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/ 9 September 2003
The New National Party has renewed its call for an amnesty for people to hand in illegal firearms, saying ”rather sooner than later”. Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula has said it remained the government’s intention to reduce the number of firearms in the country, and to institute efficient regulations regarding gun ownership.
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/ 9 September 2003
More than 100 000 protected areas have been established to date across the world, according to a United Nations report released at the fifth World Parks Congress in Durban — but none of the top 10 areas listed are in Africa. Still, between 10% and 30% of some of the world’s vital natural features are now in these protected areas.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20202">Mbeki warns on guarding biodiversity</a>
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/ 9 September 2003
The King inquiry into claims of racism in rugby has been delayed by the continuing dispute over media coverage. On Monday night, Cape High Court Judge Roger Cleaver rejected the SABC’s bid for an order that they be allowed to broadcast the proceedings of the inquiry.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20199">Court rejects SABC rugby interdict bid</a>
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/ 9 September 2003
Hundreds of indigenous people from southwestern Mexico are heading for Cancun to protest the upcoming meeting of the 146-nation World Trade Organisation, which they say favours the rich over the poor.
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/ 9 September 2003
A small, low-profile university campus is set to become a test case for one of the country’s most complex tertiary education mergers. The East London campus of Rhodes University is the price Rhodes– an institution that for nearly a century has enshrined English liberal values — will pay to retain its name and base in Grahamstown. In January, the University of Fort Hare will absorb the East London campus.
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/ 9 September 2003
South Africa is in a boom period in spite of the rising value of the rand, which is increasing the price of coming here.
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/ 9 September 2003
An Indonesian court will Wednesday pass judgement on the Islamic militant accused of masterminding the bombing of two crowded Bali nightclubs, which killed 202 people last October. Investigators believe Imam Samudra is a leading member of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah.
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/ 9 September 2003
South African information technology company Intervid extended its losses in the year to June 30, with a headline loss per share of 123,5c from a loss of 44,8c a year ago. No dividend was declared.
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/ 9 September 2003
The International Bar Association has submitted to the Swazi government what legal experts are calling the most comprehensive assessment yet of King Mswati’s proposed draft constitution.
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/ 9 September 2003
The South African Revenue Service kicked off its national dispute resolution roadshow in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The roadshow will consist of a series of half-day seminars aimed at demystifying Sars’s newly formalised fast-tracked approach to tax-dispute resolution.