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/ 10 February 1999
TWO of the four Zimbawean journalists detained at the weekend were released on bail of Z$5000 each by the Harare Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The two journalists, Mirror editor-in-chief Ibbo Mandaza and Mirror reporter Grace Kwinjeh were charged under the draconian Law and Order Maintenance Act of Ian Smith’s government for “publishing false information likely […]
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/ 10 February 1999
WESTERN Areas and Canadian mining group Placer Dome have firmed up a $235-million joint venture agreement. Western Areas is hoping that the deal will allow it to dilute its risk from South Deep, its deep level project and to explore mining projects throughout the world. Placer Dome will chair the joint-venture board and have the […]
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/ 10 February 1999
THE Jordanian embassy in Pretoria has opened a book of condolences for King Hussein, who died suddenly at the weekend. The embassy said on Tuesday that members of the public will be able to sign the book from 10am to noon and from 2pm to 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the embassy at […]
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/ 10 February 1999
POTENTIAL bidders continue to woo SA Druggists as the likelihood of Texas company Argyll Scientific making a serious bid for the company appears to be diminishing. Black empowerment group Macmed and two pharmaceutical companies are believed to be negotiating with Fedsure, SAD’s largest shareholder. Fedsure’s proposal to buy 100% of SAD and sell Pharmacare to […]
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/ 10 February 1999
ONE person died and eleven others were injured at the weekend when guards opened fire on angry football fans who tried to storm the palace of Ghana’s Ashanti king at the weekend, police said on Monday. Some 2000 fans rushed to the Asantehene’s residence in Kumasi, 200km north-west of Accra. The crowd was protesting the […]
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/ 10 February 1999
SOUTH African IT firm Cyberhost Ltd made a strong debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday, gaining more than 70 cents on its issue price as the market operators cheered its listing. By mid-morning Cyberhost was trading at 115 cents after earlier hitting a new high of 123 cents. The stock was issued at […]
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/ 10 February 1999
A COMMUNIST opposition group in Sudan has been planning bomb attacks, political assassinations and the overthrow of the current Islamic regime, a pro-government daily charged on Tuesday.A ”secret document” sent by members of the Modern Forces Movement to its leaders in Sudan and abroad reveal plans for a ”comprehensive war” against the regime of President […]
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/ 10 February 1999
THE South African-based McCormick Property Development Group committed $23-million on Wednesday to building Mozambique’s biggest shopping mall yet in the industrial suburb of Matola near Maputo city. The 21500m Matola Plaza will boast between 67 and 85 shops, the country’s first ”mall style” entertainment complex and cinema and a 40-bed private clinic. Developers will break […]
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/ 9 February 1999
THE bid for SA Druggists by a United States drug firm, Argyll Scientific, has collapsed as local firm Macmed which was connected to the deal has withdrawn from the negotiations. Macmed claims it gave Argyll time to come up with an acceptable proposal but that it failed to do so timeously. Macmed is now likely […]
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/ 9 February 1999
TWO people were killed and about 10 injured in last week’s crash of an Antonov-26 cargo plane in Angola and the Russian pilots, said to have been drunk, will be tried. Angolan aviation officials said on Tuesday that a pregnant woman was among those killed when the transport plane, owned by the Airangol company, crashed […]