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/ 7 December 2005
Think of it as the Sinatra test. On Sunday, assorted liberal, democratic and opposition groups will take on the might of Vladimir Putin in elections for the Moscow city parliament. This should be fertile terrain: the capital city is packed with well-educated, enlightened folk and was once seen as the citadel of Russia’s pro-democracy movement.
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/ 7 December 2005
It’s often been said that you can measure the success of an industry by the strength of its trade publications. Kim Novick speaks to some of South Africa’s top business-to-business publishers about the truth of that statement.
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/ 7 December 2005
On the banks of Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, Oregon, officials dedicated a memorial last week to one of America’s worst calamities: a huge earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of Native Americans 300 years ago. But the memorial’s main job is not to commemorate the disaster, which has only just come to light, but to warn local people that similar devastation could strike at any time.
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/ 7 December 2005
Cell C and Virgin announced on Wednesday that they had concluded agreements to establish a 50/50 joint venture to create a new player in South Africa’s mobile telephony market. In terms of the agreements, the joint venture will use the Virgin Mobile brand and operate as an independent service provider on the Cell C network.
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/ 7 December 2005
If you think you can upgrade your current middle-of-the range car for a sleek, eye-catching, wow-factor exotic one — think again. An advertisement by financing company FutureFin, which promises people earning R40 000 a month the chance to drive the car of their dreams for only R2 900 per R1-million, is a bit misleading, to say the least.
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/ 6 December 2005
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela blasted California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday for refusing to meet her to discuss clemency for convicted US murderer Stanley ”Tookie” Williams. Williams, who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is due to be executed on December 13.
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People should spare a thought for Jacob Zuma’s alleged victim, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday night in his first public comment on the rape charge against his former deputy. Mbeki said he felt ”somewhat of a burden” over what had happened to Zuma in the sense of the sadness and grief it caused.
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/ 6 December 2005
South African coach Mickey Arthur denied there was any cause for panic amongst his ranks after the tourists were forced to follow-on during the second day of their three-day tour match against Western Australia at the Western Australian Cricket Association Ground here on Tuesday.
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/ 6 December 2005
Zimbabwe Cricket chairperson Peter Chingoka and managing director Osias Bvute were arrested and placed in custody, police said on Tuesday. News of the arrests followed a meeting earlier of about 40 people on Tuesday at Harare Sports Club aimed at solving the crisis which has engulfed cricket in Zimbabwe.