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/ 8 November 2001

Kidnapped Burundi children ‘in good health’

Bujumbura | Thursday SOME 80 Burundian school children kidnapped this week by Hutu rebels are tired but in good health, one of their teachers who managed to escape the kidnappers said Wednesday. “The children are in good shape, despite being physically tired from walking and carrying the goods the rebels pillaged,” the teacher told Radio […]

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/ 8 November 2001

Nats hitch their wagon to the ANC

HANNES DE WET, Pretoria | Thursday THE New National Party on Wednesday night sealed its split from the Democratic Alliance. “The NNP will now finally part ways with the Democratic Party-DA with immediate effect,” NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk told reporters after a special meeting of the NNP federal council in Pretoria. He said changes […]

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/ 8 November 2001

Zim police arrest editor of sole private paper

Harare | Thursday THE editor-in-chief of Zimbabwe’s only private daily newspaper, The Daily News, and the former head of the paper’s parent company, were on Thursday picked by Harare police for questioning, the editor and other sources said. The paper has been fiercely critical of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s government. Geoff Nyarota and Wilf Mbanga, […]

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/ 8 November 2001

Business Confidence Index declines again

Johannesburg | Tuesday SACOB’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) further declined to 103,2 in October, a drop of 1,5 points on the back of the substantial drop of 4,3 points recorded in September, the business chamber said in a statement. This is a clear indication that the world events of the last two months are still […]

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/ 8 November 2001

Raw sewage raises stink in Cape Town’s rivers

Cape Town | Thursday THE Cape Town city council has issued a health warning after a spill of raw sewage into the river system below the Athlone wastewater treatment works on the Cape Flats. The administration said feeder pipes at the works were accidentally damaged during upgrading work on Wednesday. This resulted in an overflow […]

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/ 7 November 2001

Religion as food

<i>Paul and the Menu: Cooking with Spirit</i> features theologian Paul Germond in a red-striped apron and actor Maqhawe Khathide with camera and notebook invading kitchens around the country as, week by week, they prepare for religious festivals, writes Barbara Ludman.

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/ 7 November 2001

Zimbabwe to boot out foreign election observers

Harare | Wednesday ZIMBABWE’S government plans to ban foreign and independent local monitors from observing upcoming presidential elections, the state-run Herald newspaper said on Wednesday. On the recommendation of Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, government plans to amend Zimbabwe’s Electoral Act to allow only civil servants to monitor the polls, the paper said. Last year, non-government […]