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/ 30 November 2007
Chadian anti-government rebels on Friday declared a ”state of war” against French and foreign military forces in an apparent warning to a European Union peacekeeping force that plans to deploy there soon. French troops and aircraft are stationed in Chad under a bilateral defence accord.
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/ 30 November 2007
Randel Parks pushed his hands into the pockets of his jeans and rocked back on the heels of his cowboy boots. ”I’ve been here 30 years,” he said, staring at the ground, ”and I’ve spent most of my adult life working on this property, turning it into my piece of paradise. I’ll be damned if I’m going to let them spoil it.”
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/ 30 November 2007
The Burma junta has shut down a Rangoon monastery which served as a hospice for HIV/Aids patients and expelled its monks, an opposition lawyer said on Friday. United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari criticised the closure of the monastery, that was used as a hospice for for people living with HIV/Aids.
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/ 30 November 2007
South Africa’s monthly trade deficit jumped to a record R14,73-billion in October, compared to September’s R4,3-billion shortfall, the South African Revenue Service said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters last week had forecast a deficit of R6,8-billion.
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/ 30 November 2007
Nationwide’s aircraft will remain grounded until the airline has fixed deficiencies in its maintenance section, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Friday. The CAA suspended approval for the airline’s aircraft maintenance organisation from midnight on Thursday, said CAA chief executive officer Zakes Myeza.
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/ 30 November 2007
Athos Kyriakides catches up with up with Fatboy Slim ahead of his scheduled tour of South Africa
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/ 30 November 2007
Andrew Worsdale speaks to Michael Rix, the maker of <i>Tengers</i>, SA’s first feature-length animated film, which takes a darkly humorous look at the realities of living in Jozi.
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/ 30 November 2007
Gavin Hood’s latest offering, <i>Rendition</i>, gets to the human core of the United States war on terror, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 30 November 2007
They have been taking control of the decks for years, but now women are ganging up to take the male-dominated club scene by storm, reports Sian Norris.
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/ 30 November 2007
Jo Tyler speaks to billionaire novelist Ken Follett.