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/ 26 September 2007
The population growth of the latter 20th century will come to be seen as one of the biggest events in history. Though slowing, this significant increase has by no means come to an end: today’s 6,6-billion can be expected, under the United Nations’s "middle" scenario, to reach 9,2-billion by 2050.
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/ 26 September 2007
During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink and other physical needs during the day. It is a time for self-sacrifice and purifying the soul. In the first of a series of articles, Zahira Kharsany tells of the self-discipline needed to go a day without sustenance.
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/ 26 September 2007
The majority of public schools in our country can be regarded as sites of a moral panic that highlights criminality, vandalism, bullying and violence, as well as “drop-out” and academic failure. Middle-class kids experience an education that is largely unchanged in terms of quality and resources from pre-1994 practices, writes Peter Kallaway.
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/ 25 September 2007
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Romania ground out a slogging 14-10 win over brave Portugal for their first win of the Rugby World Cup at Toulouse Stadium in France on Tuesday. The Romanians fought back from 7-0 down at half-time to overpower the Portuguese through their superior forward pack.
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/ 25 September 2007
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Japan scored a last-gasp converted try to earn a dramatic 12-12 draw against Canada in their final World Cup pool-B match in Bordeaux on Tuesday. Substitute Koji Taira crossed in the right-hand corner after sustained late Japanese pressure and then Shotaro Onishi held his nerve to slot over the conversion.
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/ 25 September 2007
The government is committed to meeting its target of eradicating the bucket-toilet system in all formal settlements established before 1994, it said on Tuesday. To ensure this deadline was met an amount of R1,6-billion had been made available ”to provide better and more acceptable sanitation for all”.
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/ 25 September 2007
Young people must be taught how to resolve conflict in a non-violent way, the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (Nicro) said on Tuesday. The country was presently gripped by a wave of teenage violence ”which defied any reason”, the institute said.
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/ 25 September 2007
Ethiopia said on Tuesday it may terminate the pact ending its border war with Eritrea, accusing its smaller neighbour of breaching the deal on several fronts including coordinating ”terrorist activity”. Relations between the two nations are at their lowest since a 1998 to 2000 border war killed 70 000 people.
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/ 25 September 2007
Europe’s main human rights body will vote next week on a resolution opposing the teaching of creationist and intelligent design views in school science classes. The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly will debate a resolution saying attacks on the theory of evolution were rooted ”in forms of religious extremism”