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/ 8 September 2006
Guus Hiddink tells the photographer not to draw the curtains. ”That is so Russian, all closed,” he says. Little in Hiddink’s world is secretive. The Dutchman’s interpretation of glasnost means everything from his liaisons with Roman Abramovich to the attraction of managing in England and thrill of riding a Harley Davidson illegally can be freely discussed.
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/ 8 September 2006
The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Friday came out in support of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the Federation of Unions of South Africa and the National Congress of Trade Unions in their backing of the clothing and textile deal between the South African government and the People’s Republic of China.
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/ 8 September 2006
Two-time defending champion Roger Federer continued his mastery over Americans at the US Open, beating fifth seed James Blake on Thursday to reach the semifinals. The 25-year-old Swiss superstar overpowered Blake 7-6 (9-7), 6-0, 6-7 (9/11), 6-4 to extend his wining streak against United States opponents to 27 matches.
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/ 8 September 2006
Whether through employment or education, transformation and affirmative action strategies have become part of daily life in South Africa, and recent media attention on the admissions policies of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has raised some important questions.
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/ 8 September 2006
One of Southern Africa’s most noted conservationists, Clem Coetzee, died after suffering a heart attack at his farm in southern Zimbabwe, family members and friends said on Thursday. He was 67. Coetzee was an internationally renowned veteran game ranger who pioneered techniques to relocate elephants and a wide range of wild animals.
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/ 8 September 2006
One of Southern Africa’s most noted conservationists, Clem Coetzee, died after suffering a heart attack at his farm in southern Zimbabwe, family members and friends said on Thursday. He was 67. Coetzee was an internationally renowned veteran game ranger who pioneered techniques to relocate elephants and a wide range of wild animals.
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/ 8 September 2006
The Australian government has withdrawn funding for a climate-change conference after organisers booked lingerie models for a raunchy dinner show.
Conservative Prime Minister John Howard on Friday described the risque entertainment as "not appropriate" and two government departments withdrew funding totalling $6Â 000 from the event late on Thursday.
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/ 8 September 2006
Darryl Accone pays tribute to Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, the first and only Arab winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who died recently.
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/ 8 September 2006
Technicians at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida started filling space shuttle Atlantis‘ fuel tank for a launch attempt on Friday after nearly two weeks of delays due to weather problems and technical glitches, officials said. Lift-off is targeted for 11.41am (3.41pm GMT) and meteorologists predicted a 70% chance the weather would be suitable for launch.
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/ 8 September 2006
Senior individuals in local football are trying to sabotage plans to rebuild the national team and the public profile of the South African Football Association (Safa) through an elaborate strategy that would ultimately undermine the work of newly appointed Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, and force him out of his job not long after he assumes his duties next February.