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/ 14 September 2006
The much-anticipated mobile-number portability "Go-Live" date is now scheduled for November 10 2006, the country’s third mobile service provider, Cell C, said on Thursday. The new implementation date announced by the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa follows a request submitted to extend the date beyond the September 18.
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/ 14 September 2006
Youth leaders barred from entering Zimbabwe this week plan to protest against President Robert Mugabe whenever he visits South Africa. Addressing a press conference in Johannesburg on Thursday, they said the powers in Zimbabwe appeared to be divided.
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/ 14 September 2006
Pit the Bulls against the Sharks anywhere, anytime and you can bet that you are in for a mind-boggling struggle of strident proportions. And that is exactly how it is going to be on Saturday evening when the Bulls venture into the Shark Tank to resume this year’s intriguing Currie Cup rugby battle.
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/ 14 September 2006
Spain’s new attempt to expel Senegalese undocumented immigrants has suffered a setback, with Senegal refusing to receive two planes carrying a total of 100 migrants, who were set to leave the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, news reports said on Thursday. The Interior Ministry confirmed a delay for ”technical reasons”, but said the repatriations would be carried out ”immediately”.
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/ 14 September 2006
Devastating floods are continuing to ravage large parts of Ethiopia since heavy rains first burst river banks last month, unleashing killer torrents of water, the United Nations said this week. Across the country, flooding has affected about 357Â 000 people, more than 136Â 000 of whom are homeless.
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/ 14 September 2006
A strike by taxi drivers that left commuters in Soweto and Orange Farm in Gauteng without transport was on Thursday called off, said a spokesperson for Top Six, the Gauteng taxi associations’s mother body. ”It is business as usual this [Thursday] morning and all drivers are back at work,” said spokesperson for Sicelo Mabaso.
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/ 14 September 2006
Hundreds of fighters allied to Somalia’s powerful Islamic movement arrived on the outskirts of a key southern port on Thursday, sending tensions soaring in the town amid fears of fighting. Despite assurances from both the Islamists and the local militia that controls Kismayo that there would be no violence, residents were stockpiling food, witnesses said.
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/ 14 September 2006
English Premiership giants Arsenal and Manchester United enjoyed a successful night in their first group matches of the Champions League this season on Wednesday. Arsenal, last season’s beaten finalists, got a much needed morale-boosting victory ahead of Sunday’s clash with United, beating German outfit Hamburg 2-1 away.
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/ 14 September 2006
A resurgent Kaizer Chiefs came off the canvas like a boxer of true grit to gain a last-gasp, but merited, 2-2 Premier League draw with Jomo Cosmos at FNB Stadium on Wednesday night. The Amakhosi trailed 2-0 after only 19 minutes through the inimitable skills of ace Zambian goal-scorer Christopher Katongo.
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/ 14 September 2006
Ernie Els only has a few months left to make sure the year doesn’t end without a victory, and the World Match Play Championship usually is the perfect place to get that done. He is the only six-time winner, and part of him feels as though he is the defending champion because he missed last year recovering from knee surgery.