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/ 21 January 2005
Ho hum. Another year, another race row, although it’s not often that such an evocative phrase as ”ethnic cleansing” makes it through the screening process into the public domain. That’s what Minister of Sport and Recreation Makhenkesi Stofile accused SA Rugby of at the weekend.
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/ 21 January 2005
The big prize at Durban Country Club this weekend is neither the R900 000 first prize, nor the second-oldest Open title in the game. For more than half the field it is the chance to win an exemption on to the full European Tour for, effectively, two years.
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/ 21 January 2005
Forty MPs are to be prosecuted for their role in Parliament’s travel scam, the Scorpions announced on Friday. "After considering the evidence and consulting with the affected parties, we have decided to prosecute certain members of Parliament in this matter," spokesperson Sipho Ngwema said.
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/ 21 January 2005
A car bomb exploded outside a Shi’ite mosque in southwest Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 40, hospital sources said. The bomb exploded outside the al-Taf mosque in the Baya area of the capital as worshippers were marking Eid al-Adha, one of Islam’s most important festivals.
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/ 21 January 2005
A new global survey shows that nowhere else in the world have house prices increased more than in South Africa. According to the survey, house prices in South Africa increased by an average of 32,6% in 2004, followed by Hong Kong at 27,2% and Spain at 17,2%. The survey was undertaken by <i>ResearchWorldwide.com</i>.
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/ 21 January 2005
Current Defence Minister and ruling African National Congress national chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota could be a suitable candidate to become president after President Thabo Mbeki, says black consciousness leader Xolela Mangcu. He said that a rift had developed between Mbeki and the white community on the one hand and between Mbeki and black intellectuals on the other.
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/ 21 January 2005
Following above-inflation fare increases, passengers using London’s famous black taxis will soon be officially permitted to haggle over the price of their fare — if they feel brave enough. The taxis, which are already among the most expensive of any city in the world, are to increase their uniform meter tariffs by 5,6% in April.
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/ 21 January 2005
Overseas development assistance or aid flows to Africa are not matching the progress that African countries have made in terms of governance over the past three years, Gobind Nankani, the World Bank’s regional vice-president for Africa, told a media briefing in Johannesburg on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2005
Shareholders of Australian-listed grocery and liquor wholesaler Metcash Trading have approved resolutions that will facilitate the group’s plans to buy the 60% stake in Metcash held by South African-listed holding group Metoz, Metcash confirmed on Friday. Metoz was previously known as Metro Cash and Carry or Metcash.
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/ 21 January 2005
A rush of investors keen to participate in the strong run of local equities has forced Old Mutual to close its top-performing general equity unit trust fund, the Old Mutual High Yield Opportunities Fund, to new investments with immediate effect. Old Mutual Unit Trusts announced its decision to close the fund on Friday.