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/ 27 October 2003
Swarms of grasshoppers are attacking farm-rich central Sudan, with the worst plague there in three decades also triggering an asthma epidemic that has killed five people, a newspaper said. Five people have died among 600 reported cases of asthma in Wad Medani, about 180km southeast of Khartoum.
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/ 27 October 2003
Eight of the Boeremag treason trialists refused to attend their trial in Pretoria on Monday because of the alleged inhumane conditions at Pretoria’s local prison. Their counsel, Piet Pistorius, told the court he had instructions to launch an urgent application about the jail conditions, which he said prevented them from preparing properly for the trial.
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/ 27 October 2003
The Hefer commission postponed its public hearings on Monday so that intelligence documents could be obtained to aid its investigation into spying allegations. Judge Joos Hefer said the postponement to November 12 was unavoidable.
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/ 27 October 2003
When the alleged Boeremag members return to the dock in the Pretoria High Court on Monday they will have with them an unseen and uncharged co-accused — the right to be presumed innocent and to have a fair trial.
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/ 27 October 2003
South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni said on Monday that the bank has to be wary of changing its policy goals in response to changed circumstances. He once again emphasised that the overriding objective of the central bank is to achieve its CPIX inflation targets.
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/ 27 October 2003
The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has stated that there have been no disruptions at all the major airports under its authority despite the first day of strike action by members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union. An Acsa spokesperson said contingency measures were in place.
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/ 27 October 2003
A suicide bomber drove an ambulance packed with explosives into security barriers outside the international Red Cross building on Monday, and an American general said about 10 people were killed in the blast. The bombing came a day after insurgents attacked a Baghdad hotel, killing a US colonel.
Baghdad attack targets US hawk
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/ 27 October 2003
South Africa’s big four banks should comfortably reach many of the targets set out in the recently released Financial Services Charter on Black Economic Empowerment, according to investment bankers Merrill Lynch.
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/ 27 October 2003
Standard Bank has warned customers to be cautious when accepting cheques as payment for goods. This follows several cases of customers being presented with "cloned" Standard Bank cheques for second hand goods that were advertised in publications such as Junk Mail and Auto Trader.