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Eritrea expels BBC correspondent

Eritrea has expelled British Broadcasting Corporation reporter Jonah Fisher from the northeast African country with no explanation given, Fisher told AFP on Saturday. Last week, the Eritrean government ”cancelled my press accreditation and soon after they gave me three days to leave the country,” explained Fisher over the phone in Nairobi, where he is presently staying.

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Nigeria gets $120m loan for water project

Nigeria is to receive -million loan from the World Bank for the provision of water in rural areas, an official statement said on Wednesday. A finance ministry statement said the agreement for the loan was signed in Abuja between Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Water Resources Minister Mukhtar Shagari and officials of the bank.

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/ 15 September 2004

Ivan takes everything and the bathroom sink

Elma Garcia laughed in resignation as she held the cold-water tap from her sink — the only thing left from her bathroom in one of few populated areas near the westernmost tip of Cuba that Hurricane Ivan grazed on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. ”We thought that when it was all over there would be nothing left,” Garcia said.

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/ 15 September 2004

JSE at best level since June 2002

The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa on Wednesday touched its best level since early June 2002 ahead of Thursday’s September equity futures. At 12h00, the all share and all share industrial indices were 0,40% and 0,47% firmer respectively. At 12h00, the all share and all share industrial indices were 0,40% and 0,47% firmer respectively. Financials were up 0,17% and the banks index was 0,18% higher.

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/ 15 September 2004

Hemp farmers face uphill battle

A hemp growing project which offers hope to small farmers in the poverty stricken Eastern Cape could be derailed because hemp is still an illegal substance. Department of Health rules which lump hemp together with dagga could scupper plans for the effective mass production and marketing of the fibrous plant.

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/ 15 September 2004

DRC town recaptured from dissident general

The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recaptured the town of Minova in the eastern province of Sud Kivu from a dissident general, a military spokesperson said on Tuesday. ”The soldiers of General Laurent Nkunda retreated northwards to Goma and Masisi” in neighbouring Nord Kivu province, said army spokesperson Lieutenant Kasanda wa Kasanda.

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/ 15 September 2004

Pharmacists mull ‘legal, but fair’ charges

The Pharmaceutical Society of SA (PSSA) has welcomed the pharmacy council’s intention to provide clear guidelines about service fees. ”The PSSA is relieved to know that pharmacists are going to be given clear guidance by their statutory body as to what a legal but fair charge would be,” said president Siddiq Tayob in a statement on Wednesday.