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/ 22 September 2003
African religious leaders attending the <i>13th International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa</i> have admitted that their own institutions are sometimes guilty of spreading the stigma attached to HIV/Aids. They spoke of damning attitudes spread by their churches and mosques.
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/ 22 September 2003
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 — […]
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/ 22 September 2003
Divisions appeared within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the weekend as it emerged that four members of the 24-strong board refused to approve its controversial ,55-billion bailout of Argentina. The news came amid forecasts at the IMF and World Bank meetings of a recovery in the global economy.
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/ 22 September 2003
A car bomb exploded on Monday at a road checkpoint behind the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least two people and injuring 19. The blast took place two days before United States President George Bush is expected to address the UN and offer an expanded role in rebuilding Iraq.
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/ 22 September 2003
Iraq has effectively been put up for sale after the United States-backed administration unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the economy, giving foreign companies unprecedented access to Iraqi firms, which are to be sold off in a privatisation windfall.
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/ 22 September 2003
As The Netherlands announced â,¬2,5-billion over five years in education aid, South Africa said a global trade system that was "fairer" to poor countries would help even more. Ministers from the two countries sparred at a news conference regarding the United Nations goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20848">World Bank looking to revive trade talks</a>
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/ 22 September 2003
About 3 000 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa members at the Port Elizabeth-based car manufacturer Delta will embark on a strike. The union has said the company has been undermining collective agreements and legislation by pushing for abnormal working conditions.
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/ 22 September 2003
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has named a new Cabinet two days after being re-elected, replacing several key members — including his ailing finance minister — in a bid to consolidate his power and breathe new life into his promises to turn around Japan’s sickly economy.
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/ 22 September 2003
Another South African journalist is in hot water over allegations of plagiarism, this time the editor of the South African edition of glamour magazine Elle, Cynthia Vongai. Sunday also saw the final appearance in print of Darrel Bristow-Bovey, who earlier this year faced accusations of plagiarism.