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South African Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Ronnie Kasrils has demanded that the Israeli government reverse "all unilateral actions [against the Palestinians] including the separation wall". Kasrils arrived in the Middle East on February 13 after receiving an invitation from Palestinian Agriculture Minister Rawhi Fattouh.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?ao=31351">Israeli president defends barrier</a>
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Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon might not get his wished-for televised debate with President Thabo Mbeki, but the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal is prepared to take him on publicly, it said on Tuesday.
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The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) ticked up on bullish sentiment on Tuesday, especially toward the major resources groups such as BHP Billiton and Anglo American (Anglo). At noon, the all-share index was up 0,91%, while industrials and financials were 0,74% and 0,41% firmer respectively.
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Agriculture ministers of eight of the 14 member nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have called on their governments to increase allocations to agriculture. The eight want the allocations upped to at least 10% of national Budgets.
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Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel is expected to announce a rise of about 10,8% in excise duties on tobacco products — or 42 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes — when he unveils the Budget for 2004/05 in Parliament on Wednesday. He is also expected to announce substantially higher increases in excise duties on alcoholic beverages.
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The leaders of Yemen and Saudi Arabia are due to meet on Tuesday in an effort to settle a dispute over a security barrier the Saudis are building along their shared frontier. Saudi Arabia, which is battling against insurgents sympathetic to Osama bin Laden, says the barrier will stem the flow of militants and weapons from its southern neighbour.
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India and Pakistan raised new hopes of a historic peace accord yesterday when officials from the two countries met in Islamabad to discuss the terms for fresh negotiations. The renewed peace process comes two-and-a-half years and one major military stand off after the last round of talks collapsed over the disputed region of Kashmir.
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A survey of child sex abuse claims against the Catholic church in the United States has uncovered thousands more cases than previously believed, according to a draft report leaked to the media on Monday.
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The woman at the centre of rumours that the Democratic frontrunner, John Kerry, had an extramarital affair broke her silence on Monday, insisting she had never been romantically or professionally involved with him.
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The New National Party in the Western Cape on Tuesday became the first of the party’s provincial structures to release its candidates lists for the coming elections. Party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk tops both the national and provincial lists by virtue of his position as provincial leader.