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/ 24 September 1999
THE cashew industry in Mozambique is demanding that Parliament urgently passes a Bill to ban crop exports for ten years, and rescue moribund processing plants. Lobbyists are urging MPs to reject any last-minute watering-down of the wording of the proposed law. The Bill is strongly supported by deputies from the ruling Frelimo Party, and seeks […]
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/ 24 September 1999
THE Labour Court has suspended plans by Canadian gold mining giant Placer Dome to slash between 2700 and 2900 jobs in its mine west of Johannesburg, public SABC radio said on Tuesday. The company had cited the falling price of gold for its decision to cut jobs in Western Areas Mine. The court found Placer […]
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/ 24 September 1999
THE death toll from a horror smash between a passenger bus collided with a truck near Prince Albert at Laingsburg in the Western Cape rose to 12 on Wednesday. Five of the twelve have been named as Patricia Peters (59) Francis Maria Cherry (82), Fathima Buckas (3), Swaleha Bibi (56), and Khairoonisa Shaik (62) All […]
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/ 24 September 1999
The Springboks got a warm send off to the Rugby World Cup in Wales when their most famous fan, former president Nelson Mandela, made a surprise visit.
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/ 24 September 1999
ELEVEN objections, including one from a shareholder, were lodged on Tuesday with the Independent Broadcasting Authority against Midi Television’s application to change its licence conditions. The objectors have accused Midi of unfair practices and called for e.tv’s licence to be revoked altogether, the Business Day reports. The newspaper reports the broadcasting industry has accused Midi […]
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/ 24 September 1999
SIX people were killed and 60 more injured when two buses, one carrying a football team and the other a group of school children, collided near the Free State town of Paul Roux on Friday. Police spokeswoman Veronica Matshediso said two children are among the deceased, while a further two children have been hospitalised in […]
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/ 23 September 1999
The editor of The Times of Swaziland’s Sunday edition was asked to resign this week after publishing an article about the king’s wife. Bheki Makhubu describes how he was axed After having edited The Times of Swaziland’s Sunday edition for six years, it was rather a rude shock to realise just much the Swazi people […]
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/ 23 September 1999
When you’re tired of reports of crime, rape, murder and general mayhem, put Nelson Mandela: The Symbol of a Nation CD in your computer.
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/ 23 September 1999
Former president Nelson Mandela’s Houghton, Johannesburg, office was flooded with 20000 postcards and letters.