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/ 10 February 2000
A CONSORTIUM led by German firm Detecon beat two rival groups on Wednesday to win a 51% stake in Uganda’s state-owned telecommunications company. Detecon, which was partnered by Swiss-based Telcel and South Africa’s Ikwezi group, put in a winning bid of $33,5-million to buy the majority holding in Uganda Telecommunications Ltd. Under the conditions of […]
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/ 10 February 2000
THE head of Cote d’Ivoire’s ruling junta, General Robert Guei, attended late on Wednesday a memorial service for the 169 victims of the crash of a Kenya Airways’ aircraft on January 30. A total of 169 people died when the Airbus plunged into the sea close to Abidjan, two minutes after take-off. Aside from Guei, […]
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/ 10 February 2000
DUDU Nkosi, the lover of alleged cash-heist kingpin Collin Chauke, was finally granted bail by Nelspruit’s Regional Court on Wednesday after spending more than ten months in jail. Nkosi was however unable to pay the R2000 bail and was remanded to police custody until March 8 or until she can raise the money. Nkosi faces […]
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/ 10 February 2000
THE State is to request Judge Willie Hartzenburg, presiding over the Wouter Basson trial, to recuse himself, the senior prosecutor in the case said on Wednesday. This follows earlier comments by Hartzenberg who said during testimony that he is not convinced that Basson’s multi-million rand group of companies was aimed at defrauding the state. Should […]
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/ 10 February 2000
SEVENTEEN people burned to death in a fuel pipeline fire in Nigeria. The fire erupted in the fuel pipeline after the victims, who were trying to illegally tap the duct, broke a valve on the pipe, company officials said on Wednesday. Fifteen people died on the spot and two more died later from burns received […]
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/ 10 February 2000
NIGERIA’S government has raised new conditions for releasing funds needed to restart the troubled Alscon aluminium smelter, company officials said on Thursday. Alscon officials said the government has tied the release of $150 million for running the plant to an assurance from foreign minority shareholders that they will complete the 193000 ton per year project […]
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/ 10 February 2000
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 11.40am. THE government will take what steps it can to improve the domestic economy, including facilitating lower interest rates, cutting taxes and improving savings, Trade Minister Alec Erwin said on Wednesday. ”We will continue the complex process of managing the interest rate down so as to increase investment, particularly […]
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/ 9 February 2000
MPUMALANGA’S provincial government pledged on Tuesday to trace an unnamed traffic officer who allegedly fled after driving into and killing two boys at the weekend. The unnamed officer allegedly drove into Zwelithini Mthembu, 10, and Aubrey Cele, 5, with his patrol vehicle on Saturday, killing both boys instantly. He was taken to Kanyamazane police station […]
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/ 9 February 2000
FORMER Springbok eighthman Schutte Bekker will be back on the field for the Northern Bulls on Wednesday night after missing much of last season with a heart condition. Bekker will start on the bench in the warm-up match against the Blue Bulls. Northern Bulls: Casper Steyn; Hendry Pedro, Wynand Lourens, Eugene Meyer, Hannes Venter, Jaco […]