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/ 1 February 2006
When selling a property, an agent may request a 10% deposit from the buyer, which is not refundable if the buyer pulls out of the deal. In a hot property market where there may be many buyers lining up for a property, it makes sense for the buyer to put money on the table to secure the property.
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/ 1 February 2006
A nervous Rohit Kohli (30) listens in rapt attention as his mentor guides him on how to channel positive energy. He has been advised to make weekly donations and pray to the Hindu monkey god Lord Hanuman to fight off the malevolent factors in his planetary charts, which are apparently blocking his career at the stockbroking firm where he works.
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/ 1 February 2006
The JSE burst through the eagerly anticipated 20 000 level for the first time ever on Wednesday afternoon, led by rampant resources stocks. At 3.12pm, the all-share index was up 1,51% at 20 043,4, having touched a record high of 20 046,699 a few minutes earlier.
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/ 1 February 2006
BMW dealers on Wednesday agreed to pay a R8-million penalty after the Competition Commission found they had been involved in price fixing and anti-competitive trading conditions. The agreement will be referred to the Competition Tribunal for confirmation.
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/ 1 February 2006
It’s not every day that men get down on their knees to eat dog biscuits out of a woman’s hand. On the surface, such a scene, from the show Train Your Man, may look like a revolt against the bastard male gene that collectively turned women into hateful tyrants.
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/ 1 February 2006
As illnesses go, Buruli ulcer does not receive the attention given to conditions such as HIV/Aids or bird flu: the World Health Organisation has even termed it a ”neglected tropical disease”. In the conflict-torn nation of Côte d’Ivoire, however, matters are somewhat different.
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/ 31 January 2006
Fresh interest by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a report on the affairs of the Moqhaka municipality was ”unfortunate”, Free State premier Beatrice Marshoff said on Tuesday. DA leader Tony Leon has called on the premier to release the Majavu commission of inquiry’s findings on alleged corruption and maladministration in Moqhaka.
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/ 31 January 2006
Zimbabwe’s national cricket manager, Mohammed Meman, was fired on Tuesday after 15 years in the job. Meman immediately went to see his lawyer after being given three months’ notice — a move he described as ”an absolute disgrace”. Meman has been in charge of almost all Zimbabwe’s Test and one-day international teams since 1991.
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/ 31 January 2006
The IT Lynx Consortium, and not controversial oil dealer Sandi Majali, is suing Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya for R149-million, the company said on Tuesday. The consortium accused the Sunday Times on Tuesday of being ”inaccurate, misleading and mischievous”.