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More than R500 000-worth of damage was caused to underground electricity cables when two men hacked into a live cable in an alleged attempt to steal the copper cable in Kensington, Cape Town, the chairperson of the metal-theft task team said on Thursday.
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/ 8 November 2007
Papermaker Sappi on Thursday posted full-year basic earnings per share of 89 United States cents after a loss in the previous comparable period, citing improved margins and higher prices for its products. For the fourth quarter to end in September, the world’s largest producer of fine paper posted a basic EPS of 27 US cents.
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/ 8 November 2007
South African investment group Mvelaphanda Group will buy 12,3% of telecommunications firm Vox Telecom for R292,3-million in cash. Mvelaphanda said that Vox Telecom — which provides voice and data services — is ideally placed to benefit from the development of the South African telecoms industry.
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/ 8 November 2007
Attorneys for the Group Five-WBHO Consortium on Thursday said they were seeking a high court interdict that would prevent striking construction workers from entering the site where the Moses Mabhida 2010 Soccer World Cup Stadium is being built in Durban.
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/ 8 November 2007
Zimbabwe’s Attorney General has been arrested and charged with corruption in connection with allegations he promised to help a fugitive banker who had fled the Southern African nation, police said. Attorney General Sobusa Gula-Ndebele was arrested on Tuesday and then released after a statement was recorded.
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/ 8 November 2007
A court ruling on Thursday could allow the revival of corruption charges against former deputy president Jacob Zuma. The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld an appeal by prosecutors against a lower court ruling that prevented them from using documents seized from Zuma, who was accused of bribery and fraud in connection with the arms deal.
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/ 8 November 2007
A group of 50-somethings will try to put some anarchy back into rock’n’roll on Thursday as the Sex Pistols launch their brief reunion tour with a gig at Brixton Academy in London. The British foursome are getting back together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album Never Mind the Bollocks … Here’s the Sex Pistols.
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/ 8 November 2007
A man and a woman were arrested while off-loading perlemoen worth an estimated R2-million from a truck in Westonaria on Wednesday night. Captain Joseph Magoai said police on patrol saw a man off-loading the perlemoen on to a bakkie that was pulled up next to a fruit truck.
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/ 8 November 2007
Springbok wing Bryan Habana was crowned the 2007 Absa South African rugby player of the year at the SA Rugby awards banquet in Sandton on Wednesday
night. The other nominees in this prestigious category were fellow Springboks Victor Matfield, Percy Montgomery, Fourie du Preez and Juan Smith.
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/ 8 November 2007
Santos put on their best home performance and were held to a 1-1draw by defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns in an Absa Premier League soccer match at the Athlone Stadium on Wednesday night. The home side should have held at least a 3-0 lead at the interval. Instead, they went into the break with a 1-0 lead, thanks to a penalty by Erwin Isaacs.