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/ 12 December 2003
Pollution is making British Christmas trees bushier, and thus more desirable to the traditional customer, according to a study published in this week’s New Scientist. The traditional layered tree, shaped like a wedding cake, is slowly giving way to one that is squat and bushy, owing to extra nitrogen in the air.
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/ 12 December 2003
The satirical Cape Town T-shirt company Laugh It Off (LIO) has won the latest round of its court battle with multinational beer giant SABMiller. Cape High Court Judge Roger Cleaver on Friday rejected with costs a bid by SABMIller to force LIO to put up R350 000 in security ahead of an appeal court case expected to be heard in 2004.
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/ 12 December 2003
The Health Ministry of the Republic of Congo reported on Thursday that the current ebola outbreak in the country’s northwestern Cuvette Ouest Department is stabilising, with 29 deaths among 42 registered cases to date. Since December 2 no further deaths had been registered in the two worst-affected villages.
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/ 12 December 2003
Africa, the instigator of the world’s first information technology summit, wanted rich countries to put their money where their mouths are to develop its nascent technology, but its delegates were leaving the three-day meeting on Friday with only vague promises.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3_fl2.asp?o=38626">WSIS special report</a>
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/ 12 December 2003
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Clark contests mainstream Hollywood’s view of the world, where you can have as much sex and violence as you like as long as it’s packaged with a join-the-dots moral lesson, writes Shaun de Waal of Ken Park.
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/ 12 December 2003
”Dear Santa, We received your encrypted fax asking for payment in exchange for gifts of our choice as the arts sector. We’ve referred the matter to the National Arts Council, and they’ve promised to process the payment as soon as they have verified your existence”, reads Mike van Graan.
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/ 12 December 2003
It is that time of year again, and the Mail & Guardian will as always rise to the occasion. Next week our bumper end-of-year edition will be out on Friday. Cutting-edge analysis, in-depth features, incisive wit and sophisticated charm pack its pages.
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/ 12 December 2003
The widely welcomed agreement between pharmaceutical companies and the state’s competitions body — to issue multiple generic licences for anti-retrovirals (ARVs) — will increase supply and decrease prices of these life-saving drugs.
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/ 12 December 2003
The new Gauteng ”one-stop” shelter for victims of domestic and sexual abuse is a remarkable initiative in the battle against such abuse. But cultural preconceptions may mean it is less effective than it could be.
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/ 12 December 2003
There is an urgent need for local suppliers of anti-retrovirals (ARVs), according to people living with HIV/Aids, pharmacies and manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline. This was highlighted by shortages this week in the supply of ARVs to South Africa.
New deal will open generic market