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/ 29 October 2003
Tens of thousands of people were made to evacuate their homes in southern California on Tuesday as 11 separate wildfires continued to burn. The state’s outgoing governor, Gray Davis, described some of the areas as a ”war zone”.
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/ 29 October 2003
The Israeli government has launched a diplomatic offensive to discourage foreign support for a groundbreaking peace initiative that its supporters say has exposed the bankruptcy of Ariel Sharon’s policies.
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/ 29 October 2003
The Ghanaian government said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell gold producer Ashanti Goldfields to South Africa’s AngloGold. The announcement was made after a cabinet meeting. The Ghanaian government holds a 16,9% golden share in Ashanti that allows it to veto any merger or takeover deal.
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/ 29 October 2003
The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the 12-year peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara for another three months, with no end to the stand-off between Algeria and Morocco in sight.
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/ 29 October 2003
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said on Tuesday it was concerned by statements attributed to National Directorate of Public Prosecutions spokesperson Sipho Ngwema in a daily newspaper. "Statements made in the <i>ThisDay</i> newspaper are inaccurate and misleading," said an NIA spokesperson.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=22774">’Flawed’ arguments</a>
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/ 29 October 2003
Don’t look now but there is not a boiling war anywhere in Africa. For the first time in years the continent that has become synonymous with conflict is enjoying a relative calm. Analysts, though not ready to hail the new dawn of peace, agree the African continent is the quietest it has been in five years
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/ 29 October 2003
With more than 400 newspapers and magazines fighting over the print sector’s R4,7-billion annual advertising pot, according to AC Nielsen’s AdEx, many South African publishers see Africa as a source of growth.
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/ 29 October 2003
Reg Rumney, founder and guiding spirit of Investing in the Future, looks back over the years to see how the awards have contributed to good corporate citizenship
in South Africa.
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/ 29 October 2003
One of the best examples of the fact that drugs will keep you alive a lot longer than jogging is the Rolling Stone’s ‘Keef’ Richards. The coolest part about his official site is that you can listen to his rambling responses to fans questions here. Or perhaps you’d be interested in what you could arrive at if you had a creative urge and access to too many bras, as one man did …
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/ 29 October 2003
When Hauwa Ibrahim first met women sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Nigeria, she felt a strong urge to offer them her services as a lawyer, even if this meant working endless hours for free. She recognised herself in the stories of poverty, repression and sexual taboos. She became Amina Lawal’s advocate.