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/ 30 January 2004
In just 10 years arguably one of the most highly politicised generations of youth has given way to one in which apathy is unprecedented and disenchantment with politics is acute. On Thursday the Independent Electoral Commission revealed that just below half the young people eligible to register to vote had done so during the final registration drive last weekend.
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/ 30 January 2004
Rivalry in football is mainly limited to derby matches, but the African Nations Cup has an instance that dates back as far as the 1996 Cup held in South Africa.
Bafana Bafana and Nigeria are the greatest of enemies when it comes to football. On Saturday this rivalry will be renewed as both nations try to qualify for the knockout stages in the Nations cup next week.
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/ 30 January 2004
Opel is ushering in a new dimension in the rapidly growing minivan market with the new Meriva. Like bigger brother Zafira, this new five-seat minivan — with its modern design and unique flexspace seating system — sets a new benchmark in interior versatility.
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/ 30 January 2004
Zimbabwe’s coming 2003/04 maize crop is likely to produce a harvest of between 800 000 to 900 000 tons, which is 33%-38% below the country’s national cereal requirement for both human and livestock consumption, the latest Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews-Net) report says.
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/ 30 January 2004
A German court was on Friday due to pass its verdict on a self-confessed cannibal who killed and ate a man he claims was a willing victim. Armin Meiwes (42) faces a life sentence if convicted of the murder of the other man, who had responded to his advertisement on the Internet for someone prepared to be consumed.
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/ 30 January 2004
Five Saudi security agents were killed in a shoot-out with suspected terrorists in the Saudi capital as nearly two-million Muslims from around the world began the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca amid heightened security after a year of terror attacks in the kingdom.
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/ 30 January 2004
The police have opened a case of attempted murder against the man who let loose a number of venomous snakes in an Absa bank in Johannesburg on Thursday. ”Obviously the guy was cross with the bank, but he must bear in mind that someone could have been killed,” said police Superintendent Chris Wilken.
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/ 30 January 2004
The Libyan government daily Al-Zahf al-Akhdarhas been suspended for one week for suggesting that Colonel Moammar Gadaffi should no longer be referred to as the ”guide of the revolution” and should instead start behaving as a genuine head of state.
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/ 30 January 2004
Mix economics with Aids and generally my first response is a glazing of eyes, shifting of feet and quick dash to the nearest exit. But a new book makes even financially-challenged individuals like me grasp the concept of budget deficits, gross domestic product and how we can afford to pay for an anti-retroviral treatment plan, writes Nawaal Deane.
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/ 30 January 2004
Another HIV book arrives on my desk to add to the groaning pile of what I call my "HIV/Aids bandwagon" collection. But it was heartening to see the usual pitfalls being avoided in a new book called <i>Long Life</i>, a compilation of stories from 13 HIV-positive women who are refreshingly not just the subjects of an Aids book but also the authors, writes Nawaal Deane.