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/ 21 February 2006
As gays and lesbians become more visible in South African townships, they are increasingly becoming targets of homophobia, according to rights activists. The organisations were reacting to reports at the weekend of the murder of a young lesbian in a township in Cape Town.
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/ 21 February 2006
The Danish cartoons row refuses to go away, reverberating with sound and fury at different levels across the Islamic world. That primarily reflects the deep affront felt by many Muslims. But it is clear that the uproar has deeper causes that Westerners and Muslims ignore at their peril.
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/ 21 February 2006
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Even if there is a problem at midnight, people should be able to go to their councillors’ houses and wake them up to sort it out, President Thabo Mbeki told supporters at an African National Congress election rally in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on Monday.
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/ 21 February 2006
Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela has sacked provincial youth commission chairperson Mlungisi Lumka and youth commissioner Nonkuselo Nkayitshana, her office said on Monday. The working relationship with the commissioners had ”irretrievably broken down” after the publication of articles and advertisements by the commission.
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/ 21 February 2006
Metrorail on Tuesday again appealed to train commuters in Gauteng to use alternative transport as the strike by Transnet employees entered its second day. Spokesperson Brenda Motau said a partial service would again be offered during the morning peak, supplemented by buses where possible.
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/ 21 February 2006
Shovel load by shovel load, rescuers were on Monday inching towards 65 miners trapped inside a coal mine in northern Mexico. As hope of finding their loved ones alive faded, relatives waiting for news outside were left praying for divine intervention. The men were trapped early on Sunday after an underground explosion.
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/ 21 February 2006
South African banking group Absa on Tuesday reported an 18,3% increase in diluted headline earnings per share from a pro forma 600,7 cents to 710,9 cents a share for the nine months ended December 2005. Basic headline earnings per share for the nine-month period were up 20% from a pro forma 617 cents to 740,4 cents.
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/ 21 February 2006
South African chemicals and explosives company AECI on Tuesday reported a 23% increase in headline earnings per share to 482 cents for the year ended December 2005, from 392 cents a year ago. On a fully diluted basis, headline earnings per share were 473 cents from 383 cents per share.
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/ 21 February 2006
Liberty Life chairperson Derek Cooper announced on Tuesday that the group’s CEO, Myles Ruck, is to leave the company after his service-retention agreement expires on May 31 because of personal reasons. Ruck has been invited to remain on the board of the Standard Bank Group as a non-executive director.
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/ 21 February 2006
Since the banning of tobacco advertising, South Africa’s big three cellular providers have offered hope to media owners through substantial year-on-year growth in advertising budgets. They are now all in the top 12 in terms of local spend. Kirsty Laschinger finds out whether the upward trend will continue, and where this year’s money will go.