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/ 8 February 2004
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday rejected the call by Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi for a firmer grip on the leverage of power in the province. ”The polarisation of KwaZulu-Natal politics into two camps is a distressing and harmful development,” said an ACDP spokesperson.
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/ 8 February 2004
Across the United States last week thousands of Christian pastors and priests sat down in front of their television sets to watch a special hour-long broadcast on a Christian cable channel. The subject was The Passion, Mel Gibson’s controversial film about the death of Christ.
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/ 8 February 2004
Her moving account of how she raised a captive lioness before returning her to the wild made Joy Adamson a legend way beyond the African bush. But the author of the bestseller Born Free was a tyrannical employer who fired live bullets at her black African staff, according to the man who was convicted of her murder.
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/ 8 February 2004
The United Kingdom helped the United States to conduct a secret and potentially illegal spying operation at the United Nations in the run-up to the Iraq war, The Observer has reported. The operation was almost certainly in breach of the Vienna conventions on diplomatic relations.
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/ 8 February 2004
Islamic militants have conducted dry runs of a devastating new style of bombing on aircraft flying to Europe, intelligence sources believe. The tactics aim to evade aviation security systems by placing only components of explosive devices on passenger jets, allowing militants to assemble them in the air.
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/ 8 February 2004
A feast of international hockey awaits fans this week, with both the men’s and women’s national squads in action against Canada and Australia respectively. The women’s four-Test series against the powerful Australians is another chance for coach Ros Howell to fine-tune her squad for the upcoming Olympics.
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/ 8 February 2004
Vuyani ”Beast” Bungu narrowly out-pointed Takalani ”Panther” Ndlovu over 12 energy-sapping rounds to win the vacant IBO featherweight title at Carnival City in Brakpan on Saturday night. Bungu’s deserved win enabled him to scribble his name in the history books by becoming a two-times world champion.
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/ 8 February 2004
Ernie Els saw an eight-stroke lead disappear in nine holes on Sunday but the Big Easy recovered for a closing two-over 74 to beat Australian Adam Scott by one shot and win his third straight Heineken Classic. Els finished with a 20-under-par total of 268 while Scott’s closing 67 left him at 19-under 269.
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/ 8 February 2004
Roger Lemerre finally got revenge for the most embarrassing day of his career on Saturday when he guided his Tunisia team to a bad-tempered 1-0 win over Senegal and into the semifinals of the African Nations Cup. In Wednesday’s semifinal, they will take on either defending champions Cameroon or Nigeria.
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/ 8 February 2004
Benedict Vilikazi scored three goals in five minutes to spur Orlando Pirates to a commanding 5-0 win over Dynamos in a fast-paced Premier Soccer League match at Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday night. Bucs striker Bheka Phakathi scored a brace and midfielder Vilikazi scored a hat-trick between the 83rd and 88th minutes.