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/ 18 November 2007
It has been said that Bafana Bafana is a sleeping giant — and, on the evidence of the 1-0 defeat against a disciplined, determined United States line-up in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge game at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon, the sleeping giant is still sleeping.
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/ 18 November 2007
Robert Mugabe’s vice-president has endorsed the veteran Zimbabwean leader’s candidature for presidential elections next year and has suggested he should even rule until he dies, a report said on Sunday. Joseph Msika said no-one was so far challenging Mugabe’s bid to seek a sixth consecutive term and urged supporters to endorse him at a ruling party congress.
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/ 18 November 2007
Afghan and Nato-led troops, backed by air power, killed at least 12 Taliban fighters and wounded another 15 in an operation in southern Afghanistan, a Defence Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. Mostly Canadian Nato troops and Taliban insurgents have been engaged in fierce fighting in the Zherai district, west of the biggest southern city of Kandahar.
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/ 18 November 2007
The stench of death from bloated corpses wafts through the air at Swarankhola, a small fishing village in souther Bangladesh that bore the brunt of a deadly cyclone last week. Three days after Cyclone Sidr swept through the Bay of Bengal, a walk through the village is like a walk through a valley of death.
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/ 18 November 2007
Australian strike bowler Brett Lee has supported Ricky Ponting’s decision not to enforce the follow-on in the second Test against Sri Lanka despite the temptation of chasing a quick kill. The Australians had the option of making the Sri Lankans bat again after bowling them out for 246 — 296 runs behind the home side’s first innings total of 542.
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/ 18 November 2007
The 11th edition of the Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge delivered the expected drama when Neotel’s Nolan Hoffman crossed the line first but was immediately demoted to 10th position after being motor-paced back to the peloton following a tyre puncture with 5km to go.
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/ 18 November 2007
Local authorities in Gauteng have been urged to collect rates and taxes owed to them in order to function as viable entities. ”For municipalities to deliver services they should collect the debt owed to them and take care of its employees,” said South African Post Office CEO Totsie Memela-Khambule.
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/ 18 November 2007
Fighting between rival Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims in north-western Pakistan’s troubled tribal belt has claimed 70 lives, security officials and state media reported Sunday. State television said another 150 people were injured as heavily armed tribesmen clashed in the Kurram district bordering Afghanistan.
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/ 18 November 2007
Five people have died in a helicopter crash in Angola, BHP Billiton announced on Saturday. The crash occurred late on Friday, about 80km from the Alto Cuilo Camp diamond exploration facility in north eastern Angola, the company said in a statement.
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/ 18 November 2007
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez won the UBS Hong Kong Open in a thrilling finish Sunday, firing a final round of 67 to push Sweden’s Robert Karlsson into a share of second place. Jimenez emerged victorious after Karlsson made a disastrous double bogey on the final hole which saw him finally surrender the lead in the ,25-million tournament.