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Saturday, May 19, 2007
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Help find Maddie McCann
Current mood:  angry
Category: News and Politics
huntersouthafrica.com has joined the worldwide search to help find this missing child. Madeleine McCann is a 4-year-old little girl from Britain. She was taken by an unknown abductor from her hotel bed in a holiday resort in Portugal on the the evening of Thursday 3rd May 2007. It's been over a week now, and she could be anywhere by now. YOU can help raise awareness of this little girl's plight.
Madeleine McCann (Maddie) has not yet been found and Interpol believes she is alive. The focus in on new leads. Can you help? PLEASE EVERYBODY - be vigilant, this child has been taken by a suspected professional peadophile ring who planned this meticulously. Let us unite around the world by forwarding this on to everybody.
www.findmadeleine.com has an appeal in 11 languages for those who don't speak English well. You can download the poster and put it up everywhere you can think of.
Description of Madeleine:
Maddie is 0.9m, blonde and from England with an English accent. Her hair might be cut and dyed, but her distinguishable features are her eyes. Her left eye is blue and green and her right eye is g! reen with an odd brown spot in retina. She has a small brown mark on the left leg calf. It is going to take just ONE person to notice something suspicious and give the police the breakthrough they need.
If you have any information, contact:
- The Local Police (in your country)
- The Portuguese Police by telephone 00 351 282 405 400
- Crimestoppers (UK) by telephone 00 44 1883 731 336.
Useful Links
Download poster here and put IT UP EVERYWHERE - shop windows, lamp posts and notice boards.
Interpol's description of Maddie
Maddie's Mum's emotional TV appeal to the abductor
Why was Maddie taken?
David Beckham Appeals for your help -
The appeal in 11 languages
Madeleine's official site
Thank you to all of you for your help. I know Maddie's parents will appreciate all our efforts.
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Sunday, April 01, 2007
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Do you realise how valuable you are?
Current mood:  calm
Category: Life
I recently joined AGLOCO because of a friend recommended it to me. I am now promoting it to you because I like the idea and I want you to share in what I think will be an exciting new Internet concept.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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Pilanesberg starts cleaning up after blaze
Category: Travel and Places
Pilanesberg starts cleaning up after blaze Conservation authorities in the North West province have been left reeling after a week-long fire destroyed most of the Pilanesberg National Park bordering Sun City.
Cautious estimates point to hundreds of thousands of rands' damage to infrastructure at the park and a bill for mop-up operations that already stands at just under R1-million.
Park officials will now begin the difficult task of ascertaining how many of the park's Big Five were lost.
North West Parks and Tourism spokesperson Mamaki Phoolo confirmed that firefighters managed to get the runaway blaze under control early on Friday.
She said more than half of the 50 000-hectare park was destroyed, although sources in the department said at least 75 percent of the vegetation was lost.
The fire was discovered a week ago and raged for several days as firefighters couldn't reach the mountainous terrain.
Both the Mogwase and Sun City fire departments were called in to assist park staff, many of whom were physically fighting the blaze with grass beaters.
The National Disaster Management Centre in Pretoria provided two Oryx helicopters fitted with 2 000-litre water buckets at a cost of R45 000 an hour.
Phoolo said the two camps at the park - valued at about R60-million - were saved from any damage but that the cost for the two helicopters was about R900 000.
Park damage is estimated at R125 000 and includes toilets at the Kubu picnic site, a toolshed with equipment, herbicides and signage.
Officials will be conducting flights over the burnt area in the next few days to look for injured and dead game, said Phoolo.
- This article was originally published on page 3 of The Star on March 26, 2007
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South African business man starts Death Penalty campaign
Category: News and Politics
A SOUTH AFRICAN business man,Derek Botes, started a re-instate the death penalty campaign following the murder of a friend of his in February. The campaign involves the sending of a "yes" or "no" sms to a number. Botes undertook to lobby the campaign to the countries President,Mr. Thabo Mbeki.
Show your support by logging in to www.thedeathpenalty.co.za
South Africa's death penalty ONGOING sms campaign most recent poll results:
Date: Saturday 24 March 2007 Results: Yes = (99.65%) No = ( 0.35% )
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Mbeki to get R90m security wall
Current mood:  busy
Category: News and Politics
I came across this recent article. Now the question remains"if crime is not out of control in this country,why does he need this wall?
