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/ 28 November 2007
Widows long ago racked up a name for themselves in France’s bubbly Champagne region, where the most celebrated of all, Veuve (Widow) Cliquot, struck gold over 100 years ago by discovering how to turn the cloudy tipple sparkling clear. As Champagne, now a victim of its success faces a turning-point in history, a new widow joins the elite club of top tipplers — with a weighty agenda on her plate.
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/ 28 November 2007
Egyptian police arrested 25 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood organisation late on Tuesday in the oasis city of Fayoum on charges of holding meetings to prepare for upcoming local elections. Long ignored and left to supporters of the ruling party, municipal elections have gained in importance following a 2005 change in the electoral law.
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The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) will not ask President Thabo Mbeki to step down as a nominee for the top leadership position in the ruling party. ”We have got no right to ask anybody who has been nominated to step down. It’s undemocratic,” ANCYL president Fikile Mbalula said in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
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/ 28 November 2007
It’s hard to see the looming threat of war with Ethiopia as you walk Eritrea’s tree-lined boulevards or enter its Italian-style cafes. But beneath the Eritrean capital’s tranquil surface, many Eritreans say they are worried about a repeat of the 1998 to 2000 border war that killed about 70 000 people.
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/ 28 November 2007
Former spy boss Billy Masetlha was on Wednesday found not to have contravened the Intelligence Oversight Act by the Hatfield Community Court in Pretoria. His acquittal on charges of withholding information from Inspector General of Intelligence Zolile Ngcakani was greeted by loud applause from the public gallery.
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/ 28 November 2007
South African Tourism says that tourism has grown steadily every year since the introduction of the Tourism Growth Strategy in 2002. Chief operating officer Didi Moyle said on Wednesday, in presenting research findings from 2002 to 2006, that there were 35,4-million foreign arrivals in South Africa over the period.
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/ 28 November 2007
More than one billion trees have been planted around the world in 2007, with Ethiopia and Mexico leading in the drive to combat climate change, a United Nations report said Wednesday. The Nairobi-based UN Environment Programme said the mass tree planting will help mitigate effects of pollution and environmental deterioration.
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/ 28 November 2007
The Johannesburg city council is investigating the deaths of about 200 ducks at Zoo Lake in Parkview, spokesperson Nthatise Modingoane said on Wednesday. He said the ducks had died sometime last week and that two possible causes were being investigated. These were hail and botulism bacteria, which kill fauna.
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/ 28 November 2007
West Indies batting great Brian Lara leads the star parade at a rebel Twenty20 League that kicks off on Friday in India after stirring up a storm with officialdom. The inaugural Indian Cricket League, fronted by India’s own cricketing legend Kapil Dev, will be played at Panchkula, an industrial town on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.
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/ 28 November 2007
South Africa’s targeted CPIX inflation rate quickened to 7,3% in the year to October from 6,7% in September, data showed on Wednesday, above forecasts. Statistics South Africa also said that the all-items consumer price index (CPI) increased by an annual rate of 7,9%, compared with 7,2% in September.