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/ 25 September 2005
After all the flak he’s taken, all the direct hits, all the shrapnel he’s absorbed over the years, it is quite amazing that Robert Mugabe hasn’t stepped out of the firing line, retreated even a little tactical distance. But he feels no pain. He doesn’t even shudder when a bomb goes off right under his feet.
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/ 25 September 2005
Wladimir Klitschko, who fell out of the heavyweight picture after a pair of upset losses in 2003 and 2004, survived being knocked down three times by Samuel Peter on Saturday en route to a unanimous 12-round decision in an IBF elimination bout.
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/ 25 September 2005
Orlando Pirates general manager Phil ”Mr Jones” Setshedi, not generally known for his expressive emotions, rocketed out of his seat in the media box as though jet-propelled after Isaac Chansa scored the solitary goal of the Premier League game against Jomo Cosmos at Ellis Park on Saturday night.
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/ 25 September 2005
The Sharks rediscovered their emphatic form of the early rounds of the Absa Currie Cup when they blew the Leopards off the park on Saturday in an exhilarating display of attacking rugby. The final score was 58 – 24. The game was played in blistering heat and when the match reached the three-quarter stage, the Sharks ran out of steam.
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/ 25 September 2005
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KwaZulu-Natal Premier S’bu Ndebele has pledged to lead a delegation of top ANC leaders to support axed deputy president Jacob Zuma when he appears in court on October 11, the Sunday Times reports. Ndebele, a close ally of President Thabo Mbeki, has recently been under pressure from his mainly Zuma-supporting colleagues in the province, said the newspaper.
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/ 25 September 2005
The Blue Bulls overcame a spirited Cheetahs side 26 -22 in Currie Cup premier division match in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Cheetahs flyhalf Willem de Waal did not put a boot wrong when he slotted six out of six kicks for a personal tally of 17 points, while Derick Hougaard bagged 16 points from four penalties and two conversions.
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/ 25 September 2005
In Berea, an inner city suburb in Johannesburg, a worn-out sign next to a hole in a wall reads: ”Place your newborn baby in the door of hope. Anytime day or night. We will care for your baby.” Inside is a square steel container with a colourful teddy bear blanket, ready for the next arrival.
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/ 25 September 2005
Juxu Herka (13) kicks her Adidas trainers into a pile of assorted Nikes and Pumas and walks to her English class in her socks — a morning ritual at Arabia School in Helsinki which gives a clue to why Finland has the best state schools in the world. This land of vodka and Nokia phones has more graduates than any other country and its 15-year-olds are the best at solving maths problems.
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/ 25 September 2005
Who knows what she will find. Maybe her home has been tossed onto its side by the hurricane, its expensive innards flung across the neighbourhood. Chances, though, are that the family home in suburban Houston will be just as Abbie Huckleby left it.
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/ 25 September 2005
Israeli aircraft blasted suspected Palestinian weapons facilities and other militant targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Sunday, at the launch of what the military said would be a ”prolonged” offensive against Hamas militants for bombarding
Israeli towns with rockets. A group of senior Israeli Cabinet officials, led by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, approved the military operation in Gaza at an emergency meeting late on Saturday after Hamas militants fired nearly 40 rockets from Gaza at southern Israeli towns.