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After opening higher, the JSE surrendered its gains and had dipped into the red by noon on Wednesday, dragged down by weaker world markets and a slightly stronger rand. There was also little news to draw buyers into the market and volumes were light. By noon, the all-share index was down a marginal 0,04%.
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The African National Congress in the Western Cape has disciplined a member who fired shots in the air at a chaotic branch meeting in September, and accepted his protestations of loyalty to the provincial leadership. A disciplinary committee has sentenced Douglas Ndawonde to expulsion, but suspended the punishment for one year.
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/ 9 November 2005
The biggest single advance in automotive engineering over the last couple of decades has been in the role that electronic technology plays in managing various functions. It started when electronic ignition systems replaced points and condensers, and simple engine management systems evolved into complex computers that do everything from fine-tuning fuel-injection systems to altering the length of inlet tracts.
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Former deputy president Jacob Zuma will reject any plea bargain offered by the state in his corruption trial, his lawyer, Michael Hulley, said on Wednesday. Business Day newspaper reported on Wednesday that the Scorpions special investigating unit had signalled its preparedness to entertain a plea bargain with Zuma.
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Boeing was trying for the world record of the longest-ever commercial flight on Wednesday, with its new 777 Worldliner set for a 23-hour flight from Hong Kong to London — flying east over the United States. The company said a demonstration model of the 777-200LR would go east rather than the usual western route over the Russian Federation.
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The United States and other nations have frozen more than $150-million of "terrorist assets" in the global anti-terrorism fight, a senior US official said on Wednesday. "Key financiers have been detained, over $150-million of terrorist assets have been frozen and millions more blocked in transit or seized at borders," said US State Department counterrorism co-ordinator Henry Crumpton.
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Europe’s first mission to Venus was successfully launched on Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and emitted its first signal at the start of its 163-day journey to the turbulent planet. Venus Express will explore the unusual stormy atmosphere and runaway global warming on Venus.
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New Zealand cricket coach John Bracewell has denied any rift with captain Stephen Fleming over the decision not to select all-rounder Chris Cairns for the just completed one-day series against South Africa. The New Zealand team returned home on Wednesday from South Africa after losing the one-day series 0-4.
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War-ravaged Liberia voted to choose its first post-war president in a heated run-off pitting an international soccer star who dropped out of high school against the country’s Harvard-educated top female politician. With United Nations helicopters buzzing over the bombed-out capital, many prayed the vote on Tuesday would herald an era of peace.
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Mary Pierce surprised Kim Clijsters 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2) at the WTA Championships on Tuesday in a wildly uneven rematch of their United States Open final. Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport improved to 7-0 lifetime against Nadia Petrova of Russia with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory in round-robin play.