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/ 23 November 2005

October CPIX ‘fairly low’

South Africa’s consumer price index excluding mortgage rate changes (CPIX) for metro and other areas, which is used by the South African Reserve Bank for its inflation target, rose by 4,4% year-on-year in October after increasing by 4,7% in September, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.

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/ 23 November 2005

They taste so good ‘cos they eat so good

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, there is nothing left in Rick Undesser’s turkey barns but feathers and dirt. The slaughter began 10 days before Thanksgiving. A team of 24 hauled 350 birds a day from the barns to the butcher shop where they were slaughtered, plucked and packaged in air-tight plastic.

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/ 23 November 2005

Fifty-seven rebels killed in the DRC

Fifty-seven rebels have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri region during a three-day offensive by government troops backed by United Nations peacekeepers. ”Fighting was very fierce. Losses were heavy. One of our men was killed and seven wounded. As for the enemy, we counted 57 dead and several wounded,” said the army spokesperson in Ituri, Captain Olivier Mputu.

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/ 23 November 2005

Birds hope to show their mettle

With the indifferent recent form of favourites Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs providing them with the impetus to swoop into the forefront of the Premier Soccer League title race, Moroka Swallows are in no mood to falter against Classic at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.