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/ 20 December 2003
After ending the past century on a somewhat civilised note and putting in place systems to deter killing, we have entered the 21st century a killing species. And in this, the fourth year of the century, we find ourselves as a human race taking a gigantic step backwards, writes Mondli Makhanya.
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/ 20 December 2003
High-ranking rugby administrators in South Africa fear that rugby boss Brian van Rooyen, with the backing of Louis Luyt, is planning to dissolve SA Rugby in a bold attempt to increase his own powers, the Weekend Witness reported on Saturday.
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/ 19 December 2003
South African marine conservation is to get a Christmas present — the first cheque from the sale of confiscated perlemoen (abalone) on the international market. The money will be welcome — as the funds will be paid into the Marine Living Resources Fund in December.
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/ 19 December 2003
Having outdone itself in the number of Cabinet posts given to women ministers, the African National Congress now has a real chance of showing that it is sincere about allowing women to take the lead in its provincial structures. The ANC says it aims to meet the objectives of adding fresh blood and balancing gender representation when appointing premiers.
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/ 19 December 2003
Why has the printed edition chosen the theme 2014, not 2004, the 10th anniversary of democracy? Next year will certainly be a milestone for South Africa — 10 years of freedom, but the 20th anniversary of democracy in 2014 is going to be the watershed year. Watch this space as we bring you our forecasts over the next two weeks.
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/ 19 December 2003
A high court judge in the western city of Bulawayo on Friday ruled that Zimbabwe ‘s Daily News, the country’s sole independent daily voice, be allowed to publish again after being banned by authorities since September.
Mbeki praised, criticised
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/ 19 December 2003
The Democratic Alliance on Friday criticised President Thabo Mbeki for his continued stance of ”appeasement” towards Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. However, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Njongonkulu Ndungane took an opposite view and congratulated Mbeki on his new initiative.
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/ 19 December 2003
South Africans who have been searching for loved ones who went missing during the apartheid era have appealed directly to President Thabo Mbeki on Friday to help locate their family members.
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/ 19 December 2003
Here is a book to make your blood boil. It is an account of the cynical misuse of power, the destruction of sovereign states, the undermining of democracy, contempt for basic human rights, and the relegation of the vast majority of humanity to the status of ‘unpeople’, writes Anthony Egan of John Pilger’s latest work.
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/ 19 December 2003
Amos can talk about her love of Led Zeppelin being a result of her eastern Cherokee genes and, before you know it, you’re discussing land rights. Soulful folk diva Tori Amos talks to Will Hodgkinson.