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2007-01-13 Africa Horn

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Posted by Brett 2007-01-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Whip out your checkbook Mbeki.

Posted by ed 2007-01-13 01:19|| 2007-01-13 01:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was reported on Tuesday as saying that South Africa had not yet been asked to contribute forces.

Might be difficult to muster enough well rankers. I understand nearly 50% of the Forces are HIV positive. And a follow-on comment, yes Mbeki is kak, but wait until Zuma comes on the scene. He'll give Zimbob a run for the Rand I assure you.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-01-13 06:27|| 2007-01-13 06:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Half the troops are HIV positive? Oh.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-13 08:04|| 2007-01-13 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Whip out your checkbook Mbeki.

Dear kind sir, we are looking for an account to deposit R50,000,000 from our diamond and gold funds in. This is very genuine and in strict confidence.

Posted by Son of Mbeki 2007-01-13 09:01|| 2007-01-13 09:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Zeblon Gwala's herbal aids cure not going down well with the troops then

Posted by pihkalbadger 2007-01-13 09:38|| 2007-01-13 09:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Half the troops are HIV positive? Oh.

Jan from African Crisis reported that a friend who had recently left the SA armed forces told him that at one military hospital, roughly 90% of patients were HIV positive (which doesn't mean that 90% of SA service men are so, but, still...).
Btw, IIUC this is more or less the african norm (could be less in less afflicted countries, or with higher standards militaries like nigeria???), because armed forces there traditionally are great users of prostitution, and are one african AIDS vector, like international truckers.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-01-13 09:53|| 2007-01-13 09:53|| Front Page Top

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