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/ 5 February 2007
The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has asked the Public Protector, advocate Lawrence Mushwana, to investigate allegations in the German publication, Der Spiegel, that former state employee and chief of acquisitions for the arms deal Chippy Shaik received a -million bribe from arms manufacturer ThyssenKrupp.
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/ 5 February 2007
The United Democratic Party (UDM) will not be participating in this year’s State of the Nation debate unless it is allocated reasonable time to raise its supporters’ issues, the party’s leader, Bantu Holomisa, said on Monday. According to the UDM leader, Parliament on Monday informed him that his party has been given only one minute to participate in the debate scheduled to take place on Friday.
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/ 5 February 2007
Pope Benedict was baptised at birth and will most likely be baptised again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met. The Mormons, a United States-based denomination officially named the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, encourage members to baptise the dead by proxy.
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/ 5 February 2007
A trio of top European Union officials was in Moscow on Monday to try to bridge the gap between Russia and the European Union over the future of Kosovo. The EU foreign-policy officials will also touch on Russia’s role as an energy supplier, and a Russian ban on imports of Polish meat that has frozen talks on an EU-Russian partnership agreement.
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/ 5 February 2007
A Durban metro policeman riding a motorcycle was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident after he was allegedly forced off the road by a minibus taxi on Monday. A spokesperson for ER24, the national medical-care network, said the policeman had lost a foot.
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/ 5 February 2007
The JSE was in negative territory at midday on Monday after a pull-back in Asian markets encouraged profit-taking locally. Metals prices’ failure to react to a rally in the oil price saw gold and platinum stocks under pressure. By 12.01pm, the all-share and all-share industrial indices shed 0,61% and 0,69% respectively.
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/ 5 February 2007
Almost 35% of the total South African personal income of R1,232-billion accrued to Gauteng in 2006, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 16,3% and the Western Cape with 14,7%, a new report showed on Monday. Gauteng led the pack despite the 2005 boundary changes that favoured the Northern Cape.
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/ 5 February 2007
Maritzburg United pushed AmaZulu FC deep into the relegation zone when they beat them 2-0 in a Castle Premiership game played before a capacity crowd at Princess Magogo Stadium on Sunday afternoon. United led 1-0 at the interval. United played without their top goal scorer Sandile Ndlovu who had a neck injury.
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/ 5 February 2007
In a Premier League game of strange twists even Black Leopards coach Hans-Dieter Schmidt admitted his team could have been trailing by five goals after the opening half against Benoni Premier United at Mehlareng Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Instead, after leading 1-0 through a freak gift goal scored by Bernard Parker in the 40th minute, the Rabbits proceeded to complete an act of self-destruction.
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/ 5 February 2007
Lamontville Golden Arrows walloped Bidvest Wits 3-1 in a Castle Premiership game played at the Chatsworth Stadium on Sunday. Abafana Besithende led 1-0 at halftime. Arrows striker Mabhuti Khanyeza scored twice in the 39th and 83rd minutes.