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			<title><![CDATA[Covering Israel's immigration laws: When anti-Zionism becomes anti-Semitism]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no doubt that the majority of the Netanyahu administration&rsquo;s  policies with respect to the Palestinians in their midst are  unconscionable. But to effectively attack the Israeli government, the  mainstream media in this country &ndash; and the left-leaning media in the  West &ndash; need to be consistent. Unfortunately, the media&rsquo;s double standards  sometimes smack of the very racism of which they accuse others.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-covering-israels-immigration-laws-when-anti-zionism-becomes-anti-semitism</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T09:55:14+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIVE MINUTES: Sport]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A round-up of today's sport news from around the world.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-five-minutes-sport</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T09:44:50+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIVE MINUTES: South Africa]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A round-up of today's news from South Africa.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-five-minutes-south-africa</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T09:27:26+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snapplify - content start-up goes global in a snap]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Publishers are looking for new ways to package content to appeal to  mobile consumers, while newspapers want to turn print into digital for  tablet and mobile users. Made by locals, Snapplify has stepped into this  breach with a turnkey content solution that&rsquo;s getting noticed globally  by venture capitalists and larger, acquisitive players in the content  industry.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-snapplify-content-start-up-goes-global-in-a-snap</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T09:08:13+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egypt: All hail the Arab Spring ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[When Egypt goes to the polls to elect a new leader, it will be a triumph  for the Arab Spring. It will be a victory for the sheer will of a  people. Yet, even as Egyptians enjoy the fruits of their spring, however  bitter the fruits may yet be, what exactly did happen to the great  promise of the Arab Spring?]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-egypt-all-hail-the-arab-spring</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T08:59:16+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DRC: Not much has changed in the east]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Deals have been made between President Joseph Kabila and the CNDP rebel  forces, but their integration into the army hasn&rsquo;t worked. Some are  unhappy about the slow process, others have broken into splinter  groups. And those on the ground continue to suffer.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-drc-not-much-has-changed-in-the-east</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T08:42:53+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Why Mali's chaos continues]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[On Monday morning, things were looking up for Mali. By Monday night, the  interim president Dioncounde Traore had just been beaten up in his  office after a massive and genuine public demonstration in favour of the  military junta, leaving the country more confused and unstable than  ever before.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-analysis-why-malis-chaos-continues</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T08:33:37+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hollande set for EU summit showdown with Merkel ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[European leaders will explore ways of breathing life into their stricken economies at a summit on Wednesday, but the issue of euro-zone bonds and whether they can help alleviate two years of debt turmoil will dominate the meeting. By Luke Baker&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-hollande-set-for-eu-summit-showdown-with-merkel</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T08:26:43+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Third World Aid: Cooking up misconceptions]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves showed off some of its latest  products in Johannesburg recently. Daily Maverick reporter J BROOKS SPECTOR  took a look-in at some of these new stoves designed to help save the  planet &ndash; at least according to their manufacturers and sponsors.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-third-world-aid-cooking-up-misconceptions</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T08:17:33+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Night of long lies as police try to dupe media and Spear suspects charged]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Three men were charged with malicious damage to property at the Goodman  Gallery on Tuesday. Two were charged for defacing the controversial  painting of President Zuma. One was charged for his unfinished graffiti  on the gallery fence. What followed was a bizarre attempt to deceive  journalists and co-opt the suspects.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-night-of-long-lies-as-police-try-to-dupe-media-and-spear-suspects-charged</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T07:39:14+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Employment: Western Cape model provides glimmer of hope]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Youth employment in South Africa is a powder keg, and the sense of  amonie felt by youths as a result of joblessness could prove the spark  that sets it off. While key decision-makers recognise the problem, much  of the wrangling has been over what to do about it. A programme run by  the Western Cape economic development and tourism department appears to  provide a sound example.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-employment-western-cape-model-provides-glimmer-of-hope</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T07:38:24+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Open Forum 2012: Africa, love thyself]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Billionaire philanthropist George Soros&rsquo;s Open Society Foundation is  hosting a pan-African conference in Cape Town this week aimed at  tackling Money, Power &amp; Sex: The paradox of unequal growth. The  message coming out of the Money session was focused heavily on African  self-reliance, and suspicion of others.