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/ 11 July 2005

Verimark debuts on JSE

Verimark Holdings (VMK) debuted on the JSE on Monday, opening with an inaugural trade of R3,05 and subsequently trading in a range of R2,99 to R3,01 per share in early dealings. The company develops and retails a range of products including household goods, DIY, beauty and exercise equipment.

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/ 11 July 2005

Londoners flock to bicycle shops

More and more people will cycle into London this week as the fear of being caught in a terrorist attack on public transport overrides concerns of being knocked off their bike by a car, experts say. Sales of bikes — from fold-away models to multi-gear machines — have rocketed at cycle shops across the capital since last Thursday.

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/ 11 July 2005

Families suffer as mining deal drags on

About 2 300 families in Stilfontein are battling to make ends meet after their breadwinners were retrenched when DRDGold provisionally liquidated its two North West mines in March. Simmer & Jack Mines has signed an interim agreement with the provisional liquidators, under which Simmers will restart the mines.

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/ 11 July 2005

‘Dentally speaking, we all want to go to Hollywood’

Dazzlingly white, perfectly aligned … and now with a touch of glamour: New York cosmetic dentists are offering smiles fit for a movie star. Recently, a semi-permanent prothesis — known as ”snap-in veneers” — has become available. Made of resin, the veneers are placed over patients’ teeth, allowing them to flash teeth like those of their favourite actor or actress.

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/ 11 July 2005

‘London is open for business’

Londoners were gritting their teeth for the return to work on Monday even as police searched crumpled underground train wreckage for clues to track the terror bombers, spurred by fear of a new attack. The police said 49 bodies have been hauled out of the four blast sites, and said they hoped to find no more.

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/ 11 July 2005

Metalworkers call off strike

A potential strike action by over 190 000 workers in the steel and engineering industry has been averted, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa said on Monday. This comes after workers in the industry overwhelmingly agreed to accept an offer of 6,8% for lowest paid grades and 5,2% for highest paid grades.

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/ 11 July 2005

South Africa, Jamaica head for Gold Cup quarterfinals

Jamaica and South Africa drew 3-3 on Sunday, joining the United States and Costa Rica in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup while Mexico beat Guatemala 4-0 to recover from its upset loss to the Bafana Bafana two days earlier. Honduras also clinched a quarterfinal berth, beating Colombia 2-1 in Miami to hand the South Americans their second loss.