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/ 17 November 2004
The Egyptian capital, Cairo, was plagued on Wednesday by a huge swarm of locusts, but officials claimed the situation was under control. The locusts, numbering tens of thousands, moved across Cairo’s downtown area and continued heading south toward the agricultural areas of Helwan and Giza.
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/ 17 November 2004
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will in the coming years acquire new nuclear weapon systems that other nuclear powers do not yet have and are unlikely to develop in the near future. Putin said Russia still views terrorism as the greatest threat to its national security, but should not forget about the nuclear threat.
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/ 17 November 2004
Kenyan police and unknown attackers exchanged gunfire overnight at the Nairobi residence of Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, witnesses inside his house said on Wednesday. ”I don’t know the motive of the attack, no one was hurt and that is all what I can tell you,” said a resident who asked to remain unnamed.
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/ 17 November 2004
Police in Malawi are to question former president Bakili Muluzi and the education minister over the murder of a prominent anti-government Muslim cleric two years ago, the chief prosecutor said on Wednesday. They will be quizzed as ”potential witnesses” to the murder and not as accused persons.
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/ 17 November 2004
South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance has urged Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to ask the Public Investment Commissioners (PIC) not to fund the Ngcaba-Ngonyama-Serobe consortium in its bid for the 15,1% Thintana stake in Telkom. The PIC announced its deal this week adding that it was warehousing the deal for an empowerment grouping.
Telkom deal raises Cosatu’s hackles
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/ 17 November 2004
Shares in hospital group Netcare took a pasting on the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) on Wednesday as the market absorbed disappointing results released before the opening. This was despite the fact the group had warned in a trading update last Friday that the results will not meet with expectations.
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/ 17 November 2004
South African global brands management group Barloworld had an excellent year to the end of September, and CEO Tony Phillips is equally upbeat about future prospects. "We are well on track to achieve our medium-term goal of doubling the value of the company in the four years to September 2006," Phillips said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 November 2004
They call themselves Nelson Mandela Panel Beaters and Nelson Mandela Fine Art, but other than perhaps a shared admiration for South Africa’s greatest icon, the businesses have nothing to do with him. At 86, the world’s most respected statesman is fighting to keep his good name out of the shopping malls, advertising billboards and the world wide web without his specific approval.
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/ 17 November 2004
Regina Mundi church in Soweto, Johannesburg, was on Wednesday packed with 3Â 000 volunteers and officials when the City of Johannesburg launched its World Aids Day 2004 campaign. "Prevention is still the best weapon available at this stage," mayor Amos Masondo said.
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/ 17 November 2004
Arrests are expected in a case in which police investigating a shooting and robbery at a Midrand home were themselves hijacked. Police investigating the robbery were themselves hijacked and their service pistols and unmarked car stolen when they called at the house on Monday.