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-open-forum-2012-africa-love-thyself</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T07:16:46+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ET murder: The judgment day]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The trial has reached its inevitable conclusion. The killer will be  sentenced. His young accomplice will walk away. The victim&rsquo;s wife and  followers will mourn. And we will never know exactly what happened.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-et-murder-the-judgment-day</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T07:05:12+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brainstorm: The state of income inequality in South Africa]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As a developing country, South Africa looks to the developed world for  ideas of how to grow. It&rsquo;s important, then, that when the developed  world realises and admits it&rsquo;s made mistakes, we adjust what we do. That  was economic development minister Ebrahim Patel&rsquo;s reasoning in  convening a panel on income equality.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-brainstorm-the-state-of-income-inequality-in-south-africa</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T06:31:38+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['I see a red door and I want it painted black']]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Released almost 50 years ago, the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards song Paint It Black was &ldquo;cut as a comedy track&rdquo; said Richards. In the  breathless shoutathon about the now-defaced painting of Zuma (the black  guy) by Murray (the white guy), almost every facet of South Africa&rsquo;s  kaleidoscopic cacophony of opinions has been defaced in some way. We are  not the better for it either.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-05-23-i-see-a-red-door-and-i-want-it-painted-black</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T06:26:01+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bad day at the office for Zuma and The Spear]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It may be difficult to decide whether it was President Jacob Zuma or his  defaced likeness at the Goodman Gallery, The Spear, which took more of a  battering on Tuesday. Opposition parties in Parliament had a rare  opportunity to deliver some serious body blows to the president. It may  not have been black and red paint, but the damage showed.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-bad-day-at-the-office-for-zuma-and-the-spear</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-23T06:20:18+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lebanon's new wild card: Shaker al-Barjawi]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The murder of Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Wahed on Sunday, and the street battles that followed, forced a new chapter in Lebanon's sectarian tensions and put the name of pro-Syria Arab Movement Party leader Shaker al-Barjawi on everyone's lips. By SAMI MOUBAYED&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-lebanons-new-wild-card-shaker-al-barjawi</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:40:13+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ukraine plans Euro 2012 crowd control, prostitution a problem]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Ukraine will use fighters and helicopters to guard its air space and put security and health services on full alert during the European soccer championship, but officials said on Tuesday they could do little to stem a likely flood of prostitutes. By Richard Balmforth ]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-ukraine-plans-euro-2012-crowd-control-prostitution-a-problem</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:36:41+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[JPMorgan CEO gets crisis marks but war isn't over]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Shooting from the hip may have got Jamie Dimon into deep trouble &ndash; shooting straight may help to get him out of it. By Edith Honan&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-jpmorgan-ceo-gets-crisis-marks-but-war-isnt-over</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:33:32+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet analyst, Scott Devitt, was reducing his revenue forecasts for the company. By Alistair Barr ]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-morgan-stanley-cut-facebook-estimates-just-before-ipo</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:30:07+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blatter: FIFA is sailing into calmer waters]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[FIFA is heading into calmer waters after a series of corruption allegations over the last two years, its president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday. By Mike Collett&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-23-blatter-fifa-is-sailing-into-calmer-waters</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:29:39+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Formula One owner cuts stake in $1.6-billion deal]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Three investment groups have bought a 21% stake in Formula One from private equity firm CVC Capital for $1.6 billion ahead of the motor racing company's planned flotation in Singapore. By Saeed Azhar and Keith Weir&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-formula-one-owner-cuts-stake-in-16-billion-deal</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:27:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drogba to leave Chelsea at the end of June]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Didier Drogba brought down the curtain on a trophy-laden career at Chelsea on Tuesday when he announced he would be leaving the club after eight years in West London. By Toby Davis&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-drogba-to-leave-chelsea-at-the-end-of-june</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T23:21:16+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[YCL: Hail to the vandals!]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The Young Communist League has welcomed the defacing of The Spear and  promised to march to the Goodman Gallery on Thursday anyway, even though  the painting may well have been removed by the time they get there.