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/ 16 February 2005
Microsoft will offer consumers who use its Windows operating system free software to battle spyware and eventually antivirus software, chairperson Bill Gates said on Tuesday. Gates said that Microsoft is on track to deliver an antivirus product to consumers by the end of the year, following its acquisition of
Sybari Software.
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/ 16 February 2005
Two men were arrested late on Tuesday after chemicals used for drug manufacture were found in a Joubert Park church, Johannesburg police said. Superintendent Mary Martins-Engelbrecht said on Wednesday the members of the organised crime unit raided the Cathedral of Christ the King church after receiving information.
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/ 16 February 2005
Global sales of personal computers are expected to grow nine percent in 2005, a cooler rate than the 11,6% growth pace of 2004, a market research firm said on Tuesday. Gartner projected worldwide PC shipments of 199-million units in 2005, from 183-million units in 2004.
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/ 16 February 2005
A Cape High Court judge on Tuesday dismissed an urgent application by former Beaufort West mayor Truman Prince seeking to prevent the broadcast of a television programme allegedly implicating him in child prostitution. The programme deals with prostitution in rural areas and specifically young women who ply their trade to truck drivers.
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/ 16 February 2005
Students threatened to render Tshwane University of Technology ungovernable on Wednesday after talks with management over fees fell through. Unrest has broken out on the university’s Ga-Rankuwa campus, said a university spokesperson who would not elaborate. The protest started spreading through the university’s six campuses on Wednesday.
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/ 16 February 2005
Donations from KwaZulu-Natal intended for tsunami-hit countries will instead be diverted to poor people in the province, the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) said on Wednesday. Acsa spokesperson Chris Jacobs. He said 80 out of 120 tonnes of aid are still in storage in Durban and donors will meet on Thursday to discuss distribution.
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/ 16 February 2005
Global resources group BHP Billiton on Wednesday climbed to an all-time high on the JSE Securities Exchange of R80 a share on better-than-expected interim results. At 9.10am, BHP Billiton was quoted at R79,85 rand, up 2,7% or R2,10 from the stock’s previous close of R77,75.
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/ 16 February 2005
New Zealand and Australia square off in a Twenty20 cricket match in New Zealand on Thursday, useing the new rapid-fire form of the game to try to ignite interest in their upcoming series that includes five one-day internationals and three Tests. New Zealand, ranked second in the world in limited-overs cricket, go into the series plagued with injuries.
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/ 16 February 2005
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) remained in the black at midday on Wednesday, led by resources — particularly BHP Billiton — and banking and financial counters.
The firmness came despite the strong rand, which moved below the R6 per dollar level overnight. By noon, the all-share index was up 0,49%,
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/ 16 February 2005
Lions captain Wikus van Heerden became the first Lions player to win the coveted player of the year award for the second consecutive year at the Golden Lions Rugby Union’s annual awards dinner held at Ellis Park Stadium on Tuesday night. The award for most promising player went to Bryan Habana.