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Some of the world’s worst polluting nations launched a controversial conference with international business chiefs in Sydney on Wednesday to seek high-tech solutions to global warming. Ministers from the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Australia were meeting with executives from major mining and energy companies including Exxon Mobil, Rio Tinto and Peabody Energy.
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/ 11 January 2006
Organisers of the Hansa Powerade Dusi are working long days and nights to ensure that they are ready for the 55th running of the event next week. ”Close on 2 000 paddlers have already entered and we expect more between now and the race,” said Cameron Mackenzie, chairperson of the organisers.
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/ 11 January 2006
The Mamelodi Sundowns management has accepted that results speak for themselves and appointed former Bafana Bafana captain Neil Tovey and Argentinian Miguel Gamondi as joint coaches until the end of the current Premier Soccer League season.
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/ 11 January 2006
Spain’s double world rally champion Carlos Sainz won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday for his fourth victory on his debut appearance in the famous race. Sainz completed the 283km timed section from Kiffa, Mauritania, in three hours, 28 minutes and 34 seconds.
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/ 11 January 2006
Metal pioneers Metallica will be in South Africa in March to perform in one of the biggest international music festivals the country has so far seen. They are the sixth international act to confirm their attendance of the festival, with youth icon Karen Zoid and Fokofpolisiekar already added to the local line-up, organisers said on Wednesday.
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/ 11 January 2006
An animal welfare group is to urge the government to impose strict legislation on the sale of fireworks. The Wet Nose Animal Rescue centre said on Wednesday it will send a letter to President Thabo Mbeki asking him to intervene. The situation has become ”untenable”, chairperson Gerda Kruger said.
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/ 11 January 2006
The JSE was in positive territory at midday on Wednesday, boosted by a softer rand. Gains were seen across the board and advancers outnumbered decliners on the all-share index by three to one. At noon, the all-share and all-share industrial indices added 0,78% and 0,64% respectively.
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/ 11 January 2006
A police officer was injured during violent protests by Soshanguve residents over poor service delivery, Pretoria police said on Wednesday. Inspector Lucas Sithole said five people were also arrested for public violence and malicious damage to property. ”Residents went on the rampage shortly after midnight,” he said.
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/ 11 January 2006
An electrical fire in an underground cable system caused a power failure in some parts of the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday morning, emergency services said. Spokesperson Malcolm Midgley said firefighters were extinguishing burning cables in underground chambers below Commissioner Street.
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/ 11 January 2006
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and opposition leader Stephen Harper, his Conservatives ahead in the latest polls, raged against possible Quebec separation in a televised election debate on Tuesday. ”It’s not right to say that it’s a crime to promote federalism in the province of Quebec,” Harper said, rebuffing attacks by separatist Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe.