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/ 11 October 2004

Spiders scare Brits more than terrorists

Spiders, cockroaches and other creepy crawlies scare the British more than the threat of a terrorist attack, suggests an opinion poll released on Monday by a Hollywood studio. The poll of 1 000 adults, conducted at 65 locations around the nation, put insects at the top of Britain’s most-feared list, followed by the spectre of a terrorist strke.

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/ 11 October 2004

Shaik trial: Judge mulls live broadcasts

Lawyers for the state and Schabir Shaik have been arguing against allowing e.tv to broadcast live his fraud and corruption trial which started in the Durban High Court on Monday. Guido Penzhorn argued for the state that ”if it turns out that the trial was unfair then that is irrevocable damage”.

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    Union hits out at Kumba job losses

    Mining group Kumba Resources has served trade union Solidarity with notice that the group is planning to retrench at least 400 of its 9 960 workers. "We find Kumba’s insensitive actions incomprehensible. The group’s turnover for the year was R8,45-billion," Solidarity spokesperson Reint Dykema said.

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    / 11 October 2004

    Scientists find way to ‘turn off’ cancer

    Scientists in California have found a way to ”turn off” a gene that makes cancerous cells lethal. They eliminated aggressive, incurable liver tumours in laboratory mice in four weeks, they report in an advance paper in Nature on Monday. The study, based on a gene called Myc, could lead to new ways of treating cancer.

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    The coming of the smart card

    Building on its global leadership position in smart-card technology, MasterCard International on Monday launched its OneSMART MasterCard programme in Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Ninety percent of South African consumers perceive smart cards to be a far more secure way of protecting cards against fraudulent transactions.

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    Pension fund seeks to recover R1,4bn loss

    The Joint Municipal Pension Fund (JMPF) said on Monday it will seek to recover its full R1,4-billion loss suffered due to investments made by WJ Morgan & Associates, on behalf of the fund, in agricultural futures during December 2002 and January 2003. Due to the loss, the JMPF has reduced certain benefits of its active members and pensioners.

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    Piazzas before pizzas is Rome’s new war cry

    A sunny day in Rome. A table in the open with its own umbrella. A plate of pasta, a glass of wine, and a view of one of Europe’s most glorious monuments. The only problem is no one else will be able glimpse more than fragments of the monument because of all the other open-air tables, each with its own huge umbrella and bevy of customers.

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    / 11 October 2004

    What scares Brits the most?

    Spiders, cockroaches and other creepy crawlies scare the British more than the threat of a terrorist attack, suggests an opinion poll released on Monday by a Hollywood studio. The poll of 1 000 adults, conducted at 65 locations around the nation, put insects at the top of Britain’s most-feared list.