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Even babies discriminate

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At the Children's Research Lab at the University of Texas, a database is kept on thousands of families in the Austin area who have volunteered to be available for scholarly research. In 2006 Birgitte Vittrup recruited from the database about a hundred families, all of whom were Caucasian with a... More... (Other)

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The race debate is a dead end

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I’m an anthropologist and I study humans and in particular am fascinated by how they see themselves and create often strange and even contradictory things called “identity”. Most of us, and I would argue all of us, actually have multiple identities. And the answer is yes; this does create a... More... (Science)

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Will Kebble’s killers pursue a defence of assisted suicide?

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Within the past two weeks we have witnessed the British government signalling a move towards recognising or perhaps even looking sideways in the cases of those who assist in other people’s suicide. More... (Local News)

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Is the president above the law as his lawyer claims?

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Can Zuma Matrix the bullet if fired again? Last week counsel for SA President Jacob Zuma, Michael Hulley made the remarkable claim that “it is against our Constitutional framework to charge and/or prosecute a sitting president’. More... (Corruption & Accountability)

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Intersex and the law

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Intersex has become the focus of public interest because of the media storm around the questioning of Caster Semenya's sex. Our exemplary post-apartheid Constitution of 1996, with its Bill of Rights and Equality Clause, seemed at first glance to afford intersexed South Africans unassailable legal protection. More... (Local News)

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AAC in no way 'backs SAB' - Citizen article irresponsible

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The headline on the attached copy of today's article paints a contradictory and misleading picture of the Addiction Action Campaign and, indeed, the substance of the report itself. The report states very clearly that we support SAB Miller's stance against underage drinking, driving while drunk (as Nkola Motata was convicted... More... (Non Profit News)

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Alcohol abuse concerns SAB: News24: SouthAfrica: News

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SA Breweries says the level of alcohol abuse in SA is not acceptable, and it has developed a number of strategies to address this problem. More... (Health)

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SAA and Acsa's secret 10 commandments finally unearthed

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1.Thou shalt ensure maximum distress in all check-in queues no matter which land thou findest thyself in. 2.Thou shalt ensure passengers are seated in such manner as to ensure maximum discomfort - unless such passenger shalt pay through their noses or are members of the ANC (all hail the glorious name!) More... (Other)

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4500 Filipino Child Laborers Harvest Sugar for U.S. Markets

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This week, over 6800 child laborers were rescued in the Philippines. They were exploited in a number of industries, from domestic service to commercial sex to selling drugs. But the vast majority -- over 4500 -- were being exploited on sugarcane plantations. Filipino authorities say these kids... More... (Other)

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Actor slams District 9

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Johannesburg - The depiction of Nigerians as "blood-suckers and prostitutes" in the science fiction film District 9 will not just be seen as a depiction of Nigerians' behaviour, but as that of all Africans. Furthermore, said the Hotel Rwanda actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim, due to the fact that the eyes of... More... (Celebrity)