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/ 6 August 2006

Shi’ite death squads find a new target in Iraq

Hard-line Islamic insurgent groups in Iraq are targeting a new type of victim with the full protection of Iraqi law, a media report has revealed. The country is seeing an escalation of brutal attacks on what are being called the ”immorals” — homosexual men and children as young as 11 who have been forced into same-sex prostitution.

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/ 6 August 2006

PE floods crisis centre shuts down

The joint operations centre (JOC) set up to respond to the Port Elizabeth area floods finally closed on Saturday, said disaster-management officials. ”We’ve closed our JOC now … We believe there’s no further risk to life,” said Nelson Mandela Metro disaster-management chief Shane Brown.

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/ 6 August 2006

UN pushes Israel peace deal

A ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon moved decisively closer on Saturday night after the United States, Britain and France agreed an outline deal to resolve what British Prime Minister Tony Blair described as a ”tragic crisis”.

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/ 5 August 2006

Sundowns take Charity Cup title again

Dubbed ”Little Chelsea” for seemingly trying to emulate, on a modest scale, English champions Chelsea’s pursuit of talent via a sizeable chequebook, Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday cruised to a third successive Telkom Charity Cup title while beating Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 in a one-sided final at FNB Stadium.

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/ 5 August 2006

Worker dies in Durban factory blaze

A man was killed on Saturday morning when he became trapped in a burning furniture-upholstery factory in Durban. Ashwin Mohanlall (38) apparently tried to flee from the blaze, which took firefighters more than five hours to bring under control. Stairwells were being used as storage spaces, making access for firefighters difficult.

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/ 5 August 2006

Eastern Cape mops up after floods

Disaster relief in the Eastern Cape was well under way by Saturday morning, after the province was hit this week by flooding, disaster management said. ”We relocated 7 000 people yesterday [Friday] to about 25 community halls in Port Elizabeth and East London,” said a spokesperson for the Nelson Mandela Bay municipal council.