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-ycl-hail-to-the-vandals</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T17:01:23+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['X' marks the blot as Zuma painting defaced in front of school kids]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[After captivating the country’s imagination, Brett Murray’s Spear painting of President Jacob Zuma was dramatically defaced on Tuesday –  while the ANC gathered a few kilometres away in Johannesburg to have the  painting banned.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-x-marks-the-blot-as-zuma-painting-defaced-in-front-of-school-kids</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T14:34:09+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SpaceX rocket lifts off for space station trial run]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration  Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on  Tuesday for a mission designed to be the first commercial flight to the  International Space Station. By Irene Klotz (Reuters)]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-spacex-rocket-lifts-off-for-space-station-trial-run</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T10:29:20+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Not even lampooning is forbidden on Broadway]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Taking the mickey out of popular musicals is an old tradition, and still  a delightfully wicked form of entertainment. Especially when the shows  are lampooned with wit and intelligence, as they are in Forbidden  Broadway.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-not-even-lampooning-is-forbidden-on-broadway</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T09:39:31+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy: Get cracking on fracking]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[While the South African government dawdles on gas drilling, global  competitors are eating our lunch. The objections are crumbling under the  weight of evidence. The sooner South Africa permits shale exploration  in the Karoo, the better.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-05-22-energy-get-cracking-on-fracking</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T09:03:23+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Black Report, Episode Eighteen]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The week that was(n't) in beloved South Africa. Seriously. ]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-the-black-report-episode-eighteen</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T08:47:55+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIVE MINUTES: Sport]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A round-up of today's sport news from around the world.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-five-minutes-sport</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T08:35:52+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIVE MINUTES: South Africa]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A round-up of today's news from South Africa.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-five-minutes-south-africa</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T08:32:29+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PaintingGate: the Gallery strikes back]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As anger and tension over a portrait of President Jacob Zuma grows, the  gallery displaying the artwork says it will not be dictated to. Not even  by the most powerful man in the land. With the court case over The  Spear &ndash; and possible protests &ndash; due to start today, ALEX ELISEEV looks  ahead.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-paintinggate-the-gallery-strikes-back</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T08:18:09+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['The Second Sexism' - discrimination against males]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Philosopher David Benatar is a victim twice over. For starters, he is a  man &ndash; and the thesis of his latest book, The Second Sexism, is that  males are subjected to &ldquo;many and quite serious forms of sex  discrimination&rdquo;. Secondly, there&rsquo;s the fact that he says his book keeps  being wilfully misunderstood by the media.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-the-second-sexism-discrimination-against-males</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T08:04:27+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Egypt's elections and the revolutionaries' dilemma]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the calm before the storm. In Cairo and Alexandria, Port Said and  Aswan, campaigning for Egypt&rsquo;s next president has stopped, thanks to a  three-day &ldquo;cooling off&rdquo; period designed to give voters some respite from  the relentless onslaught of adverts, interviews and rallies. In theory,  at least.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-egyptss-elections-and-the-revolutionaries-dilemma</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T07:57:48+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Syrian conflict threatens to spill over into Lebanon ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Kofi Annan&rsquo;s grand plan to end the conflict in Syria has yielded peace  in name alone. As Syria continues to sink further into civil war, the  conflict is starting to spread across the border into Lebanon, where  thousands of Syrians live. But the two countries have a complicated  relationship.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-syrian-conflict-threatens-to-spill-over-into-lebanon</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T07:50:28+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Goodman: What a difference a spear makes]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Nudity in art has been around for a very, very long time. And it is not  merely confined to Western art. We find it in traditional African and  Indian art too. Yet one painted image has upset the ANC more than  kilolitres of outraged editorial ink. Why? J BROOKS SPECTOR takes a  look.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-goodman-what-a-difference-a-spear-makes</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T07:27:55+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our forgotten and forsaken future: SA's children]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A &ldquo;new&rdquo; UNICEF document details the plight of children in South Africa&rsquo;s  unequal society. The statistics are a sobering reminder of the  challenges ahead and the need to address them each and every day.