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/ 6 July 2007

Dispute declared in Eskom wage talks

Power utility Eskom declared a dispute early on Friday with the three unions negotiating for increased wages. The company and Solidarity, the National Union of Mineworkers and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa had hoped to conclude negotiations in the meeting that went past midnight on Thursday night.

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/ 6 July 2007

Pakistan president’s plane fired on, says official

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s plane was fired on as it took off on Friday from a military airfield in Rawalpindi, an intelligence officer said, contradicting official denials. Musharraf’s plane arrived safely in the south-western town of Turbat, where the president visited flood victims, and the military denied there had been any attack.