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/ 30 November 2007
Nationwide Airlines said on Friday that all its domestic and international flights had been grounded by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, but did not know how long the ban would last. Nationwide’s spokesperson Rodger Whittle said he did not anticipate that grounding would be a ”long situation”.
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/ 30 November 2007
Two players from Australia’s Western Force Super 14 club have been disciplined after mishandling small animals during a team bonding session. Scott Fava and Richard Brown were fined and ordered to undergo counselling for alcohol abuse after being found guilty of handling quokkas, a rare Australian marsupial.
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/ 30 November 2007
A Turkish airliner crashed near the town of Isparta in central Turkey on Friday, killing all 56 people on board, officials said. ”Rescue teams have reached the wreckage … There are no survivors,” the chief executive of the AtlasJet airline, Tuncay Doganer, told a televised news conference.
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/ 30 November 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=zuma_report"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/243078/zuma.jpg" align=left border=0></a>With only two weeks left before the start of the ANC’s national conference, it is still unclear whether Jacob Zuma will contest the position of party president as a corruption accused or not. The NPA’s Zuma investigations team on Thursday presented a "final briefing" to acting NPA head Mokotedi Mpshe, who must now decide if he has enough evidence to recharge Zuma.
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/ 30 November 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>Nominations conferences in all provinces have reduced the contest for the African National Congress (ANC) leadership to a two-horse race. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> asked five senior ANC "elders" to comment on the provincial results, the party’s hardening divisions, and the potential fallout beyond Polokwane. Read Jeremy Cronin’s contribution here.
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/ 30 November 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>Key strategists for African National Congress (ANC) presidential frontrunner Jacob Zuma are working to increase his majority at the Polokwane national conference and have vowed not to allow complacency to creep in. They have also blasted President Thabo Mbeki for intentionally dividing the ANC further by continuing to contest the election.
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/ 30 November 2007
A few years ago, I co-authored an article on the possible relationship between crime and Aids orphans in South Africa. We also spoke about armies and police forces that might turn to "wilding" or even coup attempts as a result of the impact of Aids among their cadres. We were wrong, writes Pieter Fourie, the author of <i>The Political Management of HIV and Aids: One Burden Too Many? </i>
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/ 30 November 2007
Both Tito watchers and Ben watchers are expecting a change in interest rates. But while South African consumers are expecting another hike, United States consumers are expecting another cut. As a result, South Africa could attract interest from speculators wanting to take advantage of our higher rates, and could help to strengthen the rand.
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/ 30 November 2007
General Pervez Musharraf’s plan to retain power as Pakistan’s civilian president is still intact, despite weeks of jaw-dropping blunders. But insiders say he will not last long, once a new government is elected and his army ties fade. They predict his final posting, following a trail into exile blazed by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, will be duke of Knightsbridge or king of Dubai, writes Simon Tisdall.
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/ 30 November 2007
The CD Msholozi, by various Kon-shias artists, is not only a musical tribute to the life and times of Jacob Zuma but a competent artistic venture. Zuma is a complex man and the CD certainly speaks to the multidimensional nature of the African National Congress deputy president.