2010</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-04-march-chinese-drop-big-military-spending-increase-for-2010</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-04T16:25:25+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama to Democrats: ‘Stand by me on healthcare’]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama finally made his much-anticipated call to end the seemingly unending back-and-forth on healthcare reform in Congress, insisting on a straight &ldquo;up or down vote&rdquo; on healthcare reform &ndash; to pass one of the signature goals of his administration.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-obama-to-democrats-stand-by-me-on-healthcare</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-obama-to-democrats-stand-by-me-on-healthcare</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-04T13:59:24+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cosatu declares war on Nersa, fight with ANC and skirmish with Malema]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The trade union is furious with the energy regulator for giving Eskom a 25% plus tariff increase. It is very angry with the government for ignoring the leftist policy determinations of the Tripartite Alliance. And it is now officially pissed off with Julius Malema.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-cosatu-declares-war-on-nersa-fight-with-anc-and-skirmish-with-malema</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-04T13:09:28+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Online subscriptions take FT to profitability - has print journalism just been saved? ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Annual results out of the Pearson media group reveal that despite a global slump in advertising, the Financial Times has posted a profit. The reason: a rise in FT.com subscriptions of almost fifty percent.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-online-subscriptions-take-ft-to-profitability-has-print-journalism-just-been-saved</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-04T12:56:38+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[04 March: Former PM Tymoshenko: Don't cry for me, Ukraina!]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: Aviation officials in froth over boy air-traffic controller; Pakistan&rsquo;s army strikes against Taliban and al-Qaeda cave network; Greeks hint IMF may help in debt crisis; Arab League gives green light for indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks; Atmosphere warms between climate-change antagonists; Great British Labour leader Foot dies.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-04-march-former-pm-tymoshenko-dont-cry-for-me-ukraina</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-04-march-former-pm-tymoshenko-dont-cry-for-me-ukraina</guid>
			<pubDate>2010-03-04T11:54:21+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: The big three mistakes of President Zuma’s UK visit]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma&rsquo;s official visit to the UK was meant to reinvigorate his presidency and underline his prowess as a diplomatic force. But, despite the spectacular pomp and ceremony, it&rsquo;s having the opposite effect.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-analysis-three-fatal-mistakes-of-president-zumas-uk-visit</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-04T11:09:51+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[04 March: Band Aid cash bought weapons for Ethiopian rebels]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Also today: It&rsquo;s official: More women of reproductive age die from Aids-related illnesses than anything else; MDC gives Mugabe&rsquo;s mob hard time over indigenisation law; ICC says Kenyan leaders guilty of fomenting deadly 2008 violence. Niger junta keeps some old guard soldiers in transitional government; Egyptians try blogger in military court.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-04T08:47:58+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic stalls on launch dates, but flights to space still selling]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[SpaceShipTwo, Richard Branson's relatively cheap answer to otherwise exorbitant commercial space travel ($200,000 a ticket vs. $21 million), is going to take off later than expected. The customers don't seem to care, though.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-04-virgin-galactic-stalls-on-launch-dates-but-flights-to-space-still-selling</link>
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			<pubDate>2010-03-04T08:12:28+02:00</pubDate>
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