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/ 11 October 2002
On Tuesday, the game of musical chairs known as floor crossing began at last. Not a pretty sight; but nothing constitutionally offensive with it either, said the Constitutional Court a week ago. When the music stops, in 10 days’ time, what will be longer-term legacy of this judgement?
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/ 11 October 2002
There have been strong winds this month in the Hauraki Gulf, off Auckland’s Waitemata harbour, sufficiently biffing to postpone two days of the first stage of the interminable Louis Vuitton Cup which, by the end of January, will provide a challenger to Team New Zealand for the America’s Cup. But the Kiwis — or rather […]
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/ 11 October 2002
Rapid testing: A new rapid HIV-testing kit has been launched in Kenya. The Rapid HIV Infection Diagnosis System test provides results in 30 seconds. HIV tests that are now used in Kenya take several days to produce results.
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/ 11 October 2002
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) board of governors caught fans by surprise on Wednesday when it announced that Trevor Phillips would return as chief executive officer. National sports council chief Mvuzo Mbebe and businessman Khehla Mthembu had been favourites to fill the post, which had been vacant for almost a year.
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/ 11 October 2002
There have been times over the past three years when the future of Ellis Park as a rugby venue was seriously questioned. Urban decay and the threat of violence had suffused the stadium to such an extent that relocation to Midrand and a ground-sharing scheme were both mooted.
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/ 11 October 2002
Bafana Bafana host Burundi at the Free State stadium on Saturday knowing their fans will not be satisfied with anything other than a convincing victory.
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/ 11 October 2002
General Pervez Musharraf gave his strongest hint on Wednesday night that he will continue to run Pakistan after the general election on Thursday, and will dismiss the new prime minister if necessary. In a TV address he declared that he was returning Pakