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		<title>By: Mashma</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mashma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>President Mwanawasa Dead?
No!!!!! The information minister says he's still alive.We still need him as Zambians. His rule has been so peaceful!
Get well soon our Dear Dr President!
"Viva Mwanawasa's Peaceful rule"&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254481','Mashma'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254481','Mashma','President Mwanawasa Dead?\r\nNo!!!!! The information minister says he\'s still alive.We still need him as Zambians. His rule has been so peaceful!\r\nGet well soon our Dear Dr President!\r\n\&#34;Viva Mwanawasa\'s Peaceful rule\&#34;'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Mwanawasa Dead?<br />
No!!!!! The information minister says he&#8217;s still alive.We still need him as Zambians. His rule has been so peaceful!<br />
Get well soon our Dear Dr President!<br />
&#8220;Viva Mwanawasa&#8217;s Peaceful rule&#8221;
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		<title>By: mbwadhara</title>
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		<dc:creator>mbwadhara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>from what I have read, I am a bit confused as to whether levy is still alive or not. May be I am simply in denial. Such a person, spirit and character should not just die at this cruciaal time for Zimbabwe, Africa and world crisis at large. I therefore say "Fight and hold on to dear life Levy". We need your guidence and examplery leadership.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254439','mbwadhara'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254439','mbwadhara','from what I have read, I am a bit confused as to whether levy is still alive or not. May be I am simply in denial. Such a person, spirit and character should not just die at this cruciaal time for Zimbabwe, Africa and world crisis at large. I therefore say \&#34;Fight and hold on to dear life Levy\&#34;. We need your guidence and examplery leadership.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from what I have read, I am a bit confused as to whether levy is still alive or not. May be I am simply in denial. Such a person, spirit and character should not just die at this cruciaal time for Zimbabwe, Africa and world crisis at large. I therefore say &#8220;Fight and hold on to dear life Levy&#8221;. We need your guidence and examplery leadership.
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		<title>By: C. Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1153#comment-254415</link>
		<dc:creator>C. Rose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If all the leaders in the AU had Mwanawasa's courage and integrity the world would have to stand up and respect them. What they have just done, with respect to the situation in Zimbabwe and this embarrassing election, has  proved that they are not worth taking notice of. 

What a mighty man! He was making the difference that Africa needed right now.May God bless Zambia at this time and put the right leader in his place. 

As for the theory of him being targeted, I still wonder. He may have had health problems, but it was just a little too convenient. In South Africa a lot of information about what the National Party had done to exterminate opposition came out. This would have been a walk in the park for them. Mugabe has always made his opposition disappear. Why would this one be any different?&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254415','C. Rose'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254415','C. Rose','If all the leaders in the AU had Mwanawasa\'s courage and integrity the world would have to stand up and respect them. What they have just done, with respect to the situation in Zimbabwe and this embarrassing election, has  proved that they are not worth taking notice of. \r\n\r\nWhat a mighty man! He was making the difference that Africa needed right now.May God bless Zambia at this time and put the right leader in his place. \r\n\r\nAs for the theory of him being targeted, I still wonder. He may have had health problems, but it was just a little too convenient. In South Africa a lot of information about what the National Party had done to exterminate opposition came out. This would have been a walk in the park for them. Mugabe has always made his opposition disappear. Why would this one be any different?'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If all the leaders in the AU had Mwanawasa&#8217;s courage and integrity the world would have to stand up and respect them. What they have just done, with respect to the situation in Zimbabwe and this embarrassing election, has  proved that they are not worth taking notice of. </p>
<p>What a mighty man! He was making the difference that Africa needed right now.May God bless Zambia at this time and put the right leader in his place. </p>
<p>As for the theory of him being targeted, I still wonder. He may have had health problems, but it was just a little too convenient. In South Africa a lot of information about what the National Party had done to exterminate opposition came out. This would have been a walk in the park for them. Mugabe has always made his opposition disappear. Why would this one be any different?
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254415','C. Rose'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254415','C. Rose','If all the leaders in the AU had Mwanawasa\'s courage and integrity the world would have to stand up and respect them. What they have just done, with respect to the situation in Zimbabwe and this embarrassing election, has  proved that they are not worth taking notice of. \r\n\r\nWhat a mighty man! He was making the difference that Africa needed right now.May God bless Zambia at this time and put the right leader in his place. \r\n\r\nAs for the theory of him being targeted, I still wonder. He may have had health problems, but it was just a little too convenient. In South Africa a lot of information about what the National Party had done to exterminate opposition came out. This would have been a walk in the park for them. Mugabe has always made his opposition disappear. Why would this one be any different?'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Emmanuel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>May our presidents souls rest in Peace&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254411','Emmanuel'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254411','Emmanuel','May our presidents souls rest in Peace'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: Sarah</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mwanawasa did have prior health problems before this heart attack.
May he RIP, at least he had the courage to stand up against Mugabe when people like Mbeki refused to.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254388','Sarah'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254388','Sarah','Mwanawasa did have prior health problems before this heart attack.\r\nMay he RIP, at least he had the courage to stand up against Mugabe when people like Mbeki refused to.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mwanawasa did have prior health problems before this heart attack.<br />
May he RIP, at least he had the courage to stand up against Mugabe when people like Mbeki refused to.
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		<title>By: mouce</title>
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		<dc:creator>mouce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Zambia's president dies, say reports
03/07/2008 11:29  - (SA)   

