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/ 27 February 2005
Pope John Paul II will not lead Sunday prayers for the first time in his 26-year-old pontificate and will instead follow along with the traditional address from the hospital where he is recovering from a throat operation to ease a breathing crisis. Sunday’s prayer comes after the pope’s third night in hospital care.
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/ 26 February 2005
Most people would rather handle a grenade than Wayne Rooney’s temper. Jeannie Horsfield is the anger management expert Manchester United have entrusted with the task and last week Rooney’s temperament was tested more than ever as he re-acquainted himself with Everton. He passed with flying colours.
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/ 26 February 2005
The Jewish Board of Education this week banned gay American Rabbi Steven Greenberg from addressing students at Johannesburg’s King David High School — during the school’s ”tolerance week”. The soft-spoken Greenberg, who holds a philosophy degree, is visiting South Africa to break down anti-gay prejudice among Jews.
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/ 26 February 2005
At first glance, Aaron Mokoena appears as tough as his reputation. A heavily scarred right cheek, a gold tooth with his initial engraved on it, a childhood in Boipatong where he lived through the 1992 massacre and, of course, the nickname: M’bazo — ”the Axe”. But when the South African captain turns out for Blackburn Rovers, he’s generally thinking of one person: his mum.
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/ 26 February 2005
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/197779/special_rep_icon_template.gif" align=left>The Treasury should not be congratulated on its R48-billion allocation to health because the R8-billion increase has not kept up with inflation or with the increase in health practitioners’ salaries, say health analysts. "You can have beautiful clinics, but if there is no one [motivated] to work in them, what is the point?"
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/ 26 February 2005
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/197779/special_rep_icon_template.gif" align=left>Naledi Pandor and Lindiwe Sisulu wore broad grins during Wednesday’s Budget speech, as Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel repeatedly turned towards their seats on Parliament’s front benches to announce new funding for projects that put education and housing at the heart of the government’s social development plans.
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/ 26 February 2005
"I am 34 years old now, but eight years ago I thought I was going to die. I sell vegetables in Site C, Khayelitsha, where I make almost R1 000 per month and I would not be able to do this if I was not on ARVs [anti-retrovirals]," writes Thobani Ncatpayi. "But I am worried about these tablets being so expensive, it’s almost R1 500 [per month] for every patient."
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/ 26 February 2005
The Border Bulldogs proved good value for money in their pre-season rugby friendly in East London at the Absa Stadium on Friday night, beating neighbours the Eastern Province Mighty Elephants 48-19. The Bulldogs backline looked good and while they never always got it right, ran in some fine tries to help take a 27-13 half-time lead.
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/ 26 February 2005
World number one Vijay Singh and defending champion Tiger Woods crashed out of the Match Play Championship second round, and third-seeded Phil Mickelson followed them out in the third round of the World Golf Championships event in California on Friday. Only two of the top 10 seeds remained after the two rounds played on Friday.
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/ 26 February 2005
Storm warnings were hoisted across the South Pacific on Saturday as Cyclone Percy became the fourth violent storm in a month to hit the region, with the tiny island group of Tokelau directly in its path. Eight other territories were warned to monitor the cyclone’s route closely for any deviation.