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/ 22 October 2006
More land is to be made available for housing developments targeting low-income earners, the City of Cape Town said on Saturday. The homes will be made available to people who earn too much to qualify for government housing subsidies and too little to take part in the competitive property market, a statement said.
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/ 22 October 2006
An Islamic scholar from South Africa has been denied entry into the United States, prompting questions from Muslims in the San Francisco Bay area who had invited him to participate in activities marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Azmi was questioned for hours before being denied entry.
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/ 22 October 2006
Activists and academics are outraged by the ”farcical and offensive” way Parliament dealt with same-sex marriages this week. During submissions to the home affairs portfolio committee on the Civil Union Bill, members asked people who appeared before the committee questions such as ”What is gay?” and ”How do two men have sex with each other?”.
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/ 21 October 2006
PW Botha awoke with a start, lost. Memory returned, and his breathing slowed. He groped for his glasses, staring blindly into the darkness of the ward. The hospital was very quiet. Something was wrong. A pressure deep inside his face. A throb; a stifling fullness under his eyes. Another throb. And then an almost imperceptible wriggle. ”Vingertjie?” he whispered, relieved. ”Vingertjie, is that you?”
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/ 21 October 2006
South Africa suffered a major setback on the first day of preparations for the November tour of Ireland and England when loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg was ruled out because of a wrist injury. The Blue Bulls flanker started training in Johannesburg with his teammates on Friday.
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/ 21 October 2006
The South African Rugby Union (Saru) has called upon the executive of the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRFU) to resign. Saru released a statement after a meeting of the management committee on Friday, saying it was very concerned about the poor state of affairs of the EPRFU.
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/ 21 October 2006
The MTN Domestic Championship match between the Highveld Lions and the Cape Cobras at the Wanderers on Friday was washed out and called off as a no-result due to a typical Highveld thunderstorm, which initially curtailed proceedings for 11 minutes short of four hours.
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/ 21 October 2006
The Warriors earned their first win in six MTN Domestic Championship matches when they beat the Dolphins by three wickets in Durban on Friday. The visitors dismissed the Dolphins for 191 in 44 overs before replying with 192 for seven to win with six balls remaining.
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/ 21 October 2006
South Africa may withdraw from the Super 14 rugby competition after 2010, leaving room for a Japanese team, while Argentina could join an expanded Tri-Nations, reports said on Saturday. Support is flagging for the Super 14 provincial series in South Africa, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper said.
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/ 21 October 2006
The evangelical Christian right in the United States notched up a victory on Friday when the NBC television network decided to cut a crucifixion scene from footage of a Madonna concert to be broadcast next month. The five-minute scene was filmed during the singer’s recent Confessions world tour.