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/ 4 February 2004
Zimbabwe striker Peter Ndlovu says fans back home can be proud of the departing Warriors’ first-ever showing in the African Cup of Nations. Zimbabwe beat Algeria 2-1 in their final match on Tuesday, but finished last in Group C behind defending champion Cameroon, Algeria and four-time former champ Egypt.
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/ 4 February 2004
Eight years after clinching an emotional African Nations Cup crown, South Africa, shattered by player revolts and by a catastrophic build-up, are likely to be knocked out of the tournament by Morocco. Bafana Bafana need to beat the Atlas Lions by four clear goals to make the next stage.
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/ 4 February 2004
The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have lashed out at AngloGold following the death of two miners at TauTona mine near Carletonville on Wednesday morning. Two miners were also injured in the accident.
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/ 3 February 2004
South Africa is to get an initial -million (R275,86-million) from a sum of ,4-billion approved by the US Congress to fight HIV/Aids in 14 countries. The money forms part of an emergency plan for Aids relief for African and Caribbean countries announced by US President George Bush last year.
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/ 3 February 2004
A new, verbal way to send messages via the GSM network that does not require users to type in a SMS is here, Swedish-based telecommunications giant Ericsson has announced. And, like current text-based SMSs, it costs less than a cellphone call.
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/ 3 February 2004
Pretoria treason trial Judge Eben Jordaan’s patience has been tried with yet more complaints from the 22 Boeremag trialists accused of plotting to overthrow the African National Congress government. ”I’m sick and tired. This trial must go on and finish. It cannot be railroaded by these small upsets,” he said on Tuesday.
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/ 3 February 2004
About 40 people were feared dead on Tuesday after a ferry sank on stormy Lake Albert near Uganda’s border with Congo, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. A boat crammed with about 80 passengers and piles of goods capsized on Monday just south of Panyimur landing site, about 280km northwest of Kampala.
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/ 3 February 2004
Many people were feared killed in fresh violence near Port Harcourt, the oil-rich southern Nigerian city, at the weekend, police and press reports said on Tuesday. Fighting broke out when one street gang launched a reprisal attack on suspected members of another gang.
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/ 3 February 2004
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) intends recommending the minister of justice closes a loophole used to contest legislation that the AFU uses to assist other countries by freezing proceeds of crime hidden in South Africa. ”In many cases the international cooperation in criminal matters law is fairly ineffective,” said AFU head Willie Hofmeyr.