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/ 25 September 2007
Author Michelle Paver is becoming used to celebrity: interviews, book signings, author tours, writes Stephen Moss.
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/ 25 September 2007
<b>CD OF THE MONTH:</b> The National’s new album is an instant classic, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 25 September 2007
Jo’burg Pride celebrations kick off on September 28 with Ster Kinekor’s first Pride Film Festival, writes Matthew Krouse.
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/ 25 September 2007
Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said on Tuesday he will carry on fighting during upcoming peace talks until a final settlement is reached to end the conflict in western Sudan. Ibrahim also said he is dismissing his deputy, accusing him of secret meetings with the government to undermine the movement.
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/ 25 September 2007
The National Port Authority (NPA) says it can contain any oil spillages in Saldanha Bay harbour, dismissing claims by environmentalists that it did not have an adequate plan or enough equipment in place. The NPA criticised a weekend media report that said Saldanha Bay faced a potential catastrophe from oil spills.
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/ 25 September 2007
President Thabo Mbeki is about to act against police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi, the Cape Argus reported on Tuesday. An inquiry into claims that Selebi had links with crime syndicates would be Mbeki’s second major step following the suspension of National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli, the newspaper said.
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/ 25 September 2007
Fresh rainfalls and slow relief have deepened the humanitarian crisis caused by record floods in Africa that have affected more than 1,5-million people and killed at least 300, aid agencies warned on Tuesday. The worst floods in three decades have now affected 22 countries and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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/ 25 September 2007
Violent protests against the cost of bread have prompted the Moroccan government to annul a 30% price hike linked to soaring global grain costs. Protesters clashed with police and cars were torched and buildings damaged in the demonstrations on Sunday in Sefrou, 200km east of the capital, Rabat.
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/ 25 September 2007
Clint Eastwood may direct an upcoming Hollywood film based on former South African president Nelson Mandela and his appearance at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, United States media reported on Tuesday. The drama will see Morgan Freeman portray Mandela, entertainment journal Daily Variety reported.
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/ 25 September 2007
Research done at the University of Cape Town shows that advertisers do not pay more for a white readership, despite the findings of a South African Human Rights Commission report seven years ago. A paper published on Tuesday finds that, allowing for socioeconomic differences, there is no discounted advertising rate for a black audience.