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/ 21 October 2003
Who speaks for business? The creation recently of the overarching business body that enables, so it is thought, black and white business to speak with one voice means this question begs to be asked. Executive director of Businessmap Foundation Reg Rumney puts his ear to the floor.
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/ 21 October 2003
Pakistan defeated South Africa by eight wickets on Tuesday to win the first Test and go 1-0 up in the two-match series. Pakistan, who required a further 24 runs for their maiden victory against the Proteas at home, finished off the match in 6,5 overs on the fifth and final day.
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/ 21 October 2003
Paging through the financial press, you may notice your unit trust prices quoted as Net Asset Value (NAV) rather than the old ”buy” and ”sell”. This is just one of the more visible changes introduced by the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) Act.
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/ 21 October 2003
No doubts, no fear. Heading into a critical match with Scotland, the French are quietly confident the first half of their pool campaign at World Cup 2003 has established them as contenders for rugby’s ultimate prize. ”The French team is capable of becoming champions of the world,” said lock Fabien Pelous.
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/ 21 October 2003
England centre Mike Tindall must know how much he will miss his centre partner Will Greenwood when his team plays against Samoa. Tindall and Greenwood have become the inseparable Laurel and Hardy of England’s back line, a duo blessed with an uncanny understanding … and they generally make us laugh too.
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/ 21 October 2003
The world’s oldest black republic and Africa’s youngest democracy are planning a joint celebration of their significant anniversaries next year. In January Haiti celebrates the bicentenary of its slave army repelling French troops sent by Napoleon to quell a rebellion, while in April South Africa celebrates a decade of democracy.
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/ 21 October 2003
Tuesday May 6 2003 saw the exciting climax of more than a year’s worth of planning and hard work for staff and contractors working in the Addo Elephant National Park near Port Elizabeth. Fifty-nine elephants were ”persuaded” to move across the road to where the grass (and bush) is greener.
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/ 21 October 2003
Last week the UN took to the streets of Rio, New York, Cairo and Nairobi to announce the arrival of the ”new urban revolution”. The explosive growth of world cities in the past few decades, it said, has left more than 900-million people in slums, with the probability that twice as many more will within 30 years.
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/ 21 October 2003
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson returns to his hometown of Glasgow to face his former club Rangers and former protégé Alex McLeish in a Champions League ”Battle of Britain”. It’s the first time in Ferguson’s 17-year career at Man United that he’s going back for a competitive match to the club where he used to play.
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/ 21 October 2003
Set 220 to win in 56 overs at 3,9 an over, the Border Bears beat the Highveld Strikers by seven wickets with 2,1 overs to spare in their SuperSport match at Mercedes-Benz Park on Monday in an absolutely thrilling finish. The hero for Border was the diminutive opening batsman, man of the match Mark Bruyns.