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/ 3 February 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) defied conventional wisdom on Tuesday by coming off its opening lows despite continued strength in the rand, which would normally weigh heavily on dual-listed and resources stocks. At midday the rand was quoted at R6,93 per dollar from R7,05 when the JSE closed on Monday.
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/ 3 February 2004
Tropical storm Elita hit the Indian Ocean island state of Madagascar early on Tuesday — returning to the country for the second time in a week — but there were no initial reports of casualties, weather officials said. Elita left two people dead and 5Â 000 homeless when it first hit the island on January 28.
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/ 3 February 2004
Companies need to understand, identify and strategically manage emerging technologies if they want to gain the competitive edge. But why is it that most business leaders fail to recognise the opportunities that new technologies give birth to?
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/ 3 February 2004
Outrage spread in the United States on Tuesday after pop star Justin Timberlake ripped off Janet Jackson’s bodice to reveal a breast during the US’s most-watched television event. The Federal Communications Commission announced an inquiry to see whether the display of flesh by Michael Jackson’s sister constituted indecency.
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/ 3 February 2004
The Boeremag’s alleged plan to take over the country would have been financed by sheep, sunflowers, someone’s retirement package and the sale of bullets. This is according to police spy Johan Smit, who claimed to have infiltrated the Boeremag’s inner circle while secretly reporting to the police.
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/ 3 February 2004
Rescue workers removed 12 bodies and 28 injured people from the rubble of an 11-storey residential building that collapsed in the central Turkish city of Konya, and work was continuing to find dozens more who were believed trapped, a local official said early on Tuesday.
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/ 3 February 2004
The last two South Africans reported missing following a stampede in Saudi Arabia have been found alive, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said the two had been found alive and well. All five South Africans originally reported missing have now been located alive.
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/ 3 February 2004
The Senate majority leader’s office apparently has suffered its second bioterror attack in three years, with another suspicious white powder delivered through the mail system — this time laced with poisonous ricin, officials said. "This is a criminal action," said Senator Bill Frist, a Republican from Tennessee.
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/ 3 February 2004
Former president FW de Klerk has lent his support to the cooperation agreement between the African National Congress and the New National Party, warning that the country’s transition has become a one-sided affair. South Africa requires a special political model based on genuine cooperation, he said.
FW de Klerk’s ‘kiss of death’
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/ 3 February 2004
Zimbabwe’s land seizures have escalated with the government’s confiscation of the country’s largest sugar producer, Hippo Valley, controlled by South African mining giant Anglo-American Corporation. President Thabo Mbeki now faces either standing up for the rights of Anglo-American or remaining silent on the land seizures.