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zambia 'praying' for Mwanawasa
 
Mwanawasa 'in semi-coma'
 
Mwanawasa's condition 'stable'
 
Mwanawasa moved to France
 
Mwanawasa remains in ICU
 
Mwanawasa 'still in hospital'
 
 
 
 ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT DIES

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Johannesburg - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, say reports. 

The radio quoted a Zambian High Commission spokesperson as saying that Mwanawasa died earlier on Thursday morning. 

Mwanawasa was taken to hospital in Egypt just before an African Union summit on Monday and Tuesday and then transferred to Paris.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254355','mouce'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254355','mouce','Zambia\'s president dies, say reports\r\n03\/07\/2008 11:29  - (SA)   \r\n\r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nZambia \'praying\' for Mwanawasa\r\n \r\nMwanawasa \'in semi-coma\'\r\n \r\nMwanawasa\'s condition \'stable\'\r\n \r\nMwanawasa moved to France\r\n \r\nMwanawasa remains in ICU\r\n \r\nMwanawasa \'still in hospital\'\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT DIES\r\n\r\nI have just got this off News 24\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nJohannesburg - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, say reports. \r\n\r\nThe radio quoted a Zambian High Commission spokesperson as saying that Mwanawasa died earlier on Thursday morning. \r\n\r\nMwanawasa was taken to hospital in Egypt just before an African Union summit on Monday and Tuesday and then transferred to Paris.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zambia&#8217;s president dies, say reports<br />
03/07/2008 11:29  - (SA)   </p>
<p>Zambia &#8216;praying&#8217; for Mwanawasa</p>
<p>Mwanawasa &#8216;in semi-coma&#8217;</p>
<p>Mwanawasa&#8217;s condition &#8217;stable&#8217;</p>
<p>Mwanawasa moved to France</p>
<p>Mwanawasa remains in ICU</p>
<p>Mwanawasa &#8217;still in hospital&#8217;</p>
<p> ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT DIES</p>
<p>I have just got this off News 24</p>
<p>Johannesburg - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, say reports. </p>
<p>The radio quoted a Zambian High Commission spokesperson as saying that Mwanawasa died earlier on Thursday morning. </p>
<p>Mwanawasa was taken to hospital in Egypt just before an African Union summit on Monday and Tuesday and then transferred to Paris.
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		<title>By: mama</title>
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		<dc:creator>mama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just read an article on allafrica where they mention the car accident in 1991 and poor health then also it seems that there is a great worry that Zambia will become politically unstable too....Was glad to read that the WOZA activist are in the news and that US embassy spoke out for their release... today is the bail hearing...heres hoping and praying the judge will do the right thing and they will be released.....&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('254324','mama'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('254324','mama','I just read an article on allafrica where they mention the car accident in 1991 and poor health then also it seems that there is a great worry that Zambia will become politically unstable too....Was glad to read that the WOZA activist are in the news and that US embassy spoke out for their release... today is the bail hearing...heres hoping and praying the judge will do the right thing and they will be released.....'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just read an article on allafrica where they mention the car accident in 1991 and poor health then also it seems that there is a great worry that Zambia will become politically unstable too&#8230;.Was glad to read that the WOZA activist are in the news and that US embassy spoke out for their release&#8230; today is the bail hearing&#8230;heres hoping and praying the judge will do the right thing and they will be released&#8230;..
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		<title>By: S Davies</title>
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		<dc:creator>S Davies</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unless you call holding a meeting in Egypt in mid summer a conspiracy against health, a no unreasonable view with plenty of pleasant African climate South of the Equator...there's probably not much mileage in the theory. 

Just the sad irony that the good guy collapsed while the bad guy seems to carry on forever. 

