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/ 24 February 2006

Matsushita’s new president to continue DVD battle

Matsushita Electric Industrial’s newly appointed president on Friday expressed confidence that the company and its partners would win the battle for dominance in next-generation DVD players. Fumio Otsubo, named on Thursday as head of the Japanese electronics giant behind the Panasonic brand, said he would uphold his predecessor’s policy of promoting the Blu-ray standard.

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/ 24 February 2006

SA gran guilty of smuggling cocaine in gnomes

A South African grandmother caught carrying more than 3kg of cocaine hidden inside garden gnomes was found guilty of drug smuggling on Friday after a week-long trial in the Auckland High Court. Linda Martin (52) had denied the charge, claiming she had been framed by a Nigerian drug ring that put the four drug-filled gnomes into a suitcase she was carrying.

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/ 24 February 2006

Bafana Bafana: In brains we trust

South African football is likely to introduce a cricket-style selection committee to help with the choosing of players for the national team. This is one of the key recommendations in a report to be tabled when the South African Football Association national executive meets to map the way forward for the dysfunctional Bafana Bafana.