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/ 27 January 2004
Last week South African President Thabo Mbeki said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF party had agreed to enter into formal talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. This may not have been true. ”Why should we be talking to them? We do not recognise them as anything,” said a Zanu-PF MP.
Mugabe confirms trip to SA
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/ 27 January 2004
The Aids Law Project has slammed suggestions that the transmission of HIV/Aids be made a crime, saying that such a move would create the dangerous impression that carriers of the virus are alone responsible for ensuring safe sex. ”It is very unrealistic to believe that a draconian law such as this will get people to test [for Aids],” it said.
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/ 27 January 2004
The fantasy epic <i>Lord of the Rings: Return of the King</i> emerged on Tuesday as the hot Oscar favourite as it earned 11 nominations for the coveted Academy Awards. South African actress Charlize Theron has been nominated as best lead actress for her role as a serial killer in <i>Monster</i>.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=30257">Charlize: Glamorous present, dark past</a>
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/ 27 January 2004
The first public verbal battles in South Africa’s election campaign between the traditional parties of the white minority have focused not on domestic economic policies or development issues — but on the perennial problem of neighbouring Zimbabwe.
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/ 27 January 2004
At least 14 people were killed, most of them policemen and firefighters, when a blazing 12-storey tower block collapsed on emergency services in a Cairo suburb, police said on Tuesday. Rescue workers pulled out the bodies of four policemen, eight firefighters and two civilians from the building which collapsed during a fire.
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/ 27 January 2004
European Union regulators are circulating a draft decision in their long-running antitrust case against US software giant Microsoft, but have yet to decide on fines, a spokesperson said.
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/ 27 January 2004
Confusion surrounds high-level talks between the Inkatha Freedom Party and an African National Congress team headed by Jacob Zuma reportedly scheduled for Tuesday. ANC national spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama said the talks were on, but his IFP counterpart Musa Zondi said he had no knowledge of them.
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/ 27 January 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) retained its softer tone at midday on Tuesday, with a firmer currency taking its toll on heavyweight rand hedge stocks. The main features in the morning session were telecommunications stocks, which continued the strength seen during Monday’s session.
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/ 27 January 2004
The existing Police Service Act will be completely overhauled by the end of 2004, Mluleki George MP, chairman of the parliamentary committee on safety and security, and Gauteng Safety and Liaison MEC Nomvula Mokonyane, said on Tuesday.
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/ 27 January 2004
An air ticket price war became evident on Tuesday when South African Airways announced it had reduced its prices, matching those of Kulula.com. The no-frills carrier, Kulula.com, which had been running its special since January 16 said it was not concerned by the SAA decision to reduce its fares.