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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
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
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.
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/ 27 January 2004
Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice, Godfrey Chidyausiku, has ”fast-tracked” an application by the state’s media watchdog for the independent Daily News to be shut down until the courts hear a comprehensive appeal over the legality of official press controls, lawyers said on Tuesday.
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/ 27 January 2004
South Africa’s Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson has pleaded for an end to all ”comment and speculation” on Judge Siraj Desai. In a statement issued on Tuesday, he also said the question whether Desai should sit as a judge before the rape case against him was finalised was not at issue.
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/ 27 January 2004
The official opposition Democratic Alliance has reacted to what it has called newspaper speculation about the selection of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial legislature elections. The candidate list was meant to be kept under wraps until changes were made by party leader Tony Leon.
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/ 27 January 2004
And so the slaughter of elephants begins. Six adult members of a herd were gunned down in Mpumalanga last weekend and their eight babies were kidnapped for sale to exhibition parks. This recent cull and capture operation has caused alarm among animal welfare groups.
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/ 27 January 2004
Partially privatised telecommunications utility Telkom has been slammed for continued anti-competitive behaviour after it lodged an appeal against a Competition Tribunal order compelling it to hand over copies of disputed client agreements to a rival operator.