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/ 19 October 2005
Wail for the Mail The interdict granted to Imvume to restrain the Mail & Guardian from reporting on the “Oilgate” scandal is a severe setback for freedom of expression in general and press freedom in particular. The fact that press freedom can be abused does not justify prior restraints on it in a democratic and […]
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/ 19 October 2005
Denel has not been found to have broken any laws in either South Africa or India, but the unfortunate perception has been created that the state arms manufacturer has a cloud hanging over it, says Denel CEO Shaun Liebenberg. He addressed MPs serving on the National Assembly public enterprises portfolio committee on Tuesday.
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/ 19 October 2005
Arguably the two ”form” teams in the Premier Soccer League right now, log leaders Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows would hardly seem to need reinforcements for Wednesday night’s potentially spectacular derby encounter at Ellis Park. There is good reason to believe the Buccaneers’ ascendancy will come under threat.
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/ 19 October 2005
South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance says it will oppose arms-manufacturing parastatal Denel’s request for a R5-billion lifeline, should the matter come before Parliament. The parastatal may have lost as much as R1,6-billion during the financial year ending March 2005.
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/ 19 October 2005
The JSE was sharply weaker in noon trade on Wednesday, knocked by the double whammy of weaker world markets and lower metals prices. Losses were seen across the board and decliners outnumbered advancers on the all share index by around 10 to one.
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/ 19 October 2005
The Hansa Powerade Dusi organising committee on Wednesday announced a massive increase in prize money for the 2006 event, which takes place from January 19 to 21. ”We really wanted to make this the richest prize in canoeing in the world,” said Cameron Mackenzie, chairperson of the organisers.
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/ 19 October 2005
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein goes on trial on Wednesday on charges of crimes against humanity in the first of what could be several cases over atrocities committed during his quarter-century in power. Saddam’s lawyer said he would seek an adjournment of at least three months.
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/ 19 October 2005
Hurricane Wilma intensified into an ”extremely dangerous category-five hurricane” early on Wednesday, churning northward between western Cuba and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, the United States National Hurricane Centre said. Winds at the centre of the storm were clocked at 281kph, the centre said.
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/ 19 October 2005
CD OF THE WEEK: Arno Carstens’s new album, The Hello Goodbye Boys, is doubtlessly a well-crafted sequel to Another Universe, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
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/ 19 October 2005
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said in Pretoria on Tuesday that many of the difficulties in Africa were caused by colonialism, as were those of Ireland. ”The difficulties faced by this country, as well as the African continent, were caused by colonialism and Ireland’s problems were caused by colonialism,” Adams said after meeting South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.