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-our-forgotten-and-forsaken-future-sas-children</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T06:39:02+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The ANC's best friend: Brett Murray & The Spear]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Contrary to many an opinion, the ANC's best friend these days is by now  the infamous painting by Brett Murray. As things stand, they have reason  to thank the artist for giving them a unique opportunity to further  secure their core voting constituency from the further encroachment by  the liberal infidels.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-the-ancs-best-friend-brett-murray-the-spear</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T06:31:04+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi: SA's great balls of fire]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Take your pick. When Hollywood comes to town, who would you like to play  the daring, ass-kicking Acting National Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla  Mkhwanazi? Denzel Washington? Will Smith? Ice T? Whoever it is, he&rsquo;ll  have to show that, like Mkhwanazi, he&rsquo;s determined to stamp his  authority, whether his political bosses like it or not.&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-police-commissioner-nhlanhla-mkhwanazi-sas-great-balls-of-fire</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T06:22:38+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Reporter's Notebook: Gwede Mantashe on Zuma's Spear, Cosatu and other mischief]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Post-NEC meeting briefings at Luthuli House are about two things:  getting the ANC&rsquo;s opinion on the affairs of the day, and party  secretary-general Gwede Mantashe leading journalists on a merry dance as  he avoids questions he doesn&rsquo;t want to answer and delivers stern  sermons on the topics that he feels happy to hold forth upon. You know,  just another Monday morning in South Africa.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-reporters-notebook-gwede-mantashe-on-zumas-spear-cosatu-and-other-mischief</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-22T06:15:23+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zuckerberg's post-IPO wedding is smart legal move]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Getting married was a smart business move as well as a personal milestone for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with the timing of the wedding, the day after the company's initial public offering, potentially proving particularly advantageous, California divorce lawyers said on Sunday.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-zuckerbergs-post-ipo-wedding-is-smart-legal-move</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T23:04:41+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Suicide bomber kills 90 in Yemen, al Qaeda vows more attacks]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A suicide bomber in army uniform killed more than 90 soldiers in the heart of the Yemeni capital on Monday and an al Qaeda affiliate threatened more attacks if a U.S.-backed campaign against militants in the front-line state did not stop. By Mohammed Ghobari and Tom Finn&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-22-suicide-bomber-kills-90-in-yemen-al-qaeda-vows-more-attacks</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T23:03:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iran nuclear talks gain traction]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Iran's leadership is confident any nuclear deal with the "Iran Six" in Baghdad on Wednesday will not sacrifice the national interest. By M K Bhadrakumar]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-iran-nuclear-talks-gain-traction</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-iran-nuclear-talks-gain-traction</guid>
			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:55:21+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Serb president backs EU path, wins cautious welcome]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Tomislav Nikolic pledged to keep Serbia on its pro-European course after his shock election as president, winning a cautious welcome on Monday from the EU and neighbouring states still unnerved by his links to the bloody collapse of Yugoslavia. By Matt Robinson and Aleksandar Vasovic.&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-new-serb-president-backs-eu-path-wins-cautious-welcome</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:51:36+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barclays to sell $6.1-billion BlackRock stake]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[British bank Barclays is selling its near-20% stake in U.S. asset manager BlackRock, worth $6.1 billion, as tougher global regulations have cut the attraction of such holdings. By Steve Slater]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-barclays-to-sell-61-billion-blackrock-stake</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:47:40+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spain moves to claw back taxes from gaming firms]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[European online gambling firms are scrambling to make a back-tax payment being demanded by the cash-strapped Spanish government, which effectively raises the cost of market entry ahead of an expected new licence round. By Rosalba O'Brien&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-spain-moves-to-claw-back-taxes-from-gaming-firms</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:40:26+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Holocaust pressure on Germany over euro -ex-banker]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Former German central banker Thilo Sarrazin, whose musings on Muslim immigrants sparked outrage in 2010, has triggered fresh controversy with a book that paints Germany as the euro zone's hostage, forced to pay out vast sums to atone for the Holocaust. By Alice Baghdjian&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-holocaust-pressure-on-germany-over-euro-ex-banker</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:34:29+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UK royal image riding high in queen's jubilee year]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Fifteen years ago, the death of Princess Diana left Britain's royal family looking shattered, outdated and even in danger of extinction, tarred by embarrassing scandals, wrecked marriages, and a monarchy that seemed hopelessly out of touch. By Michael Holden&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-uk-royal-image-riding-high-in-queens-jubilee-year</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:30:28+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pressure grows to list Nigerian militants as