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/ 26 October 2004
The chemical industry has consistently maintained that regulatory best practice comprises unambiguous requirements set out in legislation, supported by compliance assessment and sanctions for non-compliance. In our ongoing series on proposed changes to environmental impact assessment regulations, Laurraine Lotter gives the chemical industry’s view.
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/ 26 October 2004
August brought a breakthrough for conservation in Africa when the governments of Malawi and Zambia concluded an agreement for the creation of new transfrontier conservation areas that will eventually cover 33 000km2.
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/ 26 October 2004
The national broadsheet <i>ThisDay</i> did not appear on Tuesday morning. <i>ThisDay</i> editor Justice Malala called the newspaper’s staff together after 6pm on Monday and told them that the publication would not be on the streets on Tuesday. Staff members were to meet later on Tuesday to be informed about their future.
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/ 26 October 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange bounced into the black at the opening on Tuesday, buoyed by a softer rand and a rebound on world markets. Early volumes were light as the market awaited Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
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/ 26 October 2004
Voters in Botswana go to the polls this week to elect a new parliament and local government. The diamond-rich nation will become the first to test a new electoral code of conduct adopted by the Southern African Development Community in August. In many respects, however, this will simply be a dress rehearsal for the tougher challenges that the code is certain to face in the months ahead.
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/ 26 October 2004
The old man’s rough brown hands clutch a pile of purple animal entrails that steam in the morning chill. As he staggers away, one of the young Somali slaughterers waves a dagger, and explains: "It’s all he can afford. We are all poor here. But he is the poorest. The old one has no money for good food." The election of an interim president is cause for optimism, but Somalia’s dispossessed have nothing to return to.
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/ 26 October 2004
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, is in danger of assassination at the hands of Jewish extremists, according to Shimon Peres, the leader of the country’s Labour Party. The atmosphere in Israel was similar to the political turmoil of 1995 when Yitzhak Rabin, then prime minister, was murdered by a religious nationalist, he said.
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/ 26 October 2004
Lake Victoria has long been a name to conjure with. The world’s second-largest fresh water lake, it stretches out endlessly — rippled by the breeze that characteristically blows over the lake. Up to 30 million people live along Victoria’s 3Â 500-kilometre shoreline, which is shared by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. But alarm bells are being sounded about the effect their activities are having on the lake.
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/ 26 October 2004
The 2004 formula-one season was a case of one red car beating another red car as Michael Schumacher and Ferrari ran their rivals ragged. In capturing 13 of the 18 grands prix, Schumacher surpassed even his highest standards to waltz off with his seventh world title with four legs of the season to go.
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/ 26 October 2004
We’re coming up to the time of Samhein, All Hallows’ Eve, or just plain Halloween to you: October 31. Therefore, you need a big pumpkin, a sharp knife (no, don’t get the wrong idea) and a couple of hours to settle in, get comfy and make yourself the mother of all cool-looking Jack O’Lanterns, to put in your window to freak out the neighbours. Ian Fraser has some tricks and treats in his goodie bag this week.