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/ 23 November 2007
Standard Bank expects as much as -million in incremental earnings by the third year of the deal in which China’s biggest lender ICBC will buy a 20% stake for ,6-billion, it said on Friday. Standard Bank said in a presentation on its website that the bank expects incremental earnings of -million to -million.
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/ 23 November 2007
Explosions and machine-gun fire echoed through the hills of east Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday, as government troops battled rebels for a third day amid a worsening humanitarian crisis that has displaced nearly 200 000 people in the past few months, a United Nations military spokesperson said.
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/ 23 November 2007
Rescue teams are working to save 154 passengers and crew from a cruiseliner sinking in the Antarctic Ocean, a British coastguard spokesperson said. ”This morning the Argentine and American coastguards are coordinating the rescue of 154 passengers from the Explorer, which is holed and taking water down in the Antarctic near the south Shetland Islands,” said Andy Catrell.
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/ 23 November 2007
<i>Oliver Tambo Remembered</i>, edited by Z Pallo Jordan (Macmillan), contains a wide range of tributes to and remembrances of the late ANC leader. Here is Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe’s piece.
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/ 23 November 2007
Miles Keylock reviews <i>Phrased Differently</i>, a compilation by the team of <i>Mail & Guardian</i> journalists.
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/ 23 November 2007
<b><i>Mail & Guardian</b></i> reviewers once again bring you the latest offerings for holiday listening.
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/ 23 November 2007
Niren Tolsi speaks to Dhafer Youssef about globalisation as a positive force in music.
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/ 23 November 2007
Three people died and a number were injured during a fierce storm in Johannesburg on Thursday, paramedics and emergency officials said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman said a young man was killed and two people injured by a large tree that fell over in Perth Road in Auckland Park during the storm.
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/ 23 November 2007
The Soweto derby, between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, has captured the imagination of football lovers since 1970. The fixture has become the showstopper of the South African football calendar. This weekend’s match in Durban will export the passions of South African fans to Europe and those parts of Africa where it will be televised live.
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/ 23 November 2007
ON CIRCUIT: Reviews of <i>Balls of Fury</i>, <i>Big Fellas</i>, <i>Captivity</i> and more.