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/ 30 January 2004
As Bafana Bafana prepare to meet old foes Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations, they are in need of new heroes. Whichever team wins on Saturday is likely to qualify from the group, the others will probably be booking early flights home. But Siyabonga Nomvete cannot be allowed to carry the team alone.
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/ 30 January 2004
The fast-food industry has had a bad couple of years. Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease has tainted the burger’s image, avian flu threatens fried chicken and the remorseless expansion of the Anglo-American butt makes one think twice about that 60cm pizza.
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/ 30 January 2004
Liberia’s two rebel movements have jolted the country’s fragile peace process by demanding the resignation of the head of the transitional government, Gyude Bryant. ”The Lurd and Model are vehemently and unconditionally calling for the immediate, uncompromising and peaceful removal and subsequent replacement of Gyude Bryant … the commencement of disarmament,” a statement said.
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/ 30 January 2004
South African business has become one of the 10 top investors and trading partners in Africa in less than a decade, despite the many risks and a sometimes hostile environment. Commentators insist, however, that South Africa should reciprocate by opening its markets to the continent more rapidly.
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/ 30 January 2004
A suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus in Jerusalem on Thursday, killing at least 10 bystanders and wounding about 30 in an attack outside Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s official residence, police and paramedics said. Sharon was not in the area. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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/ 30 January 2004
Honesty and empathy are rare virtues in the world of football and were even rarer after the resignation of Massimo Moratti as Inter Milan president on Monday. The news of the departure of the 58-year-old oil billionaire brought about unification in a country where conflict seems to be the oxygen upon which the game thrives.
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/ 30 January 2004
Steve McClaren’s hopes of parading Nicky Butt on the Riverside pitch before Middlesbrough’s League Cup semifinal against Arsenal on Tuesday were dashed by the midfielder’s reluctance to leave Manchester United. The player has decided he wants to remain at the club and fight for a first-team place.
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/ 30 January 2004
Brazil got themselves knocked out of the 2004 Olympics football tournament at the weekend, beaten 1-0 in Chile by a Paraguay team who will go on to join Argentina as South America’s representatives in the finals in Greece this year. There are many voices saying it would all be different if Kakà had been there.
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/ 30 January 2004
South Africa’s men’s hockey team failed to turn heaps of possession into goals on their way to a 0-0 draw against the lower-ranked Canadians in Potchefstroom on Friday morning. After enduring a scrappy opening half South Africa upped the tempo, especially in the final quarter.
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/ 30 January 2004
If there is one thing that is enjoying boom times it is the so-called Dedicated Interest Group. Adorned with inspiring names, new DIGs spring up every day. You only have to pick up a paper or watch a television news broadcast to read or hear statements from organisations like APDADGD (the Association for the Prevention of Discrimination against Diabetic Guide Dogs).