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Germ warfare anyone?

Forget Wouter Basson and Project Coast! The British Ministry of Defence turned large parts of their country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public. Cardiologist Dr Basson faces charges of unprofessional and unethical conduct. The charges relate to his conduct as a medical doctor, when he

Brazil: black homicide a problem

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – Brazil’s government is launching a pilot program that aims to reduce violence among young blacks, who suffer a higher homicide rate than any other group. Racial Equality Minister Luiza Bairros says the Live Youth program will kick off in the northeastern city of Maceio. It will expand education programs, create cultural

Obama has steady lead over Romney

Five weeks to Election Day, President Barack Obama is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term. Republican Mitt Romney’s path to victory is narrowing. To overtake Obama, Romney would need to quickly gain the upper hand in nearly all of the nine states where he and Obama are competing

After win over Australia, Heyneke Meyer still cautious

Coach Heyneke Meyer says South Africa must become more clinical finishers if they hope to beat New Zealand in Soweto next weekend. The Springboks and the All Blacks square up at the 90,000-capacity Soccer City stadium where late tries by flanker Richie McCaw and full-back Israel Dagg saw the visitors snatch a 29-22 victory two

South Africa losing investor confidence

A toxic mix of government stasis, creaking infrastructure and social unrest is prompting doubts about South Africa’s stability in a continent with too many economic scare stories. It may, in the end, be events on a dusty patch of Highveld two hours’ drive from Johannesburg that end South Africa’s 18-year post-apartheid honeymoon. In the weeks

Black driver responsible for train crash

Train driver error, failure of the track and non-compliance with procedures were the causes of a train accident in Mzimhlophe last year that left 857 passengers injured, a board of inquiry said on Friday. Nineteen Metrorail black drivers face disciplinary hearings for offences ranging from speeding to not heeding danger signals. “It was very clear

Another petrol shock ahead

October will see the highest single increase in the petrol price in SA and there is a possibility that it will go up again next month. Chief economist at the Efficient Group Dawie Roodt said the increase was a record one, but warned that this was not the end of petrol price inflation. As from

ConCourt rules on Boeremag escape

The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the man convicted of harbouring Boeremag escapees should be sentenced again by a lower court. “The court upheld the appeal against the sentence of five years’ imprisonment and remitted the matter to the trial court for it to impose an appropriate sentence.” Jaco Bogaards was originally sentenced to

Zuma: More Africa seats at UN

Africa needs to be better represented in the United Nations security council, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. “About 70% of the agenda of the UN security council is taken up by issues from the African continent,” Zuma said in a statement. “The security council has to be expanded in both categories, with at least

Blair could have stopped Iraq war

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was the only person capable of turning George W Bush against the 2003 Iraq invasion, ex-United Nations chief Kofi Annan claimed in an interview published on Saturday. Annan argued in an interview published in the Times newspaper that Blair could have changed Bush’s mind because of the special relationship

‘Regional Equity’ – Obama’s coming war on whitopias

by Jesse Mossman Paul Kersey recently reported on VDARE.com an emerging trend: for white suburbs to secede from larger urban jurisdictions and so form, in effect, whitopian enclaves. But he did not mention that there are powerful forces on the other side pushing back hard—using a concept called “Regional Equity.” Americans can be forgiven for

Theresa Reel sexually harassed by black, Hispanic boys

A white high school teacher who said she was sexually tormented by her students and then punished for complaining has scored a $450,000 settlement from the city, reports the New York Daily News. Theresa Reel, 52, who quit her job when she signed the deal, said the knowledge that she never has to set foot

Necklace killing in black township

A man was stoned and necklaced in a playground in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, it was reported on Wednesday. The Cape Times reported that Zukisani Ndzanga, 28, was attacked on Monday night in SST informal settlement, allegedly by members of a security patrol. The community had been looking for a man who raped and murdered a

Chef cooked his wife’s corpse

A chef who told Los Angeles police he boiled his wife’s body for four days to hide evidence of her death was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder. David Viens showed no reaction as the verdict was read. The sister of his victim burst out sobbing. In a recorded interrogation presented by prosecutors during the trial,