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The Chamber of Mines has described this year’s Budget as a success in ”balancing the need for a higher social wage with a need to promote a supply-side investment environment for business”. Chief executive Mzolisi Diliza said the Budget has provided a framework for a higher and more sustained economic growth rate.
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/ 24 February 2005
There are several reasons why women’s rights activists might welcome Swaziland’s new Constitution, intended to replace the document that was suspended by King Sobhuza in 1973. Then again, there are also reasons why they might not. "The only way to see if the Constitution’s promise can be fulfilled is to test it once it is the law of the land," says a teacher from Manzini.
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/ 24 February 2005
The Michelin Guide confirmed on Wednesday it is preparing to publish a book about New York, its first hotel and restaurant ratings outside Europe. But Manhattan’s gourmet connoisseurs reacted coolly to the news, and warned that the undercover inspectors are likely to choke on their words.
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/ 24 February 2005
A game ranger was attacked and killed by an elephant in the Kruger Park, a park spokesperson said on Wednesday. Lance Corporal Wilson Ndlovu was conducting a routine patrol on Tuesday morning through the Stolznek area in the south of the park, said Raymond Travers, spokesperson for the park.
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/ 24 February 2005
The South African Rugby Union (Saru) continues to enjoy the full support of the South African government, despite serious unhappiness with its president, Brian van Rooyen, within the ranks of Parliament’s sports portfolio committee. Saru seems to have sorted out its problems with Minister of Sport and Recreation Makhenkesi Stofile, but has not yet gained the unconditional support of the portfolio committee.
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/ 24 February 2005
A rapper who is in jail awaiting a murder trial has angered the sheriff by recording parts of his forthcoming music video behind bars. The rapper C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller, has been jailed for more than three years, facing a second-degree murder charge in the killing of a 16-year-old inside a nightclub.
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/ 24 February 2005
Telkom announced on Thursday that it is to reduce its ADSL prices from March 1 as part of its new broadband initiative unveiled by CEO Sizwe Nxasana. This includes the launch of HomeDSL 192 for residential customers and the commercial roll-out of the Telkom T-Zone in partnership with Wireless G.
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/ 24 February 2005
African Oxygen Limited (Afrox) is presently spearheading more than 40 growth projects, one of which is a R100-million re-engineering of its gases operations centre in Germiston on the East Rand. These projects cover organic growth as well as new greenfield’s projects and acquisitions.
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/ 24 February 2005
New York police were forced to intervene when a ”sneaker riot” broke out in Manhattan on Tuesday, with shoppers queueing to buy limited-edition Nike Pigeon Dunk skateboarding trainers. Despite the presence of a bouncer, fighting broke out when people tried to barge ahead of those who had camped out for up to 48 hours.
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/ 24 February 2005
A teacher has apologised for letters sent by his sixth-grade students to an American soldier, accusing the United States military of killing civilians and destroying Iraqi mosques in a futile war on terror. Alex Kunhardt sent the letters to Private Rob Jacobs for a social studies assignment.