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/ 22 January 2008
Six local designers talk to Lynley Donnelly about inspiration, aspiration and the business of fashion in the run-up to Sanlam South African Fashion Week’s first winter event this weekend in downtown Johannesburg.
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/ 22 January 2008
Salomon Kalou’s winner started Côte d’Ivoire’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign encouragingly on Monday, giving them a 1-0 win over Nigeria, while Morocco and Mali also won their opening games. Morocco scored twice in the opening five minutes en route to a 5-1 rout of Namibia in Group A, with Soufiane Alloudi accounting for three goals in the first half.
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/ 21 January 2008
One of the Boeremag treason trial accused, Kobus Pretorius, on Monday told a Pretoria High Court judge he had had an epiphany in jail and wanted to be released on bail so that he could ”serve the community of South Africa”. He told Judge Khami Makhafola he was ”a new man” after accepting Jesus Christ as his saviour.
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/ 21 January 2008
The Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court heard on Monday that one of the six people accused of murdering and robbing Muldersdrift conservationist Frans Richter stood to inherit R1-million from him, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. Celiwe Mbokazi was Richter’s housekeeper and, according to the police, she was promised R1-million in his will.
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/ 21 January 2008
The state will on Thursday take possession of a Limpopo farm that was expropriated after it was liquidated. The liquidators refused to bring down the price at which they were willing to sell the farm to the government. The property is the second to be expropriated by the government as part of efforts to speed up the land-reform process.
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/ 21 January 2008
Theft of artifacts and ”heritage objects” from museums, galleries and churches is on the rise, said Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan on Monday. ”Unfortunately, many of these items have not been recovered,” he said in response to questions in Parliament.
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/ 21 January 2008
South African Civil Aviation Authority CEO Captain Colin Jordaan has denied reports that the airline, Nationwide, had neglected to properly maintain its fleet. In a statement issued on Monday, Jordaan rejected as incorrect media reports where he was quoted as saying: ”Nationwide had neglected maintenance and its records were not kept properly.”
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/ 21 January 2008
South African Civil Aviation Authority CEO Captain Colin Jordaan has denied reports that the airline, Nationwide, had neglected to properly maintain its fleet. In a statement issued on Monday, Jordaan rejected as incorrect media reports where he was quoted as saying: ”Nationwide had neglected maintenance and its records were not kept properly.”
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/ 21 January 2008
Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) set the stage on Monday for a new showdown with the security forces by vowing to ignore a ban on a mass protest against President Robert Mugabe. MDC secretary general Tendai Biti said there was no reason why a previous agreement to stage the demonstration should be ripped up.