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/ 19 January 2004

Racist war of the Irish gangs

Not far from the red, white and blue paving stones, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) graffiti and the ”Chinks out” notices scratched outside Chinese takeaway restaurants in south Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, Hua Long Lin was at home watching TV when a man burst in and smashed a brick into his face.

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/ 19 January 2004

Building a global resistance

In this world centred on capital, everything is for sale, everything is a commodity. Biodiversity and life forms and genes and seeds are patentable intellectual property. Water, the very basis of life, is a tradable commodity, not an ecological common or fundamental human right. Food and agriculture are not the basis of sustenance or livelihoods, but only sources of profits for agribusiness.

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/ 19 January 2004

‘Getting married is like … taking a fiver’

Andre Nel’s wife offered the paceman sound advice after they tied the knot on Saturday night: ”Let’s have a good time but not too good a time.” It appears that Deanne Nel was determined that nobody would blame the wedding for any below-par performances on Sunday, the third day of the fourth Test against the Windies at Centurion.

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/ 19 January 2004

Ntini puts the skids on the Windies

South African pace bowler Makhaya Ntini stormed to his third five wicket haul of the series on Sunday as the West Indies’ chances of saving the fourth cricket Test at Centurion nose-dived. At stumps on the third day, the West Indies had stuttered to 44 for two in their second innings after being forced to follow on.

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/ 19 January 2004

Senegal top SA 2-1

South Africa’s Mbulelo Mabizela scored an own goal in the 85th minute on Sunday as Senegal beat its visitors 2-1 in an African Cup of Nations warm-up match. Malick Diop also scored for Senegal while Siyabonga Nomvete gave Bafana Bafana an early lead.

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/ 19 January 2004

Henin-Hardenne shows no mercy

Top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne served up the dreaded double-bagel to schoolgirl Olivia Lukaszewicz as she romped into the Australian Open second round in Melbourne on Monday. The Belgian world number one showed no mercy to her 15-year-old Australian opponent.

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/ 19 January 2004

Immelman books a place in golf history

Trevor Immelman became only the seventh golfer in the history of the South African Airways Open to defend his title successfully as he played his way to a convincing three-stroke victory at Erinvale Golf Club on Sunday. Immelman closed with a 67, including a bogey at the last, to finish on 12 under par 276.

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/ 19 January 2004

Debate is on over Mashaba payout

Lawyers representing Ephraim ”Shakes” Mashaba and the South African Football Association (Safa) were expected to haggle all day over a financial settlement, the ousted Bafana Bafana coach said on Monday. The lawyer on Sunday rejected media reports that claimed Mashaba would receive a R1-million payout from Safa.

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/ 19 January 2004

Els hard on himself at Sony Open

The Big Easy had to work extra hard for his latest victory, holing a 9m birdie putt on the third playoff hole to defeat Harrison Frazar and become the first repeat winner of the Sony Open since Corey Pavin in 1987. ”A playoff at the Sony … it’s working out for me,” Els said.

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/ 18 January 2004

IFP: SA needs a democratic alternative

South Africa needs a democratic alternative to win the war against HIV/Aids, unemployment, crime, poverty and to prevent the consolidation of a one-party state, Inkatha Freedom Party president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Sunday when he unveiled his party’s manifesto and election campaign in Durban.