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/ 29 February 2008
JZ no friend of the poor Jacob Zuma’s claim in his affidavit to the Mauritius Supreme Court that he has been victimised by the [Thabo] Mbeki camp because of his ‘passion†for the ‘masses and the poor†is a big lie. Out of desperation and ignorance, many people have swallowed it. Despite serious contradictions between […]
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/ 29 February 2008
Murder accused Najwa Petersen made an unexpected appearance in the Cape High Court on Friday in a bid to find out what was happening with her legal representation. She and three alleged hit men are scheduled to go on trial on Monday for the slaying of her entertainer husband, Taliep, in 2006.
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/ 29 February 2008
Adam Gilchrist produced a scintillating 83 off 50 balls before a batting collapse by Australia gave Sri Lanka a consolation 13-run victory in their triangular series one-day international on Friday. Gilchrist smashed 11 boundaries and two sixes in his final innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground until the collapse derailed his team’s pursuit of Sri Lanka’s 221 all out.
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/ 29 February 2008
All Turkish troops involved in a major ground offensive against Kurdish rebels inside northern Iraq have withdrawn to Turkey, Iraq’s foreign minister said on Friday. Turkey sent thousands of troops into remote, mountainous northern Iraq on February 21 to crush rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
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/ 29 February 2008
Luthuli House — headquarters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) — was evacuated on Friday after a man tried to torch the building, the party said. ANC spokesperson Steyn Speed said that the man entered the door of the building at about 10.30am, poured petrol on the floor and set it alight.
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/ 29 February 2008
The price of New York crude oil hit an all-time high point of $103,05 per barrel on Friday owing to record weakness of the dollar, but then fell back, traders said. And the price of gold reached an historic peak of $976,32 per ounce. "This was part of a broad-based commodities run based on the continued weakness of the dollar," said Petromatrix analyst Olivier Jakob.
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/ 29 February 2008
Deputy Israeli Defence Minister Matan Vilnai said on Friday the Palestinians would bring on themselves what he called a ”bigger holocaust” by stepping up rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip. ”Holocaust” is a term rarely used in Israel outside discussions of the Nazi genocide during World War II.
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/ 29 February 2008
Police had to land a helicopter near the Rivonia Road off-ramp on the N1 highway in Johannesburg on Friday morning to stop a shoot-out between two rival taxi associations. A taxi driver was shot dead in the gun battle. Members involved in the shoot-out moved away from the scene when police arrived. However, 13 people were arrested.
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/ 29 February 2008
The Wellington Hurricanes beat the Waikato Chiefs 39-19 with a six-try blitz in their Super 14 rugby clash on Friday. The Hurricanes finally played to their potential as they eliminated the errors that had plagued their opening two matches. They started with a roar and their wide running game ensured the bonus-point fourth try within 25 minutes.
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/ 29 February 2008
The head of Zimbabwe’s prison service has ordered his officers to vote for President Robert Mugabe and said he will resign if the opposition wins next month’s election, official media reported on Friday. The Southern African country holds joint presidential, parliamentary and council elections on March 29.