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• Rwanda: Amnesty International Doubts Country Has Capacity to Judge ICTR Defendants (Page 1 of 1)

  Thu Jan 4, 2007
  • Oddly enough, war-torn Iraq appeared to have been equipped well enough to trial Saddam. Interesting.

• Selebi's Sandton shopping sprees

  Fri Dec 1, 2006
  • I reckon it already is. If anything, the current problems of the ANC show why a system with democratic underpinnings will always stay one step ahead of the people trying to control it.

• Better Photo Search Could Reduce Privacy

  Thu Dec 28, 2006
  • True. The problem with Pandora's box is once you even mention an idea that has some appeal, it's likely to happen eventually. The idea of face recognition software like this has been around for a while, so there's no stopping it coming into reality if it's possible to do.

• Population in Nigeria tops 140m

  Sat Dec 30, 2006
  • lol! Reminds me of that joke that made the rounds: Nigeria suffered a terrible earthquake, killing many Nigerians. The world quickly helped. The US sent a billion dollars of aid, the EU sent hundreds of rescue teams and South Africa sent thousands of Nigerians to repopulate the country.

• Selebi's Sandton shopping sprees

  Fri Dec 1, 2006
  • He has political ammo and clout. Removing him now would probably have repurcussions in the current fight amongst the ANC seniors.

• Blair's "deep sorrow" over Slave Trade

  Sun Nov 26, 2006
  • I think we're trying to change history - or at least make up for it. Yes, we should reflect back and avoid past mistakes. We should also at acknowledge the advantages we might have gotten from past events.

• 'I told Selebi about Agliotti'

  Fri Dec 1, 2006
  • This is a big deal, especially since the Scorpion - who are building a case against Agliotti - tried to keep the story out of the papers.

• Blair's "deep sorrow" over Slave Trade

  Sun Nov 26, 2006
  • I agree, but how do these things get adressed by getting somewhat hollow sentiments from a politician? What's the use? I suppose it has a certain value and has historic significance.

• Fifa 'happy' with SA's World Cup progress

  Mon Nov 27, 2006
  • "Not only is the country on time, but a bit ahead of Germany at the same time. We are happy with preparations and now it's for the local organising committee (LOC) to maintain the momentum,"

• 5 million pupils to learn free

  Mon Nov 27, 2006
  • I think this is great news. Granted, it's all about the implementation now, but overall it's a lot of kids getting an education in some form or another. It's a good start. Not all my tax money is lurking in obscurity :)