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Attacks in South Africa target foreign workers -24 May 2008 Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports on the attacks in South Africa on foreign workers. Most of those targeted by the attacks are Zimbabweans and Somalis. Maistry has spoken to a Somali victim of the violence in the north west province. South African soldiers have shot and killed a man in a slum east of Johannesburg. It happened as police were trying to suppress township violence that has targeted migrants in South Africa. Meanwhile, several hundred people joined a march in protest at the attacks in Johannesburg. At least 42 people have died, and thousands have fled their homes. Tags: kalay maistry al jazeera english south africa violence migrants somalis zimbabweans attacks |
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South Africa's crime epidemic - 30 June 2008 South Africa is the richest country on the African continent. But it also has one of the highest crime rates in the world. Kalay Maistry meets one of South Africa's youngest victims of crime ... a girl shot and injured before she was even born. Tags: Aljazeera Al jazeera Kalay Maistry South Africa crime |
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American Muslim comedy challenges stereotypes - 15 Sep 2007 An American Muslim comedy tour is fast becoming a global hit. "Allah Made Me Funny" is a group of stand-up comedians hoping to use laughter to challenge stereotypes and "Islamophobia". Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry spoke to the comedians during a whirlwind tour in South Africa about their aim of changing the way the world sees Muslims. Tags: Muslim Islam American comdey Islamophobia South Africa Al jazeera Kalay Maistry |
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South Africans suffer credit crunch - 18 Sep 07 South Africans are spending more than ever before, but while the economy is booming many citizens are living on credit. Kalay Maistry, reporting for Al Jazeera from Johannesburg, looks at the spending frenzy and talks to some of the people who have lost everything. Tags: South Africa aljazeera Kalay Maistry Johannesburg shopping credit economy |
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SA citizens demand action on radio active waste - 21 Feb 08 The South African government is facing possible court action over reports of radio active contamination. Residents and activists west of Johannesburg radio active contaminationare demanding that the alleged polluters, the gold mining industry, be held accountable. But the government is denying it's a big deal, and mines say they are trying to clean up. Kalay Maistry reports for Al Jazeera. Tags: South Africa radio active contamination Johannesburg polluters gold mining Kalay Maistry Al Jazeera English |
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Prices force South Africans to shop differently - 11 Apr 08 Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry judges how rising prices in South Africa are affecting the mood of the middle class. Tags: Al Jazeera english Kaly Maistry Rising food prices Global crisis Johannesburg |
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S African Rangers boost Table Mountain patrols - 30 Sep 07 South Africa's Table Mountain is one of the world's most famous natural landmarks. But recent crime targeting tourists climbing the mountain has marred its image. Ahorities are keen to show they're doing something to keep the World Heritage Site safe. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports. Tags: South Africa Kalay Maistry Al Jazeera English Table Mountain |
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S Africa xenophobia refugees displaced again - 30 July 2008 South African authorities are moving hundreds of refugees from makeshift camps to unknown locations. The migrants were among thousands who fled their homes in the Johannesburg area because of xenophobic violence in May and many are afraid to return to their homes in the city for fear of another wave of attacks. Kalay Maistry reports from Johannesburg. Tags: south africa refugees johannesburg xenophobia kalay maistry aljazeera |
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Struggling after the floods in Mozambique - 17 Jan 08 Flooding in Mozambique has killed at least seven people and forced sixty thousand more to evacuate their homes. Heavy rainfall has increased water levels in three major rivers. Authorities expect those levels to remain high until mid February, and are preparing to move more than two hundred thousand people. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports from a resettlement camp in Caia in central Mozambique. Tags: Mozambique flood displaced people Al Jazeera English Kalay Maistry |
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South Africa's power cuts put lives at risk - 30 Jan 08 South Africa is bracing itself for more blackouts as its energy crisis continues. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry is in Johannesburg, where the power cuts could have fatal consequences for a woman reliant on electricity to power the equipment that keeps her alive. Tags: aljazeera South Africa Kalay Maistry Johannesburg blackouts power cuts electricity |
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South Africa's Aids controversy - 26 Nov 07 Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry talks to South African Muslims with Hiv/Aids who are suffering stigma in their communities. Tags: Kalay Maistry South Africa Islam Muslim Aids Hiv |
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Migrants in South Africa fear for their lives - 20 May 08 For more than a week, South Africa's poor have unleashed their fury on migrants. At least 24 people have died in the attacks. South African leaders are now trying to bring the situation under control. Kalay Maistry, Al Jazeera's correspondent in South Africa, says that police are out in force, but thousands of foreign workers who fled their homes in Johannesburg's townships after gangs of youths began targeting them, say they are still too terrified to go back. Tags: al jazeera english zeina awad south africa johannesburg |
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S Africa police tackle anti-foreigner violence - 22 May 2008 Politicians are blaming the police in South Africa for not stopping attacks on foreigners. The ruling African National Congress party hit out after at least 42 immigrants were beaten and burned to death. Poor black South Africans accuse the foreigners of keeping them unemployed by taking their jobs. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports on the latest from Johannesburg. Tags: south africa immigrants attacks johannesburg kalay mistry aljazeera al jazeera |
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'Drink spiking' in South Africa - 24 Nov 07 The highest rate of rapes in the world is said to be in South Africa. A factor fuelling the alarming figures is the incidence of victims' drinks being spiked. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports. Tags: AlJazeera Al Jazeera SouthAfrica Rape Alcohol |
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South Africa cracks down on 'canned' hunting - July 16 07 The future of around 5000 bred in captivity in South Africa is at the centre of a court battle. It follows the Government's attempt to stop what's known as the canned hunting of large animals, including lions. New regulations would only allow for animals to be hunted two years after they've been released into the wild. Kalay Maistry reports. Tags: South Africa cracks down on 'canned' hunting |
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Few migrants return after South Africa violence - 3 July 08 South Africa's president Thabo Mbeki is due to attend a national memorial on Thursday to pay tribute to those killed in xenophobic violence two months ago. Mbeki's Government has been criticised for its slow response to providing aid to those affected. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports on how few migrants have faith the authorities will help them re-build their lives Tags: south africa thabo mbeki kalay mistry aljazeera al jazeera xenophobic |
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Zambia seeks bigger copper profits - 12 December 07 Copper is one of Zambia's biggest earners. The country's copper exports are worth billions of dollars, but most of that is ending up in the pockets of international mining companies, and not the Zambian government.And as Kalay Maistry reports from Chingola, the country's miners are claiming profits are being put before people. Tags: Zambia copper export news grassroots al jazeera africa |
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Digging through South Africa's dumps - 03 Nov 07 Not everyone in South Africa is benefiting from the country's economic prosperity, with many of the poor left to scavange through the country's rubbish dumps just to make a living. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports from Johannesburg, on the dangers the scavangers face. Tags: aljazeera Johannesburg Africa South scavangers dump rubbish |
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Namibia's missing fighters - 21 Mar 08 Namibia is marking 18 years of independence. But for the families of the thousands of soldiers who disappeared while fighting for that freedom, there will be no celebrations. Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry has the story of one mother whose son has been missing for more than 20 years. Tags: AlJazeera Al Jazeera Namibia Fighters Search Missing |
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Mozambique floods displace thousands - 23 Jan 08 The UN World Food Programme has begun flying in aid for the tens of thousands of people hit by Mozambique's devastating floods. The shipments of food, mosquito nets, and other supplies are a source of much needed relief for the victims, many of whom have had crops destroyed by the rains. Kalay Maistry reports. Tags: AlJazeera Al Jazeera Mozambique Floods Aid Displacement |
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