I don't know enough about Zambian politics to even guess what might happen if the President does not recover sufficiently to resume office, or what a change in the Presidency might mean for Zambia's positions on Zimbabwe.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253716','S Davies'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253716','S Davies','Unless you call holding a meeting in Egypt in mid summer a conspiracy against health, a no unreasonable view with plenty of pleasant African climate South of the Equator...there\'s probably not much mileage in the theory. \r\n\r\nJust the sad irony that the good guy collapsed while the bad guy seems to carry on forever. \r\n\r\nI don\'t know enough about Zambian politics to even guess what might happen if the President does not recover sufficiently to resume office, or what a change in the Presidency might mean for Zambia\'s positions on Zimbabwe.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unless you call holding a meeting in Egypt in mid summer a conspiracy against health, a no unreasonable view with plenty of pleasant African climate South of the Equator&#8230;there&#8217;s probably not much mileage in the theory. </p>
<p>Just the sad irony that the good guy collapsed while the bad guy seems to carry on forever. </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know enough about Zambian politics to even guess what might happen if the President does not recover sufficiently to resume office, or what a change in the Presidency might mean for Zambia&#8217;s positions on Zimbabwe.
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		<title>By: mouce</title>
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		<dc:creator>mouce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have also thought that, just find it rather strange.  However, I did find this on the net and wonder if it has anything to do with his health issue now

http://www.afrol.com/html/Countries/Zambia/backgr_mwanawasa.htm

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More questionable is Mwanawasa's health which became a vicious campaign issue. In 1992, while still vice-president, he was almost killed in a suspicious car accident that sent him to hospital in South Africa for almost a year with severe head injuries. He had been driving alone at night without a driver or bodyguard when the accident occurred in mysterious circumstances. 

Opposition politicians seized on his sometimes slurred and slow speech and occasional lapses in syntax as an indication that he was physically unwell and could not handle the heavy duties of a president. Although Mwanawasa vigourously denies these allegation and says he is "fit as a fiddle" the suspicions gained notoriety. The word "vegetable" caught on and quickly became "cabbage".&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253704','mouce'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253704','mouce','I have also thought that, just find it rather strange.  However, I did find this on the net and wonder if it has anything to do with his health issue now\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.afrol.com\/html\/Countries\/Zambia\/backgr_mwanawasa.htm\r\n\r\nQuote\r\nMore questionable is Mwanawasa\'s health which became a vicious campaign issue. In 1992, while still vice-president, he was almost killed in a suspicious car accident that sent him to hospital in South Africa for almost a year with severe head injuries. He had been driving alone at night without a driver or bodyguard when the accident occurred in mysterious circumstances. \r\n\r\nOpposition politicians seized on his sometimes slurred and slow speech and occasional lapses in syntax as an indication that he was physically unwell and could not handle the heavy duties of a president. Although Mwanawasa vigourously denies these allegation and says he is \&#34;fit as a fiddle\&#34; the suspicions gained notoriety. The word \&#34;vegetable\&#34; caught on and quickly became \&#34;cabbage\&#34;.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have also thought that, just find it rather strange.  However, I did find this on the net and wonder if it has anything to do with his health issue now</p>
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More questionable is Mwanawasa&#8217;s health which became a vicious campaign issue. In 1992, while still vice-president, he was almost killed in a suspicious car accident that sent him to hospital in South Africa for almost a year with severe head injuries. He had been driving alone at night without a driver or bodyguard when the accident occurred in mysterious circumstances. </p>
<p>Opposition politicians seized on his sometimes slurred and slow speech and occasional lapses in syntax as an indication that he was physically unwell and could not handle the heavy duties of a president. Although Mwanawasa vigourously denies these allegation and says he is &#8220;fit as a fiddle&#8221; the suspicions gained notoriety. The word &#8220;vegetable&#8221; caught on and quickly became &#8220;cabbage&#8221;.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253704','mouce'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253704','mouce','I have also thought that, just find it rather strange.  However, I did find this on the net and wonder if it has anything to do with his health issue now\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.afrol.com\/html\/Countries\/Zambia\/backgr_mwanawasa.htm\r\n\r\nQuote\r\nMore questionable is Mwanawasa\'s health which became a vicious campaign issue. In 1992, while still vice-president, he was almost killed in a suspicious car accident that sent him to hospital in South Africa for almost a year with severe head injuries. He had been driving alone at night without a driver or bodyguard when the accident occurred in mysterious circumstances. \r\n\r\nOpposition politicians seized on his sometimes slurred and slow speech and occasional lapses in syntax as an indication that he was physically unwell and could not handle the heavy duties of a president. Although Mwanawasa vigourously denies these allegation and says he is \&quot;fit as a fiddle\&quot; the suspicions gained notoriety. The word \&quot;vegetable\&quot; caught on and quickly became \&quot;cabbage\&quot;.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: C. Rose</title>
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		<dc:creator>C. Rose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is anyone else finding this a bit suspicious? The Chairperson of the SADC, who has been extremely outspoken against Mugabe, suddenly has a stroke and at the AU meeting too? South Africa has long had the ability to do this and that ability would now be in certain people's hands. I know it sounds ridiculous, but does anyone know just how close Mbeki and Mugabe are and what the driving force of their relationship is? Did Levy Mwanawasa have health problems before. I'm sorry, I haven't done much research. It just reeks of something fishy. All done before Mugabe arrives. I am sure that the outcome would have been very different had Levy Mwanawasa been there.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253654','C. Rose'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253654','C. Rose','Is anyone else finding this a bit suspicious? The Chairperson of the SADC, who has been extremely outspoken against Mugabe, suddenly has a stroke and at the AU meeting too? South Africa has long had the ability to do this and that ability would now be in certain people\'s hands. I know it sounds ridiculous, but does anyone know just how close Mbeki and Mugabe are and what the driving force of their relationship is? Did Levy Mwanawasa have health problems before. I\'m sorry, I haven\'t done much research. It just reeks of something fishy. All done before Mugabe arrives. I am sure that the outcome would have been very different had Levy Mwanawasa been there.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is anyone else finding this a bit suspicious? The Chairperson of the SADC, who has been extremely outspoken against Mugabe, suddenly has a stroke and at the AU meeting too? South Africa has long had the ability to do this and that ability would now be in certain people&#8217;s hands. I know it sounds ridiculous, but does anyone know just how close Mbeki and Mugabe are and what the driving force of their relationship is? Did Levy Mwanawasa have health problems before. I&#8217;m sorry, I haven&#8217;t done much research. It just reeks of something fishy. All done before Mugabe arrives. I am sure that the outcome would have been very different had Levy Mwanawasa been there.
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		<title>By: mouce</title>
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		<dc:creator>mouce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have just read this on News24..... I sincerely hope it is not as bad as they say and President Mwanawasa is has been so honourable as regards to the Zimbabweabean situation

