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/ 22 October 2002
David Hilliard’s career as an enemy of the state is only a memory now. The former chief of staff of the Black Panthers, the United States’s first armed black revolutionary group, does not disown the violence of the days when the FBI labelled him a threat to national security.
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/ 22 October 2002
President Thabo Mbeki seems to have changed his mind about political smearwords. The South African Communist Party has highlighted a speech Mbeki made in 1998 in which he strongly criticises the use of ”ultra-left” and other labels to isolate political opponents.
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/ 22 October 2002
Corporate giants Standard Bank and Old Mutual are locked in a R1-million legal battle in the Grahamstown High Court to determine if a Comga shop owner committed suicide or was murdered. The case arises from an incident on February 15 1995 when Tim Kirkup was found dead.
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/ 22 October 2002
When considering romantic relationships, most of us think in terms of pairs: the couple first and foremost, with other relationships on the outside. But for twins — linked by a closeness that extends as far as sharing the same DNA — it can be more complicated than that.
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/ 22 October 2002
I’m not sure it’s quite what Andy Warhol had in mind with his famous quip about how everyone would get their 15 minutes of fame, but according to Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota: ”The 15 minutes are over. It’s time to move on.”
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/ 22 October 2002
The weapon allegedly used in the murder of a British tourist at Pilgrim’s Rest was found on Friday afternoon, apparently in the suspect’s home, police said.
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/ 21 October 2002
The spectre of an invisible sniper casually picking off innocent citizens going about their business in suburban Washington is a terrifying one. People are staying home from work, parents are keeping their children out of school.
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/ 21 October 2002
"The news of my death is greatly exaggerated …" Author Mark Twain’s response to a premature obituary applies to the recent public demeanour of NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk. He is gleefully heading a PR campaign to welcome defectors from the DA back into the NNP fold.
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/ 21 October 2002
At least four government departments and three parastatals will pay R140 000 each for a banquet and an exclusive facility called the Network Lounge at the ANC’s national conference in December. This includes the departments of health, water affairs, communications and trade and industry.