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/ 3 September 2003
Counsel for Deputy President Jacob Zuma told the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday that Zuma’s side of the story should be told as well. Zuma’s counsel brought an application before the court on Wednesday in an effort to get a copy of an encrypted French fax that pertains to the alleged arms-deal bribe.
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/ 3 September 2003
Poland took control of a large chunk of Iraq on Wednesday, becoming the third country after the United States and Britain to accept official responsibility as an occupying force.
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/ 3 September 2003
President Thabo Mbeki has suggested on Wednesday that poorer nations link up with anti-globalisation protest groups to win a better deal on international trade, while expressing pessimism about the next round of global trade talks.
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/ 3 September 2003
The National Assembly has given the Liquor Bill the nod, paving the way for the controversial legislation to complete its passage through Parliament.
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/ 3 September 2003
There were 276 022 South Africans ”on the run” from the police at the end of April this year, according to figures provided by Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula.
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/ 3 September 2003
The United Nations Relief and Recovery Unit in Zimbabwe has been forced to close its provincial field offices, which coordinate and monitor the use of donor-funded humanitarian aid. The government stated that not all procedures for the establishment of the field presence had been properly followed.
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/ 3 September 2003
The United States on Tuesday begrudgingly offered the faintest of praise for the conduct of weekend local elections in Zimbabwe, saying there had been ”a degree of improvement” over previous polls.
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/ 3 September 2003
South African media company Moneyweb on Wednesday said its headline earnings for the six-month period ending September 30, would be more than 30% higher than the previous comparative period.
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/ 3 September 2003
Though perceptions still mattered to investors, pessimism about Africa was no longer a problem, Standard Bank chief economist Dr Iraj Abedian told the Cape Town Press Club on Tuesday.
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/ 3 September 2003
Tens of thousands of mourners turned the funeral service for the murdered Iraqi cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim in Iraq into a powerful show of defiance against the United States-led military occupation.