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/ 20 February 2004
I must confess to having experienced a feeling of great personal relief when reading recent statements by our lovable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana-Sarafina-Virodene-Dlamini-Zuma. Like lots of other embittered neo-colonialists, I have come at last to realise that all the fuss and grief over Zimbabwe is little more than a white-owned, media-generated conspiracy to make an altruistic savant like President Robert Mugabe look like a deranged tosspot.
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/ 20 February 2004
The R1-billion joint venture between Econet Wireless and IT giant Altech finalised last month is likely to go down as one of the year’s biggest deals — and a surprise beneficiary stands poised to take a handsome stake. It has emerged that African National Congress spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama is part of a consortium in negotiations to buy between 15% and 20% of the newly formed telecoms giant.
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/ 20 February 2004
The March 6 executive meeting of the South African Football Association (Safa) was billed as a meeting to solve the shenanigans affecting South African soccer, but turned out to be a damp squib.
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/ 20 February 2004
<b>AUTHOR’S NOTES:</b> Deon Meyer is the author of the cop thrillers <i>Dead Before Dying</i> and <i>Dead at Daybreak</i>, first published in Afrikaans. Now translated, they show every sign of becoming an international success. His new novel, <i>Heart of the Hunter</i> is just as promising.
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/ 20 February 2004
Valentine’s Day always rings in the undeniable truth for many of us; that we are lonely, miserable creatures. Year after year the day brings no silly white teddy bears, heart-shaped chocolates, pointless arguments or breakfasts in bed. This year, however, things were different for me. I spent February 14 with a legend and she mothered me to tears, writes Fidel Mbhele of Thandi Klaasen.
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/ 20 February 2004
Norah Jones is a global phenomenon. Her 2002 debut, <i>Come Away with Me</i>, sold 18-million copies, eight million in the United States, where she receives little airplay. One theory is that her music acted as an aural balm in the wake of September 11, writes Alexis Petridis.
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/ 20 February 2004
John Does found in mine shafts, wives who knocked off their husbands, accidental spies and more, Barbara Ludman digs deep in her bag of the latest gripping crime thrillers.
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/ 20 February 2004
President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa’s most combative and enduring rulers, shows no sign of mellowing with age as he turns 80 on Saturday. In the days before his birthday, Mugabe spoke mainly of war — war against the alleged efforts of Britain and the United States to topple his regime, and war against ”economic saboteurs” at home.
Mbeki’s word on Zim is ‘meaningless’
Mugabe: ‘I’ll never be defeated’
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/ 20 February 2004
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide declared he is ready to die to defend his country against a bloody rebellion, indicating he plans to cling to power. The United States government, citing continued violence, urged Americans to leave Haiti.
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/ 20 February 2004
School principals in Lenasia are apparently flouting admission policies to keep poor children out of schools. But threatened legal action on behalf of the children has forced the Gauteng department of education to act. Almost 30 learners living in Thembelihle, a squatter camp just outside Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, have been denied access to a number of schools.