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/ 16 October 2001
There is a much-vaunted theory that suggests rock and pop music is dumbing down. American alternative rock has replaced Nirvana’s existential loathing with Limp Bizkit’s knuckleheaded "sports metal" and the Bloodhound Gang, whose most recent album was called <i>Hooray for Boobies</i>.
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/ 16 October 2001
BEN MACLENNAN, Cape Town | Tuesday THE Medical Research Council (MRC) said on Tuesday it stood firmly by its controversial report on Aids deaths, and that South Africa was experiencing an epidemic of “shattering” proportions. The report, which says Aids accounted for one in four deaths in South Africa last year, came under fire from […]
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/ 16 October 2001
Pretoria | Tuesday SOUTH African farmers opposed to the repatriation of some 15 000 Zimbabwean farm workers reached an out-of-court settlement with the government on Monday, giving the workers a temporary reprieve. The farmers filed for an urgent interdict in the Pretoria High Court to prevent the country from expelling the workers, whose work permits […]
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/ 16 October 2001
A WOMAN died on Friday in northern Egypt at the age of 137, according to local authorities, thus laying claim to having been the world’s longest-living person. Amina Hassabo, who died in a village in the Daquahliya governate in the Nile delta was born in 1864, according to government services. According to the Al-Wafd daily, […]
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/ 16 October 2001
A 44-year-old woman from Khorixas has been arrested for double rape after she allegedly had sexual intercourse with two young boys. One of the boys is thought to be only 10 years old. The age of his co-complainant is not known. The incident is said to have taken place near the power station at Khorixas […]
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/ 16 October 2001
THE British media and financial information group Reuters unveiled plans on Tuesday to axe 500 jobs in a bid to cut annual costs by a further 30-million pounds (48-million euros, $44-million). The job cuts are in addition to 1 100 staff laid off in July, Reuters said, and will help it increase savings next year […]
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/ 16 October 2001
THE Medical Research Council is expected to release its report on the impact of HIV/Aids on adult deaths in South Africa on Tuesday. MRC representative Merle May said last week that the release of the document — entitled ”The Impact HIV/Aids has on Mortality in South Africa” — was delayed because the council needed more […]
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/ 16 October 2001
Johannesburg | Tuesday THE JSE was trading higher at midday on Tuesday in line with firmer European markets and positive US futures, as investors sought bargains following Monday’s global sell-off. Tradek’s Julian Henrey reported that strength was prevalent across the board, with all major indices higher. Resource counters, however, were the star performers of the […]
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/ 16 October 2001
Pretoria | Tuesday THE University of South Africa (Unisa) has urged Education Minister Kader Asmal not to withhold the subsidy of the institution. ”It is of vital importance that the university continue unhindered in the delivery of its service to students during this crucial time of examinations and registration,” Unisa acting principal and vice-chancellor Simon […]
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/ 16 October 2001
ANTOINETTE KEYSER, Nigel | Tuesday FORENSIC evidence submitted to the Nigel Regional Court on Monday showed that a 66-year old grandfather had almost certainly committed incest with his 33-year-old daughter. Robert Fedder and his daughter Breggie Kamffer went on trial on charges of incest on Monday after they were arrested on a farm in the […]