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The man accused of murdering missing constable Frances Rasuge laid a charge of conspiracy to commit murder against her after he was told she wanted him dead, Mmabatho Circuit Court heard on Monday. In previous testimony, William Nkuna told the court he had believed Rasuge was incapable of ordering his death.
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The African National Congress has reaffirmed its support for its embattled deputy president, Jacob Zuma, and has called on its members and structures to back him too. Zuma is expected to make his second appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on two charges of corruption.
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/ 10 October 2005
Former French health minister Bernard Kouchner, a founder of Médécins sans Frontières, said on Monday that hundreds of Africans are dying of thirst and starving in the Moroccan desert after failing in their bid to reach Europe.
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/ 10 October 2005
A split in Burundi’s last active Hutu rebel group intensified on Monday as a faction favouring peace talks with the government said the guerrilla’s hardline chief and several key allies had been replaced. A splinter group of the National Liberation Forces said longtime supremo Agathon Rwasa and two top aides had been suspended.
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/ 10 October 2005
The top United States trade official laid out a new proposal on Monday on agricultural tariffs and subsidies, saying the European Union and Japan must
now promise to do more to improve their own offers. With two months remaining before a deadline for a framework global trade treaty, ministers from World Trade Organisation members were once more confronting the thorny issue of United States and EU farm subsidies.
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/ 10 October 2005
A fire at a warehouse in England on Monday destroyed all the sets, props and models in the Wallace and Gromit films, just after the latest release hit number one at the United States box office. The building housed all the props and sets from Morph to the Wallace and Gromit films.
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/ 10 October 2005
The wage strike at retail chain Clicks, owned by listed health and beauty group New Clicks Holdings, entered its fourth day on Monday with all Clicks stores open and operating as usual, Clicks said. Michael Harvey, brand leader of Clicks, estimated that 70% to 80% of staff within the bargaining unit in Gauteng remained away from work through Monday.
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/ 10 October 2005
Pakistan said on Monday up to 40Â 000 people are feared dead in the weekend earthquake, as frustration over the slow rescue effort turned to anger and scattered looting. In many places, people dug with their bare hands in an often futile attempt to reach friends and relatives trapped in the rubble.
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/ 10 October 2005
A summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas looked set to be postponed on Monday amid a dispute over demands for the release of Palestinian prisoners. Top officials from both sides were due to hold another round of talks in a last-ditch effort to save the summit.
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/ 10 October 2005
The need for the Scorpions no longer existed and they should be transferred to the police, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) told the Khampepe Commission in Pretoria on Monday. The commission is deciding whether the Scorpions should be incorporated into the police service or remain part of the National Prosecuting Authority.