Mbeki to get R90m security wall A department of public works spokesperson said his department would issue a statement on Tuesday on a new security wall for President Thabo Mbeki's official residence in Pretoria, Beeld reported.
The daily said it had learned that the wall would cost R90-million and would be imported.
The newspaper said this additional security measure for the president would "raise people's eyebrows" in view of Mbeki's perception that crime was not out of control in South Africa
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Friday, March 23, 2007
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Bob Woolmer Murdered - The police statement
Current mood: angry
Category: News and Politics
Bob Woolmer Murdered - The police statement
Statement from Lucius Thomas, the commissioner of police for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, regarding the investigation into Bob Woolmer's murder.
"Consistent with our approach from the time Pakistani cricket coach, Mr Robert Woolmer was found in his hotel room on Sunday, March 18, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has updated the media on all developments concerning our investigations of this case. The Jamaican police are in a position to inform that it is now in possession of the official post-mortem report from the government pathologist who conducted the autopsy on the late Mr Woolmer.
The pathologist report is now available and states that Mr Woolmer's death was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation. In these circumstances, the matter of Mr Robert Woolmer's death is now being treated by the Jamaica Police as a case of murder. Steps are being taken to conclude these investigations, which include collecting statements from all persons who in the opinion of the police can be of assistance to these investigations.
In due course further announcements will be made as to the progress of our investigations of Mr Woolmer's murder. The JCF is making an appeal to anyone who may have information that would help us to identify Bob Woolmer's killer or killers to come forward in order that his wife, Gill, and his family can begin the process of healing.
It is our belief that those associated with or having access to Mr Woolmer may have vital information that would assist this inquiry. We appeal to these individuals to come forward now to assist us with our investigation. Our condolences go out to Gill, Bob's widow, and their sons, friends and members of the Pakistan team."
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard calls for Robert Mugabe to resign
Current mood: angry
Category: News and Politics
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is the latest to call for the Zimbabwe leader,Robert Mugabe, to be deposed. This follows an attack by Mugabe on the Australian government for assisting the escape of an opposition member to South Africa for medical treatment.Policy secretary Sekai Holland and her husband Jim were escorted to the Harare airport by the Australian consul where they were flown to South Africa.
"This man [Mugabe] is a disaster, his country is just a total heap of misery," Mr Howard said. "We pussyfoot around far too much using diplomatic language."
"I think it's time that the neighboring African countries, particularly South Africa, excerted political pressure on Mugabe to go,"
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10 things I hate about South Africa
Current mood:  chipper
Category: Travel and Places
1. Charlize Theron moved to California before I could ask her to marry me,
2. No more Afrikaans recipes found in restaurants,
3. TV shows have subtitles- in 11differnt languages-that means that I now have to read the script instead of viewing it,
4. No more Elephants and Lions roam the Main streets of out Cities-that means that I only have to stop for Taxi's,
5. Talking about Taxi's- they now accessories them with white wall tyres and fishing rod holders on the roof- gone are the days of little plastic oranges on the arials.
6. The prize of petrol.diesel,LPG,brandy per litre are more or less equal and using more brandy than petrol, that becomes expensive.
7. Blue Bull supporters now stays in the Western Cape- and Cheetah supporters stays everywhere else,
8. We now have to pay for electricity so that we can help those that cannot pay for it,
9. The price of stolen copper equals the Gold price,
10.Braais are now called Barbeques
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Friday, March 16, 2007
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Project to increase the distribution area of Black Rhinoceros
Category: News and Politics
A Project has been launched in Dikholo (South Africa) with the aim of increasing the distribution areas of the Black Rhinoceros in Kwa-Zulu-Natal.462 Black Rhinos are currently located in that province, while the whole of South Africa has 1,000 and together with Namibia, Zambia and Kenia, the Black Rhino now totals 3,600. In 1970, more than 65,000 Black Rhinos could still be found in those four countries. Although those figures have been turned around, the Black Rhino still remains on the critical endangered species list. The problem now emerges that the growth of the Rhino population is slowing down as the Parks are reaching their saturation point. The idea is to settle the Black Rhino on privately owned ground that is suitable for them. The Rhino will remain the property of Enzemvelo KZN Parks but half of the newly bred calves, will be handed over to the property owners. The aim is to increase the Black Rhino numbers in the province to 1,000 and in South Africa to 3,000.
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