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/ 1 February 2005
A brand-new umbrella grouping of collapsed Zimbabwean banks got off to a rocky start after one of its partners went to court to try to break free from the new banking group, a daily newspaper said on Tuesday. The Royal Bank filed a suit in the Harare High Court on Monday against a central bank decision to place it under curatorship.
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/ 1 February 2005
Gauteng shebeen owners have until the end of February to apply for trading permits while they prepare themselves to comply with the province’s new Liquor Act. The Gauteng liquor licensing office extended the closing date for the application of shebeen permits from January 31 to February 28.
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/ 1 February 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, hardened by years of heckling, insults and humiliating bad hair days, had an unusual experience on Monday: a member of the public actually kissed him. "He’s got lips like a baby, they’re very soft," said Jean Peterson (42), as if faintly surprised they were not made of solid British steel.
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/ 1 February 2005
Formula-one chief executive Bernie Ecclestone had his moment last month, persuading Ferrari to break from the other nine teams and sign a long-term deal to stay with his series. By getting Ferrari to commit until 2012, Ecclestone hopes to head off an aggressive bid from rival GPWC.
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/ 1 February 2005
The corruption scandal engulfing the Bundesliga shows no sign of dying down with bookmaker Oddset accusing the German Football Federation of failing to heed a tip-off they gave on August 23 of last year. That was two days after SC Paderborn’s 4-2 win over SV Hamburg in the league cup — one of the four matches Berlin official Robert Hoyzer has since admitting to manipulating.
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/ 1 February 2005
Organisers of the Rally of Visaginas on defended themselves on Monday, saying safety precautions were adequate for the weekend event despite a crash which killed one bystander and left nine others hospitalised. Tomas Baltramiejunas veered off the road and crashed into an area for spectators on Saturday.
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/ 1 February 2005
Listed black economic empowerment fishing, medical equipment and information technology group Sekunjalo Investments has acquired 81,56% of the entire issued capital in the computer company Synergy Computing. The acquisition of Synergy boosts Sekunjalo’s strategic growth in its IT portfolio
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/ 1 February 2005
Daimler Chrysler received a gentle tap on the wrist from Tokyo Sexwale on Monday for implying that he also owned one of their R3-million luxury Maybach vehicles. This contrasts with fellow businessman Cyril Ramaphosa’s response, which was to slap a law suit on the company.
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/ 1 February 2005
The Sudanese government should be referred to the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur, a United Nations-commissioned report has concluded. But the study, which is expected to be debated by the UN security council on Tuesday, falls short of describing the situation in the western region of Sudan as genocide.
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/ 1 February 2005
Paul Sakajian was holding his video camera and jumping up and down. ”Oh my God, he is in that car. Damn that tree,” he said as his view was blocked at the crucial moment. Sheltered from the morning sun by a black umbrella and greeted by Thomas Mesereau, his lawyer, Jackson loped into the court wearing a white suit.