S.Africans pay tribute to language via record poem
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A group of white South Africans claim to have composed the longest poem ever written in their native Afrikaans tongue, hoping to trigger a renaissance in the minority language.
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Poems written by a young Indian AIDS patient describing the shame and fear he felt after being diagnosed with the disease have been recorded by a top pop band to help tackle the prejudice sufferers face.
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A computer software to translate the Dutch-linked Afrikaans, one of South Africa&#39;s 11 official languages, has been developed by a South African firm, a statement said on Thursday.
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QUNU, South Africa  - A frail-looking Nelson  Mandela buried his last son in a remote South African field on  Saturday, wearing a red AIDS ribbon to symbolize the fight  against the disease that killed him a week ago.
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Descendants of a plantation's masters and slaves come together to recount history - and forge family bonds.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa, Dec. 16 -- Thousands of African National Congress activists who assembled here to elect their next party president responded to a 2 1/2 -hour speech by incumbent Thabo Mbeki with cheers, dancing and stirring songs of liberation.
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Wangari Maathai rose to prominence fighting for those most easily marginalised in Africa - poor women. The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize was praised by the awarding committee as &quot;a source
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Ethiopian royals paid tribute to  late reggae icon Bob Marley at his 60th anniversary  celebrations for championing their cause long after the ouster  of Emperor Haile Selassie ended centuries of imperial rule.
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As young Afrikaners strive to to move past their ancestors' racist legacy, a pop song strikes a chord.
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Nelson Mandela paid tribute to the antiapartheid struggle yesterday as Britain unveiled a towering statue in his honor outside the Houses of Parliament, saying it symbolized the sacrifices made by all who fight oppression.
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Linguists see the computer as one important way of saving hundreds of languages in Africa, some spoken only be a few dozen elders.
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Britain honored Nelson Mandela on  Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa&#39;s first  black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston  Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.
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AGHAMORE will this week remember two natives of the parish who carved out names for themselves as major figures in the world of literature.
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Britain honored Nelson Mandela on Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa's first black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.
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An excerpt from lyricist Sameer's biography, A Way With Words.
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They originally came as indentured workers but almost 150 years later, South Africa's million-plus people of Indian origin have carved out a special place in the country's political and economic landscape.