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/ 27 January 2006
The fire that ravaged the lower slopes of Table Mountain’s Camps Bay side since Thursday afternoon was mostly contained by Friday morning, but the wind was key to winning the final battle, officials said. The fire, which broke out at about 4pm on Thursday, has so far destroyed 700ha of vegetation
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/ 27 January 2006
It’s a birthday bash being heard around the world. Salzburg, the cobblestoned and turreted city of Mozart’s birth, was leading Friday’s 250th anniversary celebrations — but the strains of the master’s music were vibrating through every corner of the planet.
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/ 27 January 2006
United States software tycoon Bill Gates, Britain and Nigeria unveiled an ambitious -billion plan at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday to prevent 14-million tuberculosis (TB) deaths over the next decade. Gates committed to tripling his own foundation’s funding against tuberculosis to -million by 2015.
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/ 27 January 2006
Gauteng social development minister Bob Mabaso has resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment. He said on Friday that he had informed the premier and speaker of the Gauteng legislature that he was stepping down as a member of the executive council, and as a member of the provincial legislature.
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The opposition Democratic Alliance says South Africa would save R622-million a year by dissolving district municipalities. Speaking at the Meyerton Golf Club in Midvaal — a municipality controlled by the DA — party leader Tony Leon said the responsibilities of district municipalities should be shifted to local municipalities.
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/ 27 January 2006
Zimbabwe’s National Security Minister, Didymus Mutasa, has warned that ”the net will soon close in” on journalists he claims are threatening national security, a state-controlled newspaper reported on Friday. ”There is a crop of journalists who are selling the country to the enemy by writing falsehoods,” Mutasa said.
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/ 27 January 2006
Rock star and activist Bono has launched a new push to fight HIV/Aids in Africa, unveiling a partnership with American Express and other companies to offer products under a brand called ”Red”, proceeds of which will be funnelled to the cause. The project will market red-themed products from top brands.
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/ 27 January 2006
Massive waves of humanity were travelling on Friday for the Chinese New Year holiday — an annual movement of hundreds of millions of people that’s much larger than the migration inspired by the Muslim hajj. Travellers were streaming into airports, train stations and highways in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.
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/ 27 January 2006
The British citizen who allegedly started Thursday’s Table Mountain fire in which a woman died appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning. The man — who faces charges of culpable homicide and arson — was arrested on Friday for allegedly starting the fires when he dropped a cigarette on the mountain.
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/ 27 January 2006
Some of the contenders touted to replace United Nations chief Kofi Annan faced off at a debate on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on the future of the world body. Joining Annan on stage were Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea and senior Sri Lankan diplomat Jayantha Dhanapala.