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/ 12 February 2007
The Krugersdorp Regional Court has denied bail to Mulalo Sivhidzo, who is accused of killing her husband Avhatakali Netshisaulu, the son of City Press editor Mathatha Tsedu. While the state had proved a prima facie case against her, the defence had failed to prove there were exceptional circumstances justifying the granting of bail, magistrate Mariette Louw found.
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/ 12 February 2007
South Africa’s manufacturing output grew 5% year-on-year in December, slowing from November but still indicating a relatively strong momentum in the economy, data showed on Monday. The manufacturing sector is the second largest in Africa’s biggest economy, accounting for nearly 17% of gross domestic product, and is crucial in attracting much-needed jobs.
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/ 12 February 2007
The African National Congress (ANC) has yet to decide when its national executive committee (NEC) will meet to discuss a report into last year’s hoax e-mail saga. The NEC was discussing the matter on Monday, said ANC spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama. It has not yet been decided whether it will take place this weekend — as has been reported. The date will be announced, he said.
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/ 12 February 2007
Trevor Ncube, CEO of the Mail & Guardian newspaper in Johannesburg, on Monday managed to successfully renew his Zimbabwean passport for another ten years. Ncube was embroiled in court proceedings with the Zimbabwean government when it tried to revoke his citizenship, claiming that he was a Zambian citizen.
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/ 12 February 2007
Drastic new measures have been proposed to stop the spread of the virulent strain of tuberculosis (TB) that has claimed at least five lives in the Eastern Cape. It was reported on Monday that the suggested steps include infection monitoring at airports and border posts and the isolation of patients — even against their will.
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/ 12 February 2007
A Zimbabwean court will this week hear an application by Equatorial Guinea to have the jailed British mastermind behind an alleged coup plot there three years ago extradited, his lawyer said on Monday. Simon Mann has been in jail in Zimbabwe since 2004 after being convicted of trying to buy weapons as part of a bid to topple veteran President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
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/ 12 February 2007
Health workers in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, have launched a campaign to educate residents about the growing danger of an outbreak of acute diarrhoea. Officials say 121 people were killed in a suspected cholera outbreak in south-central regions last month, and more than 200 are now admitted in hospitals suffering from acute diarrhoea.
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/ 12 February 2007
Long-time Mail & Guardian columnist Robert Kirby died in Cape Town on Friday night following a long illness. A significant satirist especially in the 1970s, Kirby also worked as a broadcaster, television columnist, playwright and novelist. He became famous in South Africa for his sharp wit and fearless satire.
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/ 12 February 2007
Lleyton Hewitt’s Davis Cup heroics were not enough to save Australia, the 28-time champions, from crashing out of the 2007 tournament on Sunday when they slumped to a 3-2 defeat against Belgium. Hewitt won a marathon five-set, opening reverse singles against Olivier Rochus 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 3-6, 6-1 to leave the World Group first-round tie finely poised at 2-2 on the Liege indoor clay.
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/ 12 February 2007
Springbok coach Paul Treu’s hopes of winning the San Diego Sevens were demolished by a controversial refereeing call at Petco Park in San Diego on Sunday. The Springboks had fought a titanic tussle with world champions Fiji, forcing the game into extra time after the teams were deadlocked 21-all at the end of full time when referee Matt Stanish’s mistake cost them a place in the semifinals.