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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
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
A businessman who was arrested because his Porsche Cayenne was equipped with an anti-speed-trap device has been allowed to pay an admission-of-guilt fine, a media report said on Tuesday. Moto Mabanga was arrested by Ekurhuleni metro police on Sunday and charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
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/ 20 November 2007
Strict visa requirements for Zimbabweans intending to travel to South Africa are set to be reviewed following talks between the two countries, a media report said on Tuesday. The talks were held under the joint permanent commission on defence and security in South Africa last week, the report said.
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/ 20 November 2007
South African oil refiner Engen has slowed operations at its 180 000 barrel-per-day plant in Durban after an oil tank caught fire, although the blaze did not damage the refining facilities. The fire, which continues to burn, started on Monday evening when a petrol tank containing about seven million litres of petrol exploded.
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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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/ 20 November 2007
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.”
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/ 20 November 2007
Japan began fingerprinting foreigners entering the country on Tuesday in an anti-terrorism policy that has sparked complaints from human right activists, business travellers and long-term residents. Some foreign visitors arriving at Narita were unfazed by the new procedures, which involve electronic scanning of both index fingers.
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/ 20 November 2007
A meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders has failed to produce a joint declaration for a Middle East summit due next week in the United States, after they could not resolve key differences. The declaration that diplomats originally expected Israel and the Palestinians to agree on has yet to be agreed.