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/ 11 August 2004

Poisoned oranges for the streets of Soweto

The Boeremag wanted to throw poisoned oranges in the streets of Soweto as part of its strategy to create chaos in the country, the Pretoria High Court heard on Wednesday. Free State potato farmer Henk van Zyl testified about events leading up to "Operation Popeye", a trigger for a Boeremag plan to take over the government.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=120126">Boeremag had breeding plans</a>

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/ 11 August 2004

Mboweni to decide on rand’s strength

The interests of the country will be central to any decision on the strength of the rand, South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday.
He was addressing mine and textile workers protesting in Pretoria against job losses resulting from the currency’s strength.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=120185">Union asks for urgent rand summit</a>

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/ 11 August 2004

Britain gets the naked truth

Stripped-down news anchors posed outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday to launch the latest addition to Britain’s competitive news media — <i>Naked News</i>. The revealing format, in which anchors disrobe while reading a digest of news, sports and entertainment, is due to begin broadcasting on Monday.

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/ 11 August 2004

Ostrich culling continues — in secret

A 24-hour hotline for concerned members of the public and farmers became operational on Wednesday, as the culling of thousands of ostriches entered its second day in the Eastern Cape. A media photographer was earlier on Wednesday turned away from a farm where the culling of the infected birds is taking place.