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/ 29 October 2003
South Africa’s outstanding backrow forward Joe van Niekerk admitted he was having sleepless nights ahead of the do-or-die Rugby World Cup Pool C match with Samoa on Saturday but said it would not deter him from playing his best on the day. ”It’s do or die and we don’t want to go home,” he said.
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/ 29 October 2003
South African President Thabo Mbeki will raise the issue of France’s overt support for Morocco’s 2010 soccer World Cup bid during a state visit to France next month, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
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/ 29 October 2003
The Zimbabwe government has deployed military doctors and nurses to state hospitals that are reeling under a strike by state medical staff. Doctors at government hospitals in the Southern African country went on an indefinite strike last week demanding an 8 000% pay increase. Nurses joined in the strike this week, demanding a 7 000% pay hike.
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/ 29 October 2003
Following the success of the Women’s Rugby Provincial League in its first year, the South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) has decided to play the women’s game on a strenth-versus-strength basis, starting in 2004.
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/ 29 October 2003
Andy Roddick resumes his battle to snatch the world number-one spot in Paris on Thursday, admitting that the honour of pipping rival Juan Carlos Ferrero to the prize has given him a new appetite for the closing weeks of the season. ”I have the opportunity to be greedy here,” Roddick said.
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/ 29 October 2003
Canada scored a 24-7 victory over Tonga on Wednesday to maintain their record of winning a game at every World Cup but veteran captain Al Charron was carried off the field after a ferocious tackle. Sean Fauth and Aaron Abrams scored Canada’s tries with veteran fly half Bob Ross kicking four penalties.
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/ 29 October 2003
When Hauwa Ibrahim first met women sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Nigeria, she felt a strong urge to offer them her services as a lawyer, even if this meant working endless hours for free. She recognised herself in the stories of poverty, repression and sexual taboos. She became Amina Lawal’s advocate.
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/ 29 October 2003
Evander Holyfield isn’t ready to quit yet. The 41-year-old former heavyweight champion says he’ll fight on, despite taking a beating from James Toney earlier this month. ”This is my decision to make. This is my life and I will not allow anyone else to make this decision for me,” he said.
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/ 28 October 2003
Blow-up dolls playing with a vibrator and maggots devouring flesh are among the shock images awaiting visitors to this year’s Turner Prize exhibition, unveiled on Tuesday in London. Another prize contender also features sex acts, genitals and death — depicted by way of ceramic vases.