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/ 21 February 2007
Zimbabwe police on Wednesday imposed a three-month ban on political rallies and protests to calm rising tensions in Harare’s volatile townships, a move the opposition likened to ”a state of emergency”. The ban followed weekend clashes between the police and opposition Movement for Democratic Change supporters in Highfield township.
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/ 21 February 2007
The 2007/08 budget represents a watershed for South Africa’s taxation regime as it scraps retirement fund tax, does away with the unpopular secondary tax on companies and paves the way for the introduction of a social-security system. These are far and away the most significant taxation features of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s 11th budget.
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/ 21 February 2007
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s 2007/08 budget tabled in Parliament on Wednesday holds good news for most, with R8,4-billion staying in the pockets of individual taxpayers — who will also benefit from the abolition of retirement-fund tax from March 1.
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/ 21 February 2007
The JSE was marginally weaker in noon trade on Wednesday, with heavyweight resources stocks coming off. Overall, the market was lacklustre ahead of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s Budget speech at 2pm. By 12.06pm, the all-share index eased 0,12%.
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/ 21 February 2007
Officials from President Thabo Mbeki’s office and the South African secret service are likely to be called to testify in a case against eight men who were allegedly involved in an Equatorial Guinea coup plot. State advocate Torie Pretorius SC on Wednesday asked the Pretoria Regional Court for a postponement to call officials from the president’s office and the secret service.
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/ 21 February 2007
One of the men who allegedly killed historian David Rattray is also under investigation for raping two young teenagers at gunpoint and armed robbery, the media reported on Wednesday. This emerged on Tuesday in the Dundee Magistrate’s Court during the bail application of Simphiwe Ndlovu (25).
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/ 21 February 2007
The year 2006 proved to be a profitable year for Anglo American and this is evident in the record hike of 46% they achieved in earnings. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the hike earned them an increase of ,5-billion. The company also achieved an operating profit increase of 54%, which amounts to ,8-billion.
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/ 21 February 2007
Three-time African Player of the Year Samuel Eto’o has been left out of the Barcelona squad to play Liverpool in their Champions League last 16 first-leg match on Wednesday. The Catalan club said on Tuesday that last season’s Spanish First Division top scorer would miss the clash between the last two Champions League winners because he was still not 100% fit.
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/ 21 February 2007
As if defending Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns have not posed sufficient problems for their opponents of late, up pops the player the Brazilians call ”El Buddah” to further torment Bloemfontein Celtic at Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
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/ 21 February 2007
World number one Tiger Woods knows all too well that his seven-event win streak in United States PGA-sanctioned events faces its sternest test at the WGC Match-Play Championship. The 64-man showdown starts on Wednesday when overall top seed Woods meets fellow American JJ Henry.