Mwanawasa 'in semi-coma'
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Mwanawasa moved to France
 
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Sharm el-Sheik - The head of the Egyptian hospital that treated Zambia's president says he was in a semi-coma but "still alive" when evacuated to Paris from Egypt. 

Saeed Abdel Fattah Essa said the Zambian president had a "brain hemorrhage" which Egyptian doctors managed to stop. Essa also said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Mwanawasa at the hospital before he was flown to France at 19:00 on Tuesday. 

President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital on Sunday after he fell ill during the African Union summit here. His vice-president said late on Tuesday in Lusaka that Mwanawas's condition "still remains stable". 

A semi-coma was a mild or partial comatose state. Mwanawasa had criticised the policies of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253623','mouce'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253623','mouce','I have just read this on News24..... I sincerely hope it is not as bad as they say and President Mwanawasa is has been so honourable as regards to the Zimbabweabean situation\r\n\r\nMwanawasa \'in semi-coma\'\r\n02\/07\/2008 13:38  - (SA)   \r\n\r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nMwanawasa\'s condition \'stable\'\r\n \r\nMwanawasa moved to France\r\n \r\nMwanawasa remains in ICU\r\n \r\nMwanawasa \'still in hospital\'\r\n \r\nMwanawasa rushed to hospital\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nSharm el-Sheik - The head of the Egyptian hospital that treated Zambia\'s president says he was in a semi-coma but \&#34;still alive\&#34; when evacuated to Paris from Egypt. \r\n\r\nSaeed Abdel Fattah Essa said the Zambian president had a \&#34;brain hemorrhage\&#34; which Egyptian doctors managed to stop. Essa also said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Mwanawasa at the hospital before he was flown to France at 19:00 on Tuesday. \r\n\r\nPresident Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital on Sunday after he fell ill during the African Union summit here. His vice-president said late on Tuesday in Lusaka that Mwanawas\'s condition \&#34;still remains stable\&#34;. \r\n\r\nA semi-coma was a mild or partial comatose state. Mwanawasa had criticised the policies of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have just read this on News24&#8230;.. I sincerely hope it is not as bad as they say and President Mwanawasa is has been so honourable as regards to the Zimbabweabean situation</p>
<p>Mwanawasa &#8216;in semi-coma&#8217;<br />
02/07/2008 13:38  - (SA)   </p>
<p>Mwanawasa&#8217;s condition &#8217;stable&#8217;</p>
<p>Mwanawasa moved to France</p>
<p>Mwanawasa remains in ICU</p>
<p>Mwanawasa &#8217;still in hospital&#8217;</p>
<p>Mwanawasa rushed to hospital</p>
<p>Sharm el-Sheik - The head of the Egyptian hospital that treated Zambia&#8217;s president says he was in a semi-coma but &#8220;still alive&#8221; when evacuated to Paris from Egypt. </p>
<p>Saeed Abdel Fattah Essa said the Zambian president had a &#8220;brain hemorrhage&#8221; which Egyptian doctors managed to stop. Essa also said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Mwanawasa at the hospital before he was flown to France at 19:00 on Tuesday. </p>
<p>President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital on Sunday after he fell ill during the African Union summit here. His vice-president said late on Tuesday in Lusaka that Mwanawas&#8217;s condition &#8220;still remains stable&#8221;. </p>
