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/ 1 November 2003
A rightwing German MP last night faced numerous calls for his resignation after he talked of ”the Jews” as a ”nation of perpetrators” and alleged they were responsible for the deaths of millions of people during the Russian revolution. In a speech to his constituents the MP claimed that Jewish people had a ”dark side”.
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/ 1 November 2003
A new scheme aimed at ending the ”blood diamond” trade will not stop the illicit commerce that fuels conflicts across Africa, say NGOs. About 60 countries attending a three-day conference in South Africa agreed to what they call a voluntary peer review system.
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/ 1 November 2003
There are two ways of looking at South Africa’s clinical demolition of big-hitting Samoa, which saw the Springboks beat the Pacific Islanders by 60 points to 10. Either England, who only sneaked past the islanders 35-22, aren’t as good as we thought. Or the Boks, with Derick Hougaard at fly-half, are a potent weapon.
Capostagno: The brilliant Hougaard
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/ 1 November 2003
South Africa are through to the quarterfinals of the World Cup where they will play New Zealand in Melbourne. They won their final pool match 60-10 against Samoa at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Springboks were brilliant in the first half and dreadful in the third quarter.
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/ 31 October 2003
Recently an arts organisation of which I am a member received an invitation from the government to present its views at a hearing on a particular matter. There was just one problem with the invitation though. It came from the Department of Agriculture. Somehow, artists had been confused with farmers, writes Mike van Graan.
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/ 31 October 2003
With a smile, President Thabo Mbeki put his job on the line on Friday in an effort to secure the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament for South Africa. He, Deputy President Jacob Zuma and a number of Cabinet ministers had just met a five-man team of inspectors sent by the International Football Federation to assess the country’s ability to host the event.
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/ 31 October 2003
The Ekurhuleni branches of the Democratic Alliance and the African National Congress are at loggerheads over ANC stalwart Robert McBride’s appointment as chief of the Ekurhuleni metro police. His appointment was announced on Thursday, drawing immediate criticism.
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/ 31 October 2003
Maxim Vengerov was appointed Unicef Honorary Envoy for Music in 1997 at the age of 23. Today the 28-year-old travels the world drawing attention to the plight of children in troubled areas. The acclaimed violinist speaks to pianist Ingrid Hedlund.
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/ 31 October 2003
This week African National Congress provincial structures wrapped up their selection of candidates for next year’s general elections. Jaspreet Kindra looks at the ANC provincial lists and the names being mentioned in the organisation’s ranks as likely candidates to head the provinces.