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/ 19 October 2004
Generations of South Africans have grown up thinking that reading is something you only do in English. But it’s high time to change all that, writes Denise Rack Louw
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/ 19 October 2004
Nigeria international goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has escaped unhurt from a car crash that killed two passengers and severely injured a third. Enyeama suffered only bruises after the car somersaulted twice as it swerved to avoid a motor bike. ”I’m lucky to be alive,” said a shaken Enyeama.
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/ 19 October 2004
Scrumhalf Michael Claassens, who could be a surprise inclusion in the Springbok rugby team, has been included in the Cheetahs squad to play the Blue Bulls in Saturday’s Currie Cup final at Loftus. The names of centre Friedrich Lombard and loose forward Ryno van der Merwe have also been added.
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/ 19 October 2004
What is immediately notable about the Pepkor black economic empowerment deal, announced last week, is that it is the first equity transaction in the retailing sector.
It has been thought, quite rightly, that retailers have little reason to do empowerment deals. Buying power, the main state lever for encouraging empowerment, doesn’t apply to retailers. But the retail sector will not always be immune to the tides of empowerment.
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/ 19 October 2004
Ray Jennings could do for cricket what Jake White did for rugby, former national cricket selector Hugh Page said on Tuesday. He said Jennings could do wonders for South African cricket, which needs a strong national coach. ”They’ve got a strong captain in Graeme Smith, and I think they could prove a good combination.”
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/ 19 October 2004
Ten years ago, English football was a different game. Fans could pay at the gate, grounds were often only two-thirds full, average attendance was 26 000 and not every Premiership stadium was all-seat. Sky Sports showed 40 live matches per season, and only on Sunday afternoons and Monday nights. But fast forward a decade and Malcolm Glazer’s bid to buy Manchester United starts to make sense.
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/ 19 October 2004
English cricketer Graham Wagg was banned for 15 months and fired by his club on Monday after testing positive for cocaine. Wagg, of English county Warwickshire, was handed the ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board disciplinary committee. Wagg was given a reduced sentence because of his age and his apology at a preliminary hearing on September 27.
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/ 19 October 2004
Domestically, Arsenal are going from strength to strength. In Europe, however, the Gunners can’t seem to maintain their brand of elegant, attacking soccer. Arsenal play Panathinaikos in Athens on Wednesday in the third rotation of the Champions League group stage.
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/ 19 October 2004
Spain’s Albert Costa needed three sets to subdue Georgia’s Irakli Labadze on Monday, the first day of the Madrid Masters where fashion models turned as many heads as the tennis by replacing the traditional ball boys and girls on the main court. Costa claimed a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory.
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/ 19 October 2004
Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has admitted testing positive for cocaine, the English Professional Footballers’ Association announced on Tuesday. The Romania forward’s admission means that the second ”B” sample will not be taken, and the 25-year-old could face a ban of up to two years.