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/ 17 February 2005
After a string of explosions at Sasol plants, the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) said on Thursday it will propose a safety plan to the petrochemical company by April. This will be apart from the report of Sasol-appointed international safety consultants Du Pont, said Ceppwawu.
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/ 17 February 2005
United States and South Korean envoys on Thursday held talks with China aimed at coaxing North Korea back into six-party nuclear talks as the CIA said the Stalinist regime could restart long-range missile testing. The visits come one week after North Korea declared publicly that it possesses nuclear weapons.
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/ 17 February 2005
Armed with sticks and stones and hardbitten desperation, Togo’s opposition movement waged a 38-year losing battle against the military regime of President Gnassingbe Eyadema. After his death on February 5 was followed by the appointment of son Faure in an army takeover, Togo’s new generation of protesters is dismissing people-power and grass-roots solidarity.
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/ 17 February 2005
Two journalists facing jail for refusing to reveal their sources had their appeal quashed on Wednesday. A panel of three judges panel ruled unanimously that they had no constitutional right to withhold the identity of their contacts from a criminal investigation.
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/ 17 February 2005
The White House press room has often been a cockpit of intrigue, duplicity and truckling. But nothing challenges the most recent scandal there. The latest incident began with a sequence of questions for President Bush at his January 26 press conference. First, he was asked whether he approved of his administration’s payments to conservative commentators.
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/ 17 February 2005
Kidnapped student Leigh Matthews was alive and bound up in a car, metres away from her father when he dropped off her ransom money, court documents stated on Thursday. That same night she was taken by her kidnapper and shot at point-blank range in the bushes near Walkerville, south of Johannesburg.
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/ 17 February 2005
A KwaZulu-Natal game ranger was recovering in hospital on Thursday while his colleague was being feted as a hero for saving him from the jaws of a crocodile. ”We are looking at giving Sifiso Nxumalo a medal for his selfless bravery in saving a colleague,” said Maureen Zimu, spokesperson for Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife.
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A much-mentioned encrypted fax allegedly recording a bribe of R500Â 000 to Deputy President Jacob Zuma was judged admissible as evidence by Durban High Court Judge Hillary Squires on Thursday. The fax is the key document in count three of the state’s case against fraud and corruption accused Schabir Shaik.
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/ 17 February 2005
While a world tour may sound appealing to many, making the journey non-stop, with no sleep, and a significant risk of crashing could only appeal to one person. Steve Fossett hopes to soon break as many as seven records, including the first solo, nonstop flight around the world, when he departs on GlobalFlyer.
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/ 17 February 2005
Cabinet ministers from 11 African countries gathered in Rwanda on Thursday to flesh out details of a deal intended to end a cycle of wars, rebellions, dictatorships and poverty in central Africa’s Great Lakes region. Officials are expected to spell out how they would implement a regional pact on security, stability and development.