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/ 22 September 2003

Aids drugs delay a ‘false report’

The Ministry of Health has said good progress is being made on tabling an anti-retroviral treatment plan for South Africa. It also hit out at the media reports alleging the opposite, saying it had "noted with concern a false newspaper report that there will be a delay in the provision of anti-retroviral treatment".
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20834">Cosatu concerned about Aids delay</a>

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/ 22 September 2003

US approval for Bush falling

For the first time since the war in Iraq began, less than half of Americans say they approve of the way President George Bush is handling the situation, according to a new poll. The poll comes as the White House girds for United Nations talks to win a new resolution followed, the president hopes, by offers of troops and money.

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/ 22 September 2003

World Bank looking to revive trade talks

Industrial nations and developing countries are searching for a way to break the deadlock caused by the collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks in Cancun. Trade is the key to winning the fight against poverty, the development committee of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund has been told.

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/ 22 September 2003

Quakes rock Dominican Republic, Myanmar

A strong earthquake shook the Dominican Republic on Monday, rattling houses and sending waves of tremors that could be felt in western Puerto Rico. Another strong earthquake early on Monday rocked central Myanmar, damaging temples and a bridge, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, officials said.

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/ 22 September 2003

JSE takes knock on world markets, rand

Weaker world markets and a stronger rand sent the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) south on Monday, with gold stocks providing the sole bright spot on the back of a stronger bullion price. With the Heritage Day holiday on Wednesday and no incentive to draw buyers into the market, volumes were fairly light.

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/ 22 September 2003

Southern Africa to produce 7% of world aluminium

Southern Africa is set to increase its annual output of aluminium from 1,1-million tons to 1,384-million tons, or 7% of global output, once the expansion of the Hillside and Mozal smelters is complete in 2004, BHP Billiton Aluminium South Africa president Mahomed Seedat said on Monday. At present, Southern Africa has three aluminium smelters — […]