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/ 26 January 2001
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki has given the go-ahead for South Africa to begin implementing a massive programme to provide free anti-retrovirals and milk powder to HIV-positive pregnant women to retard the transmission of the virus to babies. In a dramatic move, the government, while not officially changing its policy stance on the treatment of HIV/Aids, is […]
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/ 26 January 2001
The run-up to Saturday’s game against Burkina Faso has been clouded by other issues — but it’s a must-win match for Bafana Bafana.
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/ 26 January 2001
In a land where the cow is revered, McDonald’s burger empire confronts its greatest challenge.
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/ 26 January 2001
A South African is accused of manipulating wildlife trading permits in endangered species.
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/ 26 January 2001
Magnus Heystek has been dismissed after five years as finance columnist for the Personal Finance section of the Independent Group’s Saturday Star.
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/ 26 January 2001
The Eastern Cape has the largest number of the country’s poor children, followed by KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Northern Province.
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/ 26 January 2001
Peter Mandelson’s demise last night prompted a rushed Cabinet and ministerial reshuffle in the United Kingdom.
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/ 26 January 2001
Forms of greeting at social gatherings were, he rationalised, a fashion and thus, like the mini-skirt, of limited duration.
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/ 26 January 2001
The free Absa.co.za Internet service may be the first of many, if the plans of its UK-based partner Affinity Holdings are anything to go by.
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/ 26 January 2001
Senior civil servants, including heads of departments, are going to have to register their financial interests.