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/ 3 December 2004
The Cape High Court’s rejection of the medicines appeal bid would not affect the Supreme Court of Appeal hearing, the Pharmaceutical Society of SA said on Friday. ”We note the judgement, also again that it’s a split decision,” said PSSA executive director Ivan Kotze.
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/ 3 December 2004
An independent candidate running for next week’s parliamentary polls in Taiwan stripped to his underwear on Friday as a gimmick to attract attention on television.
Chen Sheng-chun succeeded in getting the much-needed media attention by taking off his suit and giving his political views in front of TV cameras.
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/ 3 December 2004
Jonathan Hyslop has done a remarkable job piecing together the life of Bain in his book <em>The Notorious Syndicalist</em>. He has brilliantly integrated literary studies, history of the British empire and a range of other related disciplines to create a rich, finely textured work, writes Anthony Egan.
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/ 3 December 2004
For those who are fascinated by South African history and political biography, several books offer excellent prospects for a "comradely Christmas".
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/ 3 December 2004
As the festive season approaches, world publishing displays its finery, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the cookery book industry. The stars and their publishers fight for display space with gaudy dollops of ink. The texts come from deep within the psyches of the sensitive celebrity chefs (and their ghostwriters), each one giving more than they’ve ever had to give.
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/ 3 December 2004
Always combative, conservative commentator RW Johnson gives an historical overview of this country’s past and a summation of his views on its present in South Africa: The First Man, the Last Nation (Jonathan Ball). Johnson argues that since 1994 crime, unemployment, inequality and Aids have flourished in President Thabo Mbeki’s South Africa, and he delivers […]
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/ 3 December 2004
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (Unmee) began scaling down the size of its force this week, a spokesperson announced. On September 14, the UN Security Council extended Unmee’s mandate until March next year but called for a reduction in its size, so as to reduce its annual budget of around -million.
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/ 3 December 2004
The commander of a paramilitary group backed by Zanzibar’s ruling party was stabbed to death following several days of violence related to voter registration on the semi-autonomous archipelago, police said Friday. An unidentified assailant killed Ayoub Mohammed Suleiman, the commander of the Volunteer Group on the northern island of Pemba, on Thursday night in the main town of Chake Chake, said police commander Faraji Kayuga.
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/ 3 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange was weaker in noon trade on Friday, with lower commodity prices sending heavyweight resources stocks tumbling. Profit taking was also seen in some of the industrials and financials that enjoyed a strong run earlier in the week.
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/ 3 December 2004
Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, who is stepping down after 42 years in politics and at the forefront of a liberation struggle against Portuguese rule, says although he wants to ”be free” now, he will be on call to help resolve ”terrible problems” anywhere in the world.