terrorists]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Congress is stepping up pressure on the Obama administration to formally designate the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, which has alleged al Qaeda links, as a "foreign terrorist organization." By Mark Hosenball and John Shiffman&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-pressure-grows-to-list-nigerian-militants-as-terrorists</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T22:27:05+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN nuclear chief holds talks in Tehran, hopes for deal]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief held rare talks in Tehran on Monday  after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb  research - a gesture Iran might make to try to get international  sanctions relaxed and deflect threats of war. By Fredrik Dahl and Marcus  George (Reuters)]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-un-nuclear-chief-holds-talks-in-tehran-hopes-for-deal</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T17:58:28+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nadal beats Djokovic to regain Rome title]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Rafa Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillip ahead of his French Open defence  by downing world number one Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the delayed Rome  Masters final on Monday. (Reuters)]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-nadal-beats-djokovic-to-regain-rome-title</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T17:55:09+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIVE MINUTES: Sport]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A round-up of today's sport news.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-five-minutes-sport</link>
			<guid>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-five-minutes-sport</guid>
			<pubDate>2012-05-21T09:52:52+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIVE MINUTES: South Africa]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A round-up of today's news from South Africa.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-five-minutes-south-africa</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T09:50:15+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IkamvaYouth - Giving Tembisa matrics a fighting chance]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[If you are a pupil who is going to sit for the matric exam in Tembisa   near Midrand, the odds of getting into university are stacked against   you. Fortunately, there&rsquo;s an organisation that&rsquo;s changing the fortunes   of hundreds of youngsters in Tembisa and beyond. It&rsquo;s called IkamvaYouth   and they&rsquo;re teaching pupils to work hard, take responsibility and  start  believing in themselves.   ]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-ikamvayouth-giving-tembisa-matrics-a-fighting-chance</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T09:29:25+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Renault Mégane RS Trophy: Fast and furious]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A lap time of 8min 07sec around the notorious N&uuml;rburgring circuit is  enough to make even the most seasoned racing driver take notice. That  those digits refer to the current lap record for front-wheel drive,  standard production cars is quite astounding. And the record holder  hails from France. DEON SCHOEMAN drives it.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-renault-mgane-rs-trophy-fast-and-furious</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T09:12:02+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Civil disobedience: No one has a monopoly on marching!]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Cosatu&rsquo;s intimidatory tactics and violence at the DA&rsquo;s march on 15 May  2012 has solicited criticism from even the most impoverished communities  in South Africa. The question must be asked, does Cosatu and its  alliance partners still represent the interests of the poor and  unemployed, or are they simply protecting their positions of hegemony?]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-05-21-civil-disobedience-no-one-has-a-monopoly-on-marching</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T08:59:31+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global economy week ahead: The costs of living dangerously ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[World leaders are increasingly alarmed at the prospect of financial problems in Europe sending shockwaves through the global economy when advanced countries have very limited resources to fight back. By Stella Dawson.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-20-global-economy-week-ahead-the-costs-of-living-dangerously</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T08:42:00+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Super Rugby Round-up: Week 13]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[A summary of the weekend&rsquo;s matches from the Super Rugby competition and the standings after week 13.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-super-rugby-round-up-week-13</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T08:29:19+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donna Summer and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: They worked hard for their money]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The two singers, so different in so many ways, defined their music and  their respective eras so precisely as to make it almost impossible for  anyone else to fill their enormous shoes. Both died this past weekend &ndash;  Summer on 17 May, age 63, and Fischer-Dieskau, age 86, the following  day. J BROOKS SPECTOR pays his respects.]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-donna-summer-and-dietrich-fischer-dieskau-they-worked-hard-for-their-money</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T08:28:09+02:00</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Einstein on the beach: A perfectly crafted fancy ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Steven Boykey Sidley has leapt into the literary limelight with a book called Entanglement. It&rsquo;s a glorious mash-up of Phillip Roth, Saul Bellow, Ian McEwan and Elmore Leonard. Horny, heady and thrilling, Entanglement is a beach read for people who would rather be shot than go to the beach.&nbsp;]]></description>
						<link>http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-05-21-einstein-on-the-beach-a-perfectly-crafted-fancy</link>
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			<pubDate>2012-05-21T08:01:21+02:00</pubDate>
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