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/ 1 December 2003
South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma is to visit the United States from Wednesday for talks with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and the UN Security Council, on UN involvement in further advancing the Burundi peace process. The deputy president is due to meet Annan and the council on Thursday.
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/ 1 December 2003
The South African rand was steady against major currencies in late afternoon trade on Monday in a quiet market. Currency traders said that the local unit’s firming trend was still intact and saw it targeting R6,30 later in the week. Traders expected expected the rand to trade in a R6,35 to R6,41 range overnight.
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/ 1 December 2003
The 32,6% year-on-year (y/y) rise in value-added tax (VAT) collections to R7,528-billion in October points to a buoyant South African economy, as VAT is a very good indicator of general economic activity. This is because VAT is levied throughout the production and distribution chain.
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/ 1 December 2003
British astronomers say that Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky, has a planetary system that is closer to our own solar system than any other so far discovered. ”Although we can’t directly observe the planets, they have created clumps in the dust around the star,” said astronomer Mark Wyatt.
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/ 1 December 2003
President Thabo Mbeki on Monday expressed his concern over the deteriorating security situation in Cote d’Ivoire and the increasing possibility of a resumption in that country’s civil war. Mbeki called on the country’s people to look past petty differences at the consequences of war for themselves and their neighbours.
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/ 1 December 2003
Most of the world’s electronic trash — especially old computers — is dumped in China, causing severe environmental problems and illnesses among residents, a state media report said on Monday.
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/ 1 December 2003
After a choppy start, the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa sailed into positive territory on Monday morning, boosted by stronger world markets and futures-related buying. Just before noon, advancers outnumbered decliners on the all-share index by almost two to one.
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/ 1 December 2003
Hefer commission evidence leader Kessie Naidu announced on Monday that he would recommend perjury charges be pressed against former City Press editor Vusi Mona. He would also ask that journalist Ranjeni Munusamy be called again to testify before the commission.
City Press’s mea culpa
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/ 1 December 2003
The African National Congress is to meet a delegation from the Sri Lankan Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Monday. The delegation will be led by the LTTE Peace Secretariat Secretary General S Puleedevan, the ANC said in a statement.
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A consortium of NGOs has challenged the South African government to legislate treatment for rape survivors who may have been exposed to HIV/Aids. The consortium said in a statement on Sunday that the government has skirted the issue of post-exposure prophylaxis.