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The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the first-ever removal of Jewish settlers from the Palestinian territories by authorising Ariel Sharon’s plan to pull out of the Gaza strip and a small part of the West Bank. Shortly afterwards, the prime minister signed the order that will make it illegal for 8 000 settlers to remain in Gaza and four West Bank settlements after July 20.
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/ 21 February 2005
The Pretoria High Court had erred in quashing charges against apartheid chemical and biological warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson of conspiring to murder ”enemies” of the then government beyond South Africa’s borders, the Constitutional Court heard in Johannesburg on Monday.
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/ 21 February 2005
The writing is on the wall for Darren Lehmann’s international cricket career and he won’t tour England with the Australian team later this year, former batsman Mark Waugh said on Monday. Waugh also says England don’t believe they can beat Australia in the five-Test series.
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/ 21 February 2005
Flag-waving supporters of New York’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games greeted delegates of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday night, the start of a fast-paced four-day visit. New York is the third stop for members of the IOC after Madrid and London. They will also visit Moscow and Paris.
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/ 21 February 2005
The New South Wales Waratahs are going to graphic ends in promoting their Super 12 rugby season using the blood, sweat and tears of their players. The Waratahs, the chronic under-achievers of Australian rugby, have devised a promotion campaign with their advertising agency through a series of unusual paintings.
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/ 21 February 2005
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/197779/special_rep_icon_template.gif" align=left>Strong government revenue growth should allow Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel to cut taxes when he announces the 2005/06 Budget on Wednesday, but economists are divided as to whether the beneficiaries will be individual tax payers or companies.
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/ 21 February 2005
The Christian Barnard Unit at the Groote Schuur Hospital celebrated a milestone on Monday: the 500th heart transplant recipient to be released from the hospital. ”We try to keep the patient’s name confidential, but he is a male from Durban,” said Professor Johan Brink, the director of clinical services at the unit.
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/ 21 February 2005
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/197779/special_rep_icon_template.gif" align=left>Trade union Solidarity on Monday asked Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel — ahead of his Budget speech on Wednesday — to focus on job creation, which will stimulate economic growth. Solidarity was presenting its wish list for Wednesday’s Budget speech at a media conference in Johannesburg.
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/ 21 February 2005
Health and life insurer Discovery Holdings reported a 43% leap in headline earnings for the six months that ended on December 31, 2004. Headline earnings swelled from R134-million to R191-million, resulting in headline earnings per share increasing on a diluted basis from 26,4 cents to 35,7 cents.
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/ 21 February 2005
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/197779/special_rep_icon_template.gif" align=left>The South African government should stop cutting the personal and company income-tax rate but value-added tax (VAT) should be cut by 1% from 14%, according to the People’s Budget, presented by the South African Council of Churches, the South African Non-Governmental Coalition and the Congress of South African Trade Unions.