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/ 23 October 2007
The South African Institute of Race Relations has cautioned against calls to apply quotas and similar measures in order to rapidly transform the Springbok rugby team. The institute said that it was ”encouraging” to see black and white South Africans being united around a common cause.
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/ 23 October 2007
British energy giant BP, reeling from fatal safety errors and a boardroom scandal, said on Tuesday that third-quarter profits slumped owing to lower output, weak United States gas prices and refinery outages. Net profit on a replacement-cost basis plunged 44,5% from a year earlier to $3,87-billion in the three months to September.
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/ 23 October 2007
European giants Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal can all take a huge step towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase if they win their respective matches on Tuesday. All three have a perfect six points from their first two matches and another victory will leave them virtually assured of progression.
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/ 23 October 2007
South Africa will send a top security consultant to Karachi to decide whether it is safe to play the fifth and final one-day international there next week. Pakistani officials said South Africa were uncertain about going ahead with the game following Friday’s assassination attempt on former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, which killed 139 of her supporters.
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/ 23 October 2007
Martin Jol’s Tottenham tenure looks almost certain to be coming to an end following his team’s 3-1 loss at Newcastle on Monday night. Sam Allardyce’s side may have hammered the final nail in the Dutch manager’s coffin with a dominant display and deserved victory.
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/ 23 October 2007
The JSE remained firm at noon on Tuesday, spurred by Wall Street’s overnight rebound and firmer European markets as risk aversion eased. Miners lifted the main index, buoyed by a recovery in commodities prices as metals investors chased after bargains following Monday’s sharp losses, while a slight weakness in the dollar added to the upbeat mood in the metals complex.
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/ 23 October 2007
It is remote, virtually surrounded by desert, and its only claim to fame is as a fleeting player in the founding of Communist China — but Ulanhot wants its slice of the multibillion-dollar ”red tourism” pie. Trouble is, for all the lovingly restored old buildings and spic new exhibitions, the masses just aren’t yet coming to this far-flung Inner Mongolian settlement, whose name literally means ”red city” in Mongolian due to its Communist connections.
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/ 23 October 2007
A looming election has turned Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s traditional morning stroll into a walk on the wild side. Television satirists have popped up in his path dressed as rabbits and worms — both well-known political creatures here — while ordinary passers-by have taken to hurling insults at him.
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/ 23 October 2007
South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Monday that Bafana Bafana is not a fitting name for a national team. ”What kind of a name is it? I don’t think it is fit for a senior national team or for the hosts of the 2010 Fifa World Cup,” he told Metro FM on Monday.
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/ 23 October 2007
The government was acting according to provisions laid out in the law following the suspension of Vusi Pikoli, the department of Justice and Constitutional Development said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Zolile Nqayi said the department had taken note of last week’s comments by the Johannesburg Bar Council.