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/ 30 January 2004
European Union antitrust officials cleared the ,5-billion merger of South Africa’s AngloGold with Ghana’s Ashanti Goldfields on Friday, a deal that will create one of the world’s top gold producers.
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/ 30 January 2004
The abduction of women and children in military conflicts in Africa is on the rise, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, the same day an international court said it will pursue Ugandan rebels for war crimes against the two vulnerable groups.
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/ 30 January 2004
Israeli forces raided the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Friday in response to a deadly Jerusalem bus bombing and blew up the house of the assailant. Ten Israelis were killed and more than 50 wounded in Thursday’s suicide attack, the deadliest in four months. Such bombings in the past triggered large-scale Israeli military raids.
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/ 30 January 2004
The Democratic Alliance on Friday called for less state intervention in the mining sector, saying it should be allowed to get on with business without government interference. DA spokesperson Ian Davidson said the proposed royalty tax on mining operations in the draft Mining Royalties Bill should be opposed.
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/ 30 January 2004
Bob Guccione is facing a battle for control of Penthouse, the magazine he founded in the 1960s as a rival to Hugh Hefner’s Playboy. Beate Uhse, the publicly quoted German company that owns a string of sex shops, has tabled a -million (£34-million) bid for General Media, which publishes the magazine.
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/ 30 January 2004
Dr Isidore Mkhize has been appointed director of the Kruger National Park, SA National Parks announced on Friday. Mkhize’s experience as former chief executive officer of Trade and Investment in KwaZulu-Natal was expected to stand him in good stead with the business modelling and strategy development programmes for the park.
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/ 30 January 2004
The Athens 2004 Olympic torch relay brings for the first time the Olympic flame to the streets of Cape Town in June this year. Beginning in early June, the Olympic flame will embark on a 21st-century-style tour that circles the earth. More than 3Â 600 torch bearers will play a part in carrying the flame.
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/ 30 January 2004
Many South Africans have singled out unemployment and crime as the most urgent issues the government should address, according to a latest SABC-Markinor survey on Friday. About 90% of the 3 500 respondents agreed that the lack of jobs needed to be addressed immediately.
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/ 30 January 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) was flat in noon trade on Friday after a volatile morning during which the rand determined the JSE’s overall direction. While a look at most sectors of the market revealed a pretty mixed bag, platinum stocks were under pressure on the back of a lower platinum price.