<p>A semi-coma was a mild or partial comatose state. Mwanawasa had criticised the policies of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253623','mouce'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253623','mouce','I have just read this on News24..... I sincerely hope it is not as bad as they say and President Mwanawasa is has been so honourable as regards to the Zimbabweabean situation\r\n\r\nMwanawasa \'in semi-coma\'\r\n02\/07\/2008 13:38  - (SA)   \r\n\r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nMwanawasa\'s condition \'stable\'\r\n \r\nMwanawasa moved to France\r\n \r\nMwanawasa remains in ICU\r\n \r\nMwanawasa \'still in hospital\'\r\n \r\nMwanawasa rushed to hospital\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nSharm el-Sheik - The head of the Egyptian hospital that treated Zambia\'s president says he was in a semi-coma but \&quot;still alive\&quot; when evacuated to Paris from Egypt. \r\n\r\nSaeed Abdel Fattah Essa said the Zambian president had a \&quot;brain hemorrhage\&quot; which Egyptian doctors managed to stop. Essa also said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Mwanawasa at the hospital before he was flown to France at 19:00 on Tuesday. \r\n\r\nPresident Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital on Sunday after he fell ill during the African Union summit here. His vice-president said late on Tuesday in Lusaka that Mwanawas\'s condition \&quot;still remains stable\&quot;. \r\n\r\nA semi-coma was a mild or partial comatose state. Mwanawasa had criticised the policies of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: S Davies</title>
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		<dc:creator>S Davies</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, great minds thinking alike there! I just sent a message on the State House website, and then came to Sok with the plan of suggesting others do likewise, only to find you're several steps ahead (as usual). 

I basically said Zimbabweans regarded President Mwanawasa as a firm, honest and courageous friend to Zimbabwe and that we pray for his rapid recovery as well as for his family. 

What a contrast between this honourable, legally skilled, deeply Christian man and the grasping, screeching, lying, machinating Mugabe.&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253595','S Davies'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253595','S Davies','Wow, great minds thinking alike there! I just sent a message on the State House website, and then came to Sok with the plan of suggesting others do likewise, only to find you\'re several steps ahead (as usual). \r\n\r\nI basically said Zimbabweans regarded President Mwanawasa as a firm, honest and courageous friend to Zimbabwe and that we pray for his rapid recovery as well as for his family. \r\n\r\nWhat a contrast between this honourable, legally skilled, deeply Christian man and the grasping, screeching, lying, machinating Mugabe.'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, great minds thinking alike there! I just sent a message on the State House website, and then came to Sok with the plan of suggesting others do likewise, only to find you&#8217;re several steps ahead (as usual). </p>
<p>I basically said Zimbabweans regarded President Mwanawasa as a firm, honest and courageous friend to Zimbabwe and that we pray for his rapid recovery as well as for his family. </p>
<p>What a contrast between this honourable, legally skilled, deeply Christian man and the grasping, screeching, lying, machinating Mugabe.
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		<title>By: mama</title>
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		<dc:creator>mama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately Mwanawasa, Levy I read in one of the articles can't remember which became ill whilst in Egypt and had to be rushed to hospital hence the reason why we did not hear from him along with Botswana....&lt;div class="comment-remix-meta"&gt;&lt;a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('253583','mama'); return false;"&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('253583','mama','Unfortunately Mwanawasa, Levy I read in one of the articles can\'t remember which became ill whilst in Egypt and had to be rushed to hospital hence the reason why we did not hear from him along with Botswana....'); return false;"&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately Mwanawasa, Levy I read in one of the articles can&#8217;t remember which became ill whilst in Egypt and had to be rushed to hospital hence the reason why we did not hear from him along with Botswana&#8230;.
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