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/ 13 December 2004
Wangari Maathai, civil activist recently turned politician, now has another role to fill: Nobel Peace Prize-winner. The Kenyan was officially awarded the prize on Friday at a ceremony in Oslo. Thrust suddenly into the limelight like never before, the 64-year-old Kikuyu woman has taken it all on with grace and good humour.
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/ 13 December 2004
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised Thierry Henry’s speed of thought after the striker stroked home a quick free-kick that helped champions Arsenal to a 2-2 draw against Premiership leaders Chelsea at Highbury on Sunday. Chelsea’s Portuguese boss, Jose Mourinho, claimed the goal should have been disallowed.
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/ 13 December 2004
A Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) document released last week on the state of the Tripartite Alliance is somewhat misleading and has a number of flaws. We wonder what serves as Cosatu’s political point of reference in dealings with its alliance partners, writes Kgalema Motlanthe, the African National Congress secretary general.
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/ 13 December 2004
FC Porto of Portugal defeated Once Caldas of Colombia 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw to win the last edition of the Intercontinental Cup in Japan on Sunday. In an amazing penalty shoot-out each side scored seven and missed one before Colombian defender John Edwin Garcia blasted over the bar, allowing Pedro Emanuel to slot home the winner for the European champions.
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/ 13 December 2004
Neither lightning nor rain was able to save England from defeat on the third day of their warm-up match against South Africa A at Sedgars Park on Monday. South Africa A needed just 30 overs to win the match by seven wickets and give South Africa a psychological edge ahead of the first Castle Lager/MTN Test in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
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/ 13 December 2004
Real Madrid and Real Sociedad will complete their suspended game on January 5, Spain’s football federation said on Monday. The match was stopped on Sunday when a bomb threat emptied Santiago Bernabeu stadium with three minutes to play and the scored tied 1-1. About 70 000 fans and players cleared the stadium.
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/ 13 December 2004
Blood is a perennial metaphor, in all kinds of literature, for the well-being or otherwise of humanity, such as it is. No surprise. Without blood, we’re dead.
Blood has popped up as another kind of metaphor, with knobs on, in the fairy tale politics of South Africa last week.
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/ 13 December 2004
Water users in the Cape Metropolitan Area have had to comply with serious water restrictions since the beginning of October. The Berg Water Project aims to provide them with a sustainable water resource, Earthyear takes a look.
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/ 13 December 2004
Mamelodi Sundowns narrowly beat Silver Stars 1-0 in a Castle Premier League encounter played at the HM Pitje Stadium in Mamelodi on Sunday. The Brazilians secured this important victory via Thabiso Rammile’s first-half goal from close range after the visitors failed to clear the danger in the box.
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/ 13 December 2004
Bush Bucks enjoyed their second win under new coach Bruce Grobbelaar when they edged ahead 1-0 against Bloemfontein Celtic in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Bucks’ Jonathon Armogam drove a low, powerful shot home in the 29th minute after collecting a superb pass from Edmore Mashiri.