Staff Reporter
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/ 12 May 2000

Chiefs sink tenacious Bush Bucks 3-1

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday 1.30pm BUSH Bucks were on the receiving end on Thursday night when they were hammered 3-1 by Kaizer Chiefs who kept up their title drive in a BobSave semi-final clash at Johannesburg Stadium. Chiefs scored two goals in extra-time (one in each half), after Thabang Lebese drew first blood […]

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/ 12 May 2000

Baby Jake set for a record fourth world

crown Deon Potgieter BOXING On May 24 Baby Jake Matlala will attempt to become the first South African boxer to win four world titles, and that in two weight divisions. He will be challenging the tough and tenacious Peter Culshaw for the World Boxing Union (WBU) flyweight world title. Pushing him on, however, is not […]

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/ 12 May 2000

Waiting for water for all

Barry Streek If the fight against rural poverty is to be won, the government has to ensure a “national lifeline tariff” of 50 litres of clean water a person a day, the Rural Development Services Network (RDSN) said this week. Its research has shown that about 40% to 60% of rural people do not have […]

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/ 12 May 2000

If the jester’s cap fits …

The Motley Fool began as a hoax. Now it is a serious player in investment advice Jamie Doward For a while it was a very successful company. It was the new, new thing and everyone wanted a slice of the action, despite the fact that details of what it did and where it operated were […]

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/ 12 May 2000

UN OBSERVES EVADE CAPURE IN BUSH

FOUR UN military observers — three Britons and a New Zealander — evaded capture by rebels in Sierra Leone with a daring trek through the jungle. Britain’s defence ministry said Friday the the observers had been working with Kenyan peacekeepers in Makeni when they became aware of the “fairly heavy” presence of rebels from the […]

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/ 12 May 2000

Rhyme and rhythm

Children’s books must bear many re-readings Lesley Cowling The words “bedtime story” conjure up a cosy picture: mom or dad cuddled up in bed with little one, both happily absorbed in a book. The reality, of course, is quite different. The child, instead of falling off to sleep after one reading, insists on hearing the […]

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/ 12 May 2000

Curing the system of mistakes

Public reaction to sentencing practices has probably had the most significant impact upon the legitimacy of the judiciary. Over the past 12 months we have witnessed considerable dissatisfaction as a result of perceived lenience in the imposition of sentences for rape. For these reasons a comprehensive report authored by leading academic Dirk van Zyl Smit […]

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/ 12 May 2000

Cats can’t be complacent

ROB DAVIES, Cape Town | Friday 11.30am. CATS fullback Thinus Delport, fresh from a solo demolition of the Blues last week, will be looking for another big performance against the Chiefs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Delport is currently one of the hot favourites to be selected for the Springboks against Canada and England, and another […]

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/ 12 May 2000

‘n Boer maak ‘n plan

Jubie Matlou Papi Nkosi (58) cuts a humble figure. He does not mind taking a seat on a concrete slab for a press interview, nor does he hesitate to draw water from a tap with the palm of his hand. Such character and personality contrast sharply with Nkosi’s recently found fortune: exporting 800 tonnes of […]