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/ 10 October 2003
South Africa soccer coach Ephraim ”Shakes” Mashaba has only two months to finalise the list of 22 players who hope to restore South Africa as the best team in the African Nations Cup, to be played in January in Tunisia. The task is compounded by the unavailability of players and few preparation matches.
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/ 10 October 2003
The Rugby World Cup kicked off in Sydney on Friday with an atmospheric ceremony featuring Aboriginal bush spirits, a fireworks spectacular and giant inflatable rugby fans. More than 83 000 real fans turned out in blustery conditions at Sydney’s Olympic stadium.
World Cup opening: As it happened
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/ 10 October 2003
The Rugby World Cup opening ceremony on Friday in Australia was a spectacular feast of dancing, singing and costumes — or was it? Read our blow-by-blow account of cheap symbolism, Celtic folk, traditional Aboriginal instruments and giant rugby players suffering from rickets.
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/ 10 October 2003
Australia began their quest to win back-to-back Rugby World Cup crowns here on Friday with a faltering performance to defeat jittery Pool A opponents Argentina 24-8. Tries from wingers Wendell Sailor and Joe Roff and four penalties from Elton Flatley saw the 1999 champions off the mark in front of 81 350 spectators at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium, a record World Cup crowd.
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Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel has extended the deadline for obtaining capital gains tax (CGT) valuations to September 30 2004, auditing firm KPMG said on Thursday. KPMG also reminded its customers that valuations of assets acquired before October 1 2001 had to be done before September 30 2003.
The Department of Defence has denied discriminating against people living with HIV/Aids, saying there is no ban on such individuals doing civilian jobs in the military. Some organisations have expressed outrage over a statement by Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota that the army could not accept people living with HIV/Aids.
South Africa effectively has two economies and interventions made in the last nine years of democracy have addressed only one of these, said South African President Thabo Mbeki on Thursday. Speaking at a Black Management Forum conference, Mbeki used a double-storey house as a metaphor for the South African economy.
Mining magnate Brett Kebble announced on Thursday he is instituting legal action against Bulelani Ngcuka, following allegations of fraud made against him by the head of the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions. He said the allegations stem from a July 24 meeting Ngcuka held with editors.