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/ 20 November 2007
The filming of <i>Hansie</i> — based on the life of the late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje — has been completed, its producer said on Tuesday. "The movie is looking beautiful and we are very happy with the quality of the scenes we have shot," producer Frans Cronje, the brother of the cricketer, said in a statement.
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/ 20 November 2007
Urgently needed supplies of food, water and medicine were on Tuesday nearing people in remote areas of Bangladesh where a devastating cyclone has left millions homeless and thousands dead. With roads now cleared of hundreds of trees that had blocked aid convoys, officials said relief was finally starting to get through to the most inaccessible areas.
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/ 20 November 2007
A case of attempted murder has been opened against former Springbok hooker James Dalton following an alleged incident against his wife Andrea, the Pretoria News reported on Tuesday. Dalton allegedly tried to drown her in a bath, smother her with a dress and threatened her.
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/ 20 November 2007
The trial of three men accused of slaughtering a KwaZulu-Natal family is expected to start on Tuesday, police said. The Newcastle family of four, including a teenage girl and baby boy, were found stabbed to death in different rooms of their home in May 2006.
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/ 20 November 2007
Former bouncer Gary Beuthin was arrested in Rivonia road in Sandton on Tuesday morning, police said. Spokesperson Superintendent Eugene Opperman said Beuthin was wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, illegal pointing of a firearm and possession of a firearm.
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/ 20 November 2007
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was a ”little depressed” following his team’s ouster from the Cricket World Cup but he was looking forward to going home, according to an email released on Monday that may have been his final words before his surprise death.
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/ 20 November 2007
Nashua Titans fast bowler Dale Steyn has been included in the Proteas squad for the Standard Bank International Pro20 as well as the three-match MTN one-day international (ODI) series against New Zealand. The Phalaborwa express replaces Justin Kemp in the only change to the squad that won the ODI series in Pakistan.
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/ 20 November 2007
South African banks are embracing self-service as a strategic imperative, and can be expected to invest heavily in solutions that allow their customers to access a full range of banking services wherever they are and at any time, according to the recent <i>Self-Service Strategies in South Africa 2007</i> survey.
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/ 20 November 2007
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was sentenced to one day in jail and three years’ probation on Monday for cocaine possession and driving under the influence of alcohol. Tyson (41) pleaded guilty in September to a single felony count of cocaine possession,
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is ready to join the leadership race of the African National Congress (ANC), a media report said on Tuesday. Madikizela-Mandela’s publicist Malcolm X said: ”If the ANC nominates her, she will not say no, she is the loyal servant of her people.”