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/ 29 January 2004
Four journalists from a Zimbabwean independent weekly accused of defaming President Robert Mugabe for reporting that he ”grabbed” a commercial plane for a holiday in Asia, appeared briefly in court on Thursday.
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/ 29 January 2004
Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal with Hezbollah on Thursday just hours after a suicide bomber killed 10 other people when he blew himself up aboard a bus close to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s official residence.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=30329">’It’s a nightmare'</a>
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/ 29 January 2004
More women than men registered to vote during the voter registration drive of January 24 and 25, and 18- to 25-year-olds proved those accusing them of apathy at least partly wrong. The Independent Electoral Commission on Thursday announced the results of the country’s second voter registration weekend.
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/ 29 January 2004
President Thabo Mbeki’s arrival at a community imbizo in Tugela Ferry near Pietermaritzburg was delayed by Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters marching in front of the presidential convoy on Thursday. The marchers chanted that they were IFP warriors and that the African National Congress, which Mbeki heads, was not welcome.
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/ 29 January 2004
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has moved to swiftly condemn the actions of what it said were opposition Inkatha Freedom Party supporters who tried to block South African President Thabo Mbeki’s entrance to an imbizo event in the troubled Tugela Ferry in KwaZulu-Natal earlier on Thursday.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=30353">IFP, ANC to discuss tension</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=30339">IFP supporters block Mbeki</a>
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/ 29 January 2004
In order to reach the top in one’s chosen career in the information technology (IT) industry, bear in mind that technical skills are now becoming almost a commodity that needs to be enhanced by polishing one’s business skills, according to Org Geldenhuys, MD at IT recruitment agency Abacus.
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/ 29 January 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) was marginally weaker in noon trade on Thursday after a roller-coaster morning on which the bourse took its cue primarily from a volatile rand. Weaker world markets were also weighing, dealers said. The rand was quoted at R6,96 to the dollar after earlier going as weak as R7,07.
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/ 29 January 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange on Thursday announced its first two listings on its AltX alternative exchange. The two companies are Beige Holdings Limited and Insure — Insurance Outsourcing Managers’ Holding Limited.
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/ 29 January 2004
At dawn, Tsitsi Savanhu wakes up her teenage daughter so that they can prepare for the 25km journey to neighbouring Mozambique. Once there, they will dig up as much ginger as possible before rivals descend to challenge their claim to certain areas.
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/ 29 January 2004
Public-service announcements featuring three “jive-talking, gaffe-prone condoms” are airing up to 20 times a day on South African television.