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/ 26 January 2007
A leading Zimbabwean politician warned journalists on Friday against forming an independent media council without the approval of the government, which has closed newspapers and arrested reporters. The government introduced tough media laws five years ago, imposing state permits on local reporters.
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/ 26 January 2007
There is not enough evidence suggesting that former African National Congress chief whip Tony Yengeni had violated any animal rights during the slaughter of a bull at his father’s house, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said on Friday.
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/ 26 January 2007
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) lashed out at the Mail & Guardian on Friday following the publishing of an article that uncovered structural breakdown and infighting within the organisation. The ANCYL said in a statement that it ”categorically rejects” the claims of an organisational crisis.
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/ 26 January 2007
The Eastern Cape had temperatures so high on Friday that they were almost hazardous to health, the South African Weather Service said. ”Both Port Elizabeth and East London are at around a discomfort index of 107,” said spokesperson Garth Sampson, adding that an index of 110 is hazardous to health.
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/ 26 January 2007
Tradition should not be used as an excuse for cruelty, the author of Animal Rights in South Africa said on Friday of the controversial slaughter of a bull by fraud convict Tony Yengeni following his release from prison. She was responding to Yengeni’s spearing of a bull before slaughtering it during a cleansing ritual.
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/ 26 January 2007
The customs branch of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) has confiscated goods worth R2-million that illegally bore the 2010 Fifa World Cup logo, Sars said on Friday. Spokesperson Adrian Lackay said the goods were seized on four occasions in Durban in the last quarter of last year.
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/ 26 January 2007
Rival Palestinian factions clashed across the Gaza Strip, killing six people, as thousands of Hamas supporters marched on Friday to mark the Islamist group’s election victory over Fatah opponents last year. The escalating violence forced the postponement of talks to form a coalition government.
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/ 26 January 2007
British Airways (BA) has cancelled flights to South Africa pending a strike by cabin crew, it said on Friday. British Airways South Africa general manager Lin Glass said no flights from London to South Africa would be available on January 30 and 31. Flights from South Africa to London on February 2 and 3 would also be affected.
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/ 26 January 2007
Retief Goosen continued to impress at the ,2-million Qatar Masters with a second-round four-under-par 68 at the Doha Golf Club on Friday. The South African, who teed off in the morning with a one-shot lead after the first round, is in the comfort zone, his 11-under-par aggregate of 133 giving him a share of the lead with Australian Richard Green.
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/ 26 January 2007
More than 100 firefighters worked through the night to control two raging veld fires in the Southern Cape and Klein Karoo, Eden municipality disaster management said on Friday. The fires started on Thursday in Stilbaai in the Southern Cape and between Uniondale and Avontuur in the Klein Karoo.