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Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel’s bid to sequestrate arms-deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne was rejected by a Cape High Court judge on Wednesday. Manuel was seeking to recover almost R1-million in legal fees incurred by the state in fighting a series of court challenges by Crawford-Browne to the multibillion-rand deal.
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/ 16 November 2005
A prominent United States museum curator appeared in court in Rome on Wednesday in a trial designed to assert Italy’s ownership of a large part of the J Paul Getty antiquities collection, and sound a warning to museums elsewhere which may have acquired looted Italian art.
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/ 16 November 2005
The Tshwane metro council met Olievenhoutbosch residents on Wednesday morning following the torching overnight of a councillor’s house and car by locals frustrated with government housing provision. About 500 residents of the informal settlement, outside Centurion, marched on Morudi’s house on Tuesday night.
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/ 16 November 2005
The JSE was weaker just before midday on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer rand and weaker world markets. Platinum stocks continued to shine, however, as the white metal raced to fresh quarter-century highs. By 11.55am, the all share and all share industrial indices shed 0,62% and 0,56% respectively. Financials fell 0,22% and the banks index was 0,2% softer.
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/ 16 November 2005
Ugandan police and troops firing live and plastic bullets fought running battles with protesters angered by the arrest on treason charges of the president’s main political rival. Kizza Besigye appeared in court on Tuesday, a day after his arrest. Elsewhere in Kampala, his supporters ransacked businesses and burned tyres.
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/ 16 November 2005
National Intelligence Agency director general Billy Masetlha was considering his options on Wednesday after receiving confirmation of his suspension from President Thabo Mbeki. In a minute signed by Mbeki on Tuesday, he confirmed that Masetlha’s suspension on October 20 by Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils had been at his instruction.
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/ 16 November 2005
Jomo Cosmos have sent out a stern warning to their Coca-Cola Cup semifinal opponents, Orlando Pirates. ”They must be careful because we will do the same to them that happened in the SAA Supa8,” said former Bafana Bafana international Helman Mkhelele during Tuesday’s press conference.
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/ 16 November 2005
Don’t switch off your TV set on Wednesday night if you are a soccer fan and have even an inkling of interest in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) championship race. For the first time on South African television, three PSL games will be televised simultaneously — and they involve Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs.
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/ 16 November 2005
Rugby will be faced with a stark choice on Thursday when the vote takes place for the 2011 World Cup host. Does it try to breach new boundaries in choosing Japan or does it stay with the establishment — as it has done since the inaugural tournament in 1987 — and elect either South Africa or New Zealand as host nation?
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/ 16 November 2005
Yuvraj Singh hit 103 as India recovered from a horrible start to post 249-9 in 50 overs in the first one-day international against South Africa in Hyderabad on Wednesday. India slipped to 5-3 and then 35-5 before Yuvraj’s fifth one-day century led a remarkable late-order fightback by the hosts.