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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will on Monday appeal a court ruling that the NPA return documents seized in a search of the offices of Julekha Mahomed, an attorney of former deputy president Jacob Zuma. The documents were taken during a countrywide raid on Zuma’s properties and those of his lawyers by the Scorpions in August.
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Lucas Glover holed out from a bunker at the 18th on Sunday to claim a stunning one-stroke victory in the ,4-million Funai Classic. Outlasting a strong field and some trying weather earlier in the tournament, the 25-year-old carded a seven-under-par 65 in perfect scoring conditions on the Magnolia course to finish at 23-under 265.
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England skipper David Beckham was sent off as Real Madrid crashed to a 2-1 defeat to Valencia on Sunday leaving city neighbours Getafe to take top spot in the Spanish championship. Getafe, in only their second season of top flight football, beat Real Zaragoza 5-2 while Real’s four-game winning streak came to an end with their home defeat.
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Sitting in a classroom and wearing a shirt, tie and perfectly polished shoes, Lamine, a computer-science student in Senegal’s capital city, admits he has no idea whether or not he is HIV-positive. "I’ve never been tested and I don’t think I’ll do it any time soon," said the 25-year-old Dakar resident.
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The average oil price for 2006 is forecast to be in excess of $55 per barrel, however the impact of global growth will not be as dramatic as the 1970’s says Mark Appleton, chief investment officer at Barnard Jacobs Mellet Private Client Services. This is evident in the United States GDP growth forecasts which have only been pulled back marginally from 3,8% to 3,5%, Appleton says.
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Surrounded by a crowd of admirers, 24-year-old Jack has no idea how close his home came to being shut down a decade ago as he dangles from a rope, scratching his shaggy red fur. The orangutan plays happily at a zoo in northern Japan that was saved from the brink of closure and redesigned as a playground for animals that is now the country’s top wildlife attraction.
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The Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs is exploring the possibility of creating "agricultural suburbs" in rural towns to provide permanent housing for farmworkers. Glen Thomas, director general in the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs, admitted to Parliament’s land affairs and agriculture committee that the Labour Tenants Act and the Extension of Security Act had not done enough to give farm workers security of tenure.
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Nigeria will begin three days of national mourning on Monday after an unexplained plane crash killed 117 passengers and crew flying from Lagos to the capital Abuja, the federal government announced. South African television producer Adele Lorenzo was among the dead, media reports said on Monday.
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South Africa’s corporate tax should be reduced to 25% or less as part of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged. Manuel presents the MTBPS to Parliament on Tuesday.
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South Africa could achieve six percent economic growth before the government’s target date if its policies were rapidly implemented, the International Investment Council said on Sunday. Council members suggested that remaining barriers to growth, such as skills shortages, regulations and infrastructure, should be dealt with more quickly.