Staff Reporter
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/ 27 February 2008

Toll from Cyclone Ivan rises to 60

The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Ivan stood at 60 on Tuesday, with another 17 missing, the government said. Figures released by the disaster management centre also said 147 000 were homeless because of the cyclone that hit on February 17 carrying winds of up to 230km/h and torrential rains.

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/ 27 February 2008

EU hits Microsoft with record €899m antitrust fine

The European Commission fined Microsoft a record €899-million on Wednesday for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling against the United States software giant. The fine comes on top of the €497-million that Microsoft already had to pay after Europe’s top antitrust watchdog found the company guilty in 2004 of abusing its dominant market power.

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/ 26 February 2008

Argentina invited to play Mandela match

Argentina have been invited to play world champions South Africa in a Test match in August to mark former president Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, the Argentine union (UAR) said. The UAR has contacted European club authorities to ask for the release of their international players for the Test in Johannesburg.

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/ 26 February 2008

‘Secret boyfriend’ rapist jailed for 20 years

A 47-year-old man was given an effective 20 years in prison by the Grahamstown High Court on Tuesday after he was found guilty of rape and housebreaking. When he convicted Mthethunzima Ndzila Vangeli, of Elliot, of housebreaking with intent to rape, rape and theft, Judge Pieter van der Byl described him as a ”lying and pathetic witness”.