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/ 4 September 2003
The Democratic Alliance (DA) launched its broad-based empowerment policy — which is based on merit instead of race — in Crossroads, Cape Town on Thursday.
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/ 4 September 2003
Kurdish security forces on Thursday foiled a major bomb plot with 1,2 tonnes of explosives hidden in three rubbish skips, including one left on a key bridge of northern Iraq oil centre Kirkuk. The discovery added new urgency to United States efforts to boost security forces to counter what officials call a growing terrorist threat.
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/ 4 September 2003
The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) signed a -million syndicated term loan with international commercial banks on Thursday.
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/ 4 September 2003
The SACOB Business Confidence Index, BCI, reached a new record level of 110,9 in August, the SA Chamber of Business said on Thursday.
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/ 4 September 2003
Severe acute respiratory syndrome had served as a stern warning to Africa, delegates at the Africa regional meeting of the World Health Organisation in Johannesburg heard on Thursday.
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/ 4 September 2003
Department of Labour officials like to arrive in style, a claim borne out by the 68% increase in vehicle costs, including chauffeur services, incurred by the department over the past financial year.
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/ 4 September 2003
The execution of Paul Hill for the murders of an abortion doctor and his bodyguard has left United States abortion providers anxious — and wary
that the former minister may become a martyr to the anti-abortion cause and spur others to act violently.
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/ 4 September 2003
South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has commented on the recent public debate on the 12% hike in pay for the governor of the central bank, Tito Mboweni, saying that the matter could be interrogated by the finance portfolio committee of the National Assembly.
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/ 4 September 2003
South African Justice Minister Penuell Maduna has categorically denied that he had in any way influenced the decision not to prosecute Deputy-President Jacob Zuma, and cabinet spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe reiterated that government would not interfere with the judicial process.
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/ 4 September 2003
A telecommunications investment of more than one billion rand could be placed in jeopardy if the second national operator was not up and running by the end of the year, says Eskom Enterprises CEO Enos Banda.