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/ 27 January 2005

Jo’burg residents to be in the dark no longer

The Johannesburg metro has committed R500-million to deal with the recent electricity cuts in the city, the mayoral committee said on Thursday. The power cuts are largely due to old cables, illegal connections and insufficient voltage from the cables, said Brian Hlongwa, a member of the committee responsible for municipal services.

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/ 27 January 2005

Solidarity to help probe latest Sasol accident

Trade union Solidarity said on Thursday afternoon, after an emergency meeting with oil and chemicals group Sasol, that it has agreed to be part of the internal investigation following the explosion at Sasol’s Natref plant in Sasolburg on Wednesday. Seventeen people were injured in the explosion, Solidarity said.

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/ 27 January 2005

Selebi rings in National Police Day

National Police Day will be held annually on January 27, National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi said at the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the South African Police Service on Thursday. He said the anniversary is one of the milestones defining how far South Africa has come as a country.

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/ 27 January 2005

MTV launches African channel

Music channel MTV’s first pan-African music channel, the long-anticipated MTV base, launches on February 22, it was announced on Thursday. MTV base will start broadcasting with a specially recorded message from African-American rap artist Xzibit. His words of welcome will be echoed by international and African artists as well as African music fans.

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/ 27 January 2005

Lion murder accused’s bail revoked

The bail of lion-murder accused Mark Scott-Crossley’s was revoked in the Phalaborwa Circuit Court on Thursday after he was accused of intimidating a witness. Scott-Crossley is on trial for allegedly killing a former employee, Nelson Chisale, by feeding him to lions on January 31 2004.

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/ 27 January 2005

Resounding victory for Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs revived their challenge for the Castle Premiership title after a resounding 3-0 victory over Jomo Cosmos at Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng near Rustenburg on Wednesday night. A moment of silence was observed prior to the start of the game in honour of former Cosmos and Orlando Pirates midfielder Vusi Mncwango.