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Zuma has failed cultural test

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INYALA lisikizi: aliyonto yokuqhayisa – debauchery is shameful and not something to boast about, goes a Xhosa saying.

Drawing from his fountain of African wisdom, Julius Malema, the ANC Youth League president, has warned “... we are Africans, we cannot discuss the private affairs of our elders and Zuma is a father to us all ...”

He might not know that there are times when elders, through their actions and choices, lose the respect of the young. This does not only apply to elder-youth relationships but also to those who hold leadership positions and men of title.
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National Prayer Breakfast Draws Controversy

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For more than 50 years, the National Prayer Breakfast has served as a prime networking event in Washington, bringing together the president, members of Congress, foreign diplomats and thousands of religious, business and military leaders for scrambled eggs and supplication.

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Malawi man arrested for posters on gay rights

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BLANTYRE, MALAWI Feb 03 2010 06:54

A man has been arrested for putting up posters championing gay rights, police said on Tuesday, adding they were searching for other Malawians they believe are working with foreigners in the campaign.

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5th ILGA LGA LAC Conference: Message of the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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in BRAZIL, 28/01/2010

Brasília, January 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen, I was very honoured to receive the invitation sent to me by the General Coordination of the 5th Conference of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transex and Intersex Association in Latin America and the Caribbean to take part in this important event. Owing to an international journey I am unable to be with you, but thank you for your kind invitation.

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What is it about Africa and gay people?

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Why is it that gay people are so hated on this continent? What makes people in Africa want to murder, imprison or beat up on them? And before you start telling me it is a tribal thing, a black thing or a whatever thing, I can tell you a lot of white Africans don’t like them either. I went to an all-boys (and pretty much all-white) school and the levels of homophobia ran high. It was part of that whole rugger bugger (oh, the irony) thing. To be honest, while I was at school, the concept of gay men scared me.
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