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/ 26 January 2004
The gloves have come off in the African bid to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Earlier this month Egypt tried to have the South African bid red-carded by fabricating a slanderous statement by Speaker Frene Ginwala. The Egyptian minister responsible for this furiously rowed back from his allegations, but the damage has been done.
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/ 26 January 2004
A question put to me by a radio talk-show host last week suggested that the government’s publication of regulations to keep down medicine prices was an election ploy intended to win over voters. It would be rather stupid of the government not to do this before the election. But the truth is it’s been a long time coming.
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/ 26 January 2004
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new SLK-Class two seaters. More attractive, more powerful and with more of a sports car feel than its predecessor, the new SLK offers a choice of three new engines with output extending from 120 kW to 265 kW.
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/ 26 January 2004
Morocco and Nigeria, who meet in a Group D tie on Tuesday, will be using the 2004 African Nations Cup to relaunch their international status following a steady decline in fortunes.
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/ 26 January 2004
There isn’t a country on God’s earth that is not caught in the cross hairs of the US cruise missile and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chequebook. Argentina’s the model if you want to be the poster-boy of neo-liberal capitalism, Iraq if you’re the black sheep. But it will take people, not governments, to challenge the US’s
new era of Imperialism.
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/ 26 January 2004
Five years ago Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was being compared to Nelson Mandela. He had transformed a country on the brink of civil war, sickened by eight years of Idi Amin and horrified by the corruption and excess of Milton Obote. Museveni loomed large regionally, now he appears set to commit the cardinal sin of politics — Constitution-tampering.
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/ 26 January 2004
The Boeremag treason trial resumes on Monday after a break of about two-months. The accused are standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup d’etat as members of the right-wing Boeremag organisation. They face 42 charges ranging from murder to treason, terrorism, sabotage, and arms and explosives violations.
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/ 26 January 2004
The Dutch wrapped up their tour of South Africa with a hard-fought 1-0 win in the second men’s hockey Test at Hartleyvale in Cape Town on Monday. Both teams took a step down from the intensity of Sunday’s game. South Africa started positively, but the visitors seized the initiative.
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/ 26 January 2004
Benfica’s Hungarian international striker Miklos Feher collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during the Portuguese giants league game on Sunday against Vitoria. Feher was stretchered off the pitch after he collapsed after being given a yellow card during the game which Benfica won 1-0.
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/ 26 January 2004
Defending champions Cameroon, bidding for their third successive African Nations Cup crown and fifth in all, suffered a setback in their opening match of the 2004 tournament on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Algeria in Sousse.