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It is not difficult to dislike Floyd Mayweather. This is the man who has turned the concept of bad-mouthing his opponents into an art form, wears more bling jewellery than the average New York pimp and throws bills into the crowds in Las Vegas nightclubs.
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Aides of Jacob Zuma have drawn up contingency plans to try to force his rival President Thabo Mbeki out of office early, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday. If Zuma was elected party leader at the African National Congress’s five-yearly conference, he would insist on being privy to big government decisions.
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/ 7 December 2007
The teenage gunman who shot dead eight people at a Nebraska shopping mall before turning the gun on himself had lost his job at McDonald’s hours earlier after being accused of stealing from the till. Robert Hawkins (19) emerged on Thursday as a high school dropout who had spent four years in foster care.
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/ 7 December 2007
The CIA destroyed video evidence of the coercive interrogation of al-Qaeda operatives held under its secret rendition programme in order to shield agents from prosecution, it was revealed on Thursday. The decision to destroy two videotapes documenting the use of waterboarding against Abu Zubaydah and another high-value al-Qaeda detainee was made in November 2005.
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/ 7 December 2007
The KwaZulu-Natal health department on Thursday evening denied reports that a sixth baby had died from the klebsiella at Durban’s Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital. Department spokesperson Leon Mbangwa said a sixth baby had indeed died, but not from the klebsiella which it had earlier contracted.
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/ 7 December 2007
A large oil tanker was gushing thousands of tonnes of oil off South Korea’s west coast after being hit a barge, South Korea’s maritime ministry said on Friday. The Hong Kong-registered Hebei Spirit was struck while at anchor off Daesan port in the Taean region and the ministry said it had already leaked about 10 800 tonnes of crude oil into the sea.
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/ 7 December 2007
Police are investigating charges of corruption and obstruction of justice against a senior Cape Town policeman involved in Tony Yengeni’s alleged drunk-driving saga. Provincial police spokesperson Novel Potelwa said that Goodwood station commissioner, Senior Superintendent Siphiwe Hewana, had also been suspended without pay, and faced an internal disciplinary hearing.
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/ 7 December 2007
Police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi will be charged as early as next week should the National Prosecuting Authority have its way. A range of sources with knowledge of the investigation says the panel appointed to review the decision to charge Selebi concurs that he has a case to answer. The review panel submitted its report to acting prosecutions head Mokotedi Mpshe on Thursday last week.
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/ 7 December 2007
Tiger Brands chief executive Nick Dennis has advised the company’s board of directors that he intended to take early retirement. He would also resign as a director of the company with effect from the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders, scheduled for February 19 2008.
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/ 7 December 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=ancconference_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/321750/Icon_ANCconference.gif" align=left border=0></a>The period since the completion of the ANC provincial nomination process has been marked by an intense campaign to entice Polokwane delegates across the country to change their voting patterns. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> spoke to delegates from several provinces. "I have been personally approached to vote for Jacob Zuma" said Zoyisile Dyasi from OR Tambo region in the Eastern Cape.