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/ 6 February 2006
It was one of those unpredictable Lebanese Sunday mornings. The ski slopes in the mountains overlooking Beirut would have been crowded with skiers enjoying the winter sunshine. Downtown, the restaurants were preparing for lunchtime. And there were a few men on scooters broadcasting an imminent protest.
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/ 6 February 2006
Thousands of Kenyans turned up with food donations for a weekend benefit concert in aid of millions threatened by a searing drought that has ravaged vast swathes of East Africa. The entry fee was the equivalent of a dollar or a packet of maize meal flour and the audience was mostly composed of youths who danced energetically.
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/ 6 February 2006
The number of black economic empowerment (BEE) verification agencies and BEE consultants is expected to double, even quadruple, in the next few months as an association focusing on the BEE verification industry gets off the ground, EmpowerDEX has noted.
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/ 6 February 2006
Eskom has confirmed that power was temporarily suspended to Zimbabwe due to planned maintenance power outages. ”We had a lot of maintenance outages that were planned, it is normal at this time of the year. ”Because most of the plants are going through midlife maintenance and refurbishments it took longer to bring the plants back into supply,” said spokesperson Fani Zulu.
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/ 6 February 2006
The Natref refinery was back in operation on Sunday after experiencing an unscheduled shutdown, Sasol spokesperson Johann van Rheede said. The South African Petroleum Industry Association reported earlier that temporary fuel shortages may be experienced after a disruption in production at the refinery.
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/ 6 February 2006
The head of the United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire, Pierre Schori, on Sunday raised concerns about the humanitarian situation in the west of the restive country where about 14 000 people are at risk of starvation after violent clashes drove out aid agencies from the area.
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/ 6 February 2006
Troops in the Central African Republic killed about 10 unidentified ”armed bandits” who attacked a town in the north of the country, sources said on Sunday. The raid happened on Tuesday at Paoua, 500km north of the capital Bangui, they said. Several of the attackers were wounded and others were taken prisoner.
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/ 6 February 2006
In recent times, the rand has strengthened to "way beyond desirable levels", according to South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Addressing the media in Parliament on Monday, Mlambo-Ngcuka said the country’s recent growth, although welcome, has been "unbalanced".
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/ 6 February 2006
Senegal may have struggled to qualify for the African Nations Cup but their coach Abdoulaye Sarr said on Sunday they feared nobody even with an imposing semifinal on Tuesday against hosts Egypt. Sarr admitted playing the four-time winners would be a tough experience but the manner in which the 2002 finalists were improving gave him hope.
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/ 6 February 2006
Cameroon has been rocked by an anti-gay crusade in newspapers that have accused more than 50 prominent figures of homosexuality. Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon as in many African countries, with jail sentences of up to five years, and editors say they are on a campaign against ”deviant behaviour”.