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/ 11 September 2003

A natural synergy

Vodacom, SABMiller, First National Bank, Supersport, BMW and Anglo American are some of the 17 national and transnational companies that have thrown their weight and cash behind the effort to bring the World Cup to South Africa. An estimated 129 000 jobs will be created — granted that some will be temporary.

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/ 11 September 2003

Plight of the night commuters

As the sun goes down in northern Uganda, the roads leading into Gulu fill up with thousands of children. According to a recent Human Rights Watch report, the Lord’s Resistance Army has abducted an estimated 5 000 children since June last year and 20 000 since the war began in 1986.

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/ 11 September 2003

Classy — but will it pull ads?

While the fifth "dummy edition" of <i>ThisDay</i>, SA’s long-awaited upmarket daily newspaper, has generated a great deal of nods of approval regarding its editorial range, story treatment and design elements, there are serious misgivings about the business model.

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/ 11 September 2003

SA has the edge

Once again the spotlight will shift from the sports fields into the boardrooms as Fifa seeks to find a host for the 2010 World Cup. The world soccer federation starts its rotation system with Africa being the first beneficiary. Merryman Kunene assesses the six African contenders to host the 2010 tournament.

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/ 11 September 2003

In the name of the father

Baldwin Tshiakale lost his fight against Earl Morais for the South African cruiserweight title last month, but boxing aficionados were not the only ones interested in the bout. For Tshiakale was previously known as Baldwin Hlongwane. According to his promoter, the boxer had recently married and decided to adopt his wife’s surname.