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/ 4 November 2003
Several African churches severed relations on Monday with US Anglican congregations which support gay priests, leading a revolt in the developing world against the consecration of a homosexual bishop
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/ 4 November 2003
A prominent Internet activist was set to go on trial in China on Tuesday, as the government appeared undeterred by recent difficulties it had encountered in battling cyber-dissent through the courts.
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/ 4 November 2003
Fifty newly-elected Swaziland parliamentarians were swore into office on Monday, with the speaker in the parliament of Africa’s last absolute monarchy warning the politicians not to be bullied by their ministers.
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/ 4 November 2003
The opposition call for President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to hand over power has been echoed worldwide, but less anxiously than the unpublished demand from within the ruling Zanu-PF. A former army colonel, who refused to be named, said he foresaw a dramatic change after the forthcoming annual congress of the party.
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/ 4 November 2003
The Oppenheimer family’s Brenthurst Initiative got a thumbs-down from some delegates at a debate on the plan on Monday as the proposal is seen unlikely to allow more of South Africa’s population to become economically active.
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/ 4 November 2003
The United Kingdom recognised that trade was much more important than aid to Africa and the disappointment of the recent Cancun trade talks should not discourage the pursuit of a fairer global trading system, Minister for Africa at the Foreign And Commonwealth Office Chris Mullin said on Monday.
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/ 4 November 2003
The South African Aids Vaccine Initiative (Saavi) announced on Monday that the first vaccinations will take place this week for the first human clinical trial of an HIV vaccine. Saavi director Dr Tim Tucker said two separate clinical trials would start in Johannesburg and Durban this week and next.
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The first of South Africa’s four new patrol corvettes — the SAS Amatola — docks in Simon’s Town on Tuesday — the first sign of the country’s multi-billion rand investment in the arms procurement deal to re-equip the South African Navy and the South African Air Force.
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Listed South African food retailer Shoprite Holdings (SHP) has opened its first retail outlets in Ghana, the group announced on Monday. Shoprite is the largest retailer on the African continent with operations in 14 different countries and an annual turnover of over R22-billion. It also plans to open outlets in India in the near future.
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/ 4 November 2003
There’s more ot golf resorts than pitching wedges and nine-irons. You don’t have to be a golfer to appreciate the benefits of visiting a golf resort. Indeed, some of the best resorts and estates in South Africa are also top destinations for non-golfers.