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/ 21 February 2006
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Southern Africa on Tuesday announced that it spent nearly R600-million ($100-million) in 2005 — double the amount in 2004 — buying more than half a million tonnes of food in the region to support vulnerable people across Africa.
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/ 21 February 2006
Mr Price Home, the furniture, homeware and home decor chain of stores owned by listed retailer Mr Price Group, has reached the R1-billion mark in annual sales after only seven years of operations, the company announced on Tuesday. "This is an important milestone for Mr Price Home," said CEO Alastair McArthur.
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/ 21 February 2006
The CEO of Swedish financial-services group Skandia, Hans-Erik Andersson, faced with the recent success of Old Mutual’s R38-billion takeover of the company, has emphasised Skandia’s improved operations and his belief in the soundness of its current business model in his comments regarding Skandia’s 2005 annual results on Tuesday.
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/ 21 February 2006
Muslims throughout Mozambique are meeting this week to discuss how to respond to the publishing by local newspaper Savana of the controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, which has stirred violent protest around the world. The independent weekly on Friday reprinted eight of the 12 cartoons.
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/ 21 February 2006
A group of powerful warlords controlling the Somali capital has formed a new political party, the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism, whose main goal is to oppose extremism associated with hard-line Islamic courts in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, officials with ties to the party said on Tuesday.
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/ 21 February 2006
The trappings of fame don’t mean a thing for South Africa’s golden girl.
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/ 21 February 2006
Three people were killed in an underground explosion at the Northam Platinum mine in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, on Monday, the mining company said. Spokesperson Marion Brower said in a statement released on Tuesday that the accident happened at 2pm at a depth of about 1,6km underground.
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/ 21 February 2006
There was a low-key reception for the Australian cricket team who arrived in South Africa on Monday afternoon for a tour that will include five one-day internationals and three Tests. A few eager youngsters gathered around, hoping to add to their autograph collections.
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/ 21 February 2006
The KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins, who led the Supersport four-day cricket standings after the first round in October, are now eager to resume their chase for some silverware on Thursday at Kingsmead after losing out in the Standard Bank and Pro20 tournaments. They take on the Cape Cobras.
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/ 21 February 2006
Mamelodi Sundowns emerged from the stormy Setsoto Stadium cauldron with a 1-0 first-round, first-leg CAF Champions League win against Lesotho champions Likhopo over the weekend — and an assortment of good and bad news before Wednesday’s crucial Premier Soccer League game against Kaizer Chiefs.