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/ 17 October 2006
He has made a fortune by airing tacky domestic conflicts on primetime TV,and is now playing a villain in a movie opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme -but Jerry Springer has a serious side too. He spoke to Fiachra Gibbons in Cannes.
Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer talks to Rory Carroll about writing at 80, cheeky questions and mixed-race couples in the park.
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/ 17 October 2006
An attempt by Venezuelan Pesident, Hugo Chávez, to challenge the hegemony of the United States and Britain within the United Nations by having his country join the Security Council was hanging in the balance on Monday night after a series of votes failed to decide an outright winner.
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/ 16 October 2006
The transformation of Africa’s biggest hospital is being closely watched by trade unions and the Gauteng departments of health and public service and administration to see whether it could be a model for change countrywide. Empowering hospital CEO Arthur Manning and clinicians to take control of the operation of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is at the heart of the project
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/ 16 October 2006
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming led from the front as the Black Caps snatched a dramatic 87-run victory over South Africa in the Champions Trophy on Monday. New Zealand, bowled out for 195 after being given first strike in the day-night international, fought back to dismiss the powerful Proteas for 108 in the most absorbing match of the tournament so far.
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/ 16 October 2006
The South African Communist Party (SACP) stood by its general secretary Blade Nzimande on Monday in his criticism of the African National Congress, but called for an end to public spats within the tripartite alliance.
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/ 16 October 2006
Over 60% of the Jali Commission’s recommendations have either been or are in the process of being implemented by the Department of Correctional Services, Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour said on Monday. Briefing the media at Parliament, Balfour said he welcomed the commission’s findings and recommendations, as they affirmed the department was on the right track.
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/ 16 October 2006
Two near simultaneous car bombs killed 20 people and wounded 17 in a mixed neighbourhood in northern Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source said. One of the blasts in Ur district went off near a market, police said. The attacks took place at sunset shortly before Iftar, when Muslims break their fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
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/ 16 October 2006
With South Africa set to take up its first-ever seat on the United Nations Security Council in New York on Monday night, officials in Pretoria labelled this ”the opportunity of a lifetime”. They said they had been busy for months, analysing international hotspots and sharpening diplomatic pencils in readiness for South Africa’s role at the world body’s most powerful organ.