Cape’s slave trade scandal
IN December 1859 the British warship HMS Lynx captured a cargo of slaves from an Arabic slave ship at Zanzibar and, instead of freeing them, shipped them to Cape Town as “Prize Negroes” to be sold as “indentured apprentices”.
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Taib to quit as CM after Sarawak polls, say sources
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud is likely to drop a bombshell this weekend that he will not be the Sarawak chief minister after the state elections, a move Barisan Nasional (BN) hopes will reduce anger against the veteran leader and allow the ruling coalition to easily win the polls. Sarawak insiders say state government …
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Plea Deal Puts Minkow Redemption Movie in Limbo
After the news broke on Wednesday that Barry Minkow would plead guilty to an insider trader charge, there was one other big, burning question in our minds: What will become of his blockbuster biopic?
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