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/ 19 February 2004
The SA Communist Party (SACP) on Thursday criticised the R36 000 fine imposed on a Mpumalanga farmer convicted of killing an employee and has called on the Justice Department and the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions to appeal the decision.
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/ 19 February 2004
There are a slew of products at the American International Toy Fair that that are either smelly or just plain gross. Spin Master is offering 24 different Stink Blasters — kids can squeeze the heads of such characters as Garbage Truck Chuck or Barfin’ Ben, releasing foul smells.
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/ 19 February 2004
Ghana’s Parliament gave its long-awaited approval on Wednesday to a merger between Ashanti Goldfields and the South African-owned Anglogold that would create the world’s largest gold producer, parliamentary sources said.
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/ 19 February 2004
The controversial Lindela Repatriation Centre has again come under fire from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) after a Malawian, who has had permanent residence status in South Africa since 1997, was detained there for five days. Suzyo Kamanga’s* eyewitness account tells a horror story of assault at the centre where the only way out is through corrupt officials.
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/ 19 February 2004
Armed opponents of Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide were poised on Wednesday to make further territorial gains as a French aid group warned about a potential humanitarian disaster.
Rebels cut off Haiti’s second city
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/ 19 February 2004
The 2004 Budget is good news for aspiring homeowners, savers and pensioners, says Michael Jordaan, CEO of Customer Solutions at First National Bank. "The abolition of stamp duty on property registration will see a reduction in costs to new owners and may well result increased switching of home loans between banks," he says.
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/ 19 February 2004
The Catholic church in the United States was on Wednesday set to release church teachings on Jews and reconciliation in an attempt to cool religious passions before the release of Mel Gibson’s film about Jesus. Religious denominations are bracing for the next stage of the controversy over Gibson’s interpretations of scripture.
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/ 19 February 2004
Judith Ben-David’s plan was straightforward enough, and if it worked there would be no need for another showdown with the police. First, she and her friends would seek out the supermarket manager and make their plea. They were single mothers living off welfare, they said, and their children were hungry because Israel’s Finance Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, had slashed their benefits and told them to get jobs.
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/ 19 February 2004
"We have recovered R2-billion in the past two years from people in tax avoidance who raid the tax base to gain commercial advantage." In the week of the Budget Thebe Mabanga interviews Revenue Service chief Pravin Gordhan.
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/ 19 February 2004
With the third democratic election looming, campaigns are gaining momentum as parties position themselves to attract voters. An election presupposes choice — the right of citizens to choose their leaders. However, in South Africa, the result is a foregone conclusion: the African National Congress is going to win the election. The question is by what percentage?