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/ 27 February 2006
South African industrial services group Bidvest on Monday reported diluted headline earnings per share of 350 cents for the six months ended December 2005, from 293,4 cents a year ago. Headline earnings per share were up 21,8% to 368,8 cents. The distribution per share was 21,1% higher at 162 cents.
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/ 27 February 2006
London-listed financial services and insurance giant Old Mutual says it is confident that its subsidiary Nedbank is well on the road to recovery. "It’s still lagging its competitors in some regards, but we are confident of their [Nedbank’s] return," said the group’s financial director, Julian Roberts.
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/ 27 February 2006
Recent media reports from Zimbabwe and in South Africa suggesting that Eskom Holdings will invest about $37-million toward the expansion and upgrade of its Zimbabwe counterpart’s power station in the north western town of Hwange are "factually incorrect," Eskom said in a statement on Sunday afternoon.
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/ 27 February 2006
Batsman Hashim Amla became the man of the hour on Sunday in piloting the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins to a sensational six-wicket Supersport Series win over the Cape Cobras at Kingsmead on Sunday. The Dolphins scored 214 and 280 for four against the 216 and 276 for nine declared by the Western Province men.
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/ 27 February 2006
The Supersport Series match between the Eagles and the Titans played at Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein on Sunday ended in a draw. In the Supersport Series match between the Warriors and the Lions, which ended at Mercedes-Benz Park in East London on Sunday, a draw was also the final outcome.
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/ 27 February 2006
Octavia Butler, considered the first black woman to gain national prominence as a science fiction writer, has died, a close friend said on Sunday. She was 58. Butler fell and struck her head on the cobbled walkway outside her home, said Leslie Howle, a longtime friend and employee at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle.
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/ 27 February 2006
Bloemfontein Celtic pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years when they defeated log leaders Sundowns 2-1 in Bloemfontein on Sunday. In other Premier Soccer League matches, Pirates beat Supersport United 3-1, Santos posted a 3-1 victory over Dynamos and Silver Stars drew 1-1 with Free State Stars.
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/ 27 February 2006
Geoff Ogilvy took the lead on the 16th hole and pulled away with an eagle-birdie surge for a three-and-two victory over Davis Love III in the WGC Accenture Match-Play Championship final on Sunday, making him the second Australian to capture a World Golf Championship.
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/ 27 February 2006
The colourful closing ceremony of the 20th Winter Olympics was marred on Sunday night when a protestor rushed the platform during the finishing speeches. The intruder ran onto the stage when the president of the organising committee Valentino Castellani was making his closing remarks.
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/ 27 February 2006
Sir Alex Ferguson has voiced confidence that he is capable of building another great Manchester United side and that he will be given the time to do it by the Glazers, the club’s American owners. The Scot was in bullish mood after watching Wayne Rooney mastermind a 4-0 win over Wigan in the League Cup final.