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/ 14 October 2003
Argentina are back in the quarterfinal hunt at the Rugby World Cup after smashing African minnows Namibia 67-14 in a Pool A match in Gosford, Australia, on Tuesday. The Pumas were far too strong for the mismatched Namibian amateurs, who were blown away by Argentina’s unstoppable forward pack.
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/ 13 October 2003
Financial services company Alexander Forbes has said no claim for payment of any amount had been made against it regarding alleged fraud during the apartheid era, following reports that American lawyer Ed Fagan is to file a -billion lawsuit against at least five companies accused of defrauding South African workers in the apartheid era.
Ed Fagan files bn SA lawsuit
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/ 13 October 2003
An international refugee rights organisation has criticised the way in which the Ugandan government carried out the relocation of Sudanese refugees from a camp in western Uganda, which ended in riots and the arrest of some refugees. ”Refugee descriptions of the move suggest that the move was neither humane nor dignified,” Refugees International said.
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/ 13 October 2003
Ahmed Qorei chaired a meeting of his emergency Cabinet in Ramallah on Monday for the first time after reluctantly agreeing to stay on as Palestinian premier until the end of the month, amid international concern over the divisions within the leadership.
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/ 13 October 2003
The Hefer Commission of Inquiry’s investigation would be incomplete without hearing evidence from Deputy President Jacob Zuma, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. ”The deputy president is inextricably linked to the investigation,” DA justice spokesperson Sheila Camerer said.
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/ 13 October 2003
The Hefer commission said on Monday it has no mandate to inquire generally into the exercise of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Penuell Maduna’s powers. This is particularly in regard to liquidations and other matters affecting the office of the Masters of the High Court.
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/ 13 October 2003
Liberia was poised on Monday for the inauguration of a transitional government after 14 years of almost uninterrupted civil war, but ordinary people had little to cheer about as hardships persisted. ”Nothing has changed, the situation is even worse for us here,” said 51-year-old Edward Konuwa.
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/ 13 October 2003
The world premiere of the only one-act play written by South African author Herman Charles Bosman is to take place at this weekend’s Bosman festival in the Groot Marico bushveld, organisers said on Monday.
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/ 13 October 2003
The African Development Bank has made a grant of ,2-million to the Inter-African Coffee Organisation to boost its capacity. The 25-nation group is to use the grant from the Bank’s development fund to improve the quality and marketing of African coffee to boost export receipts.