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/ 30 October 2002
Wednesday’s blast at a Buddhist temple in Bronkhorstspruit was caused by a detonator that probably went off after falling out of a bag that contained about 10kg of explosives, police said.
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/ 30 October 2002
Prosecutors are to review a submission by lawyers for Irvin Khoza that tax evasion charges against the soccer boss be withdrawn.
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/ 30 October 2002
The police have not eliminated the possibility that a right-wing group might be behind the blasts overnight in Soweto, Safety and Security Ministry Charles Nqakula told a media briefing on Wednesday.
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/ 30 October 2002
President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday condemned what he said were criminal acts in Soweto by people ”seeking to introduce a terrorist campaign in this country”.
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/ 29 October 2002
Former Blondie pop star Debbie Harry wishes to be regarded as a conceptual artist. Sabine Durrant shared a gossip session with her.
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/ 29 October 2002
General Francisco Franco’s Spanish dictatorship stole children from the families of his leftwing opponents and gave them to his supporters or sent them to be brought up in convents or monasteries, according to a book published yesterday. “They took my child to baptise him but they never brought him back,” said Emilia Giron (82) whose […]
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/ 29 October 2002
Africa has become a prime location for a thriving hunting industry. In Zimbabwe the industry is valued at R240-million, in South Africa at R140-million and in Tanzania at about R100-million.
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/ 29 October 2002
The Central Energy Fund (CEF) is auctioning its contentious research branch, Enerkom, at a fraction of its worth, amid speculation about why the state oil agency wants to get rid of it. The CEF has approached a well-known auction house, Aucor, to sell Enerkom to the highest bidder.