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/ 24 January 2005

New NPA chief ‘a disciplined revolutionary’

The African National Congress Youth League has welcomed the appointment of advocate Vusumzi ”Vusi” Pikoli as South Africa’s new National Director of Public Prosecutions — taking over from Bulelani Ngcuka. The youth league said: ”Vusi is a seasoned cadre of the movement, a former leader of the ANC Youth League, a disciplined revolutionary.”

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/ 24 January 2005

Mask fetish lands ‘menace’ in jail

A British man with a sexual fetish for tie-on surgical masks was jailed on Thursday for telephoning hospitals and dental surgeries around the country to ask for supplies to be sent to him. The judge called Norman Hutchins "manipulative and deceptive" and a "menace to anyone involved in medical or dental institutions".

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/ 24 January 2005

Report: 2005 is year to act for leaders and business

The world’s leaders are breaking their solemn promises to tackle global problems from poverty and peace to environmental protection, a new report issued on Monday by the World Economic Forum indicates. The report by the forum’s Global Governance Initiative assesses the efforts of the world’s governments and corporations over the past year.

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/ 24 January 2005

Frenchman rescued after weeks in caves

A 48-year-old Frenchman who went missing last month has been found emaciated but alive in an underground cave system where he spent 35 days in pitch blackness eating nothing but wood and clay, police said on Sunday. "It was truly terrible fumbling around with nothing to eat," Jean-Luc Josuat-Verges said.

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/ 24 January 2005

Accused pleads guilty in lion murder case

The trial of the three men accused of throwing a man to his death in a lion’s den was adjourned on Monday morning when the first of the accused pleaded guilty, contrary to his lawyer’s instructions. Richard ”Doctor” Mathebula told the court: ”I would say I plead guilty because I followed instructions given to me by my employer.”