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/ 27 October 2003
The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has stated that there have been no disruptions at all the major airports under its authority despite the first day of strike action by members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union. An Acsa spokesperson said contingency measures were in place.
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/ 27 October 2003
A suicide bomber drove an ambulance packed with explosives into security barriers outside the international Red Cross building on Monday, and an American general said about 10 people were killed in the blast. The bombing came a day after insurgents attacked a Baghdad hotel, killing a US colonel.
Baghdad attack targets US hawk
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/ 27 October 2003
South Africa’s big four banks should comfortably reach many of the targets set out in the recently released Financial Services Charter on Black Economic Empowerment, according to investment bankers Merrill Lynch.
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/ 27 October 2003
Standard Bank has warned customers to be cautious when accepting cheques as payment for goods. This follows several cases of customers being presented with "cloned" Standard Bank cheques for second hand goods that were advertised in publications such as Junk Mail and Auto Trader.
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/ 27 October 2003
A little of Pavlov’s dog is hiding in all of us, scientists said after an experiment in which they taught human volunteers to associate abstract computer images with ice cream. During an initial training period, 13 hungry volunteers were shown abstract computer images while being exposed to the smell of vanilla or peanut butter.
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/ 27 October 2003
The United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) southern African 2003/04 regional operation is currently only 28% funded, with donor contributions of $147,9-million received compared with a requirement of $533-million, the WFP said in a statement on Monday.
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/ 27 October 2003
A director of Zimbabwe’s Daily News was arrested on Sunday, a day after police again shut down the troubled southern African country’s only independent daily newspaper. The arrest of Washington Sansole in Bulawayo came after police occupied the paper’s offices in the Harare on Saturday and briefly detained 18 staff members.
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/ 27 October 2003
Subaru’s fourth generation Legacy range was unveiled to keen viewers at the Durban Motor Show earlier this month, weeks before its official launch and will create considerable interest from two areas of the market.
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/ 27 October 2003
When writing about the newly launched Ford Ranger Super Cab we stated that because there are no rear seats fitted the bakkie is classed as a commercial vehicle, allowing VAT to vendors can claim back the tax on the vehicle, saving over R30 000. Reader James Motlanthe took us to task. Here’s the deal.
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/ 27 October 2003
After taking a walk around Hyundai’s new Terracan 4X4 at the Durban Motor Show, but before I heard its price, I reckoned that if the importers could keep the price below about R370 000 they’d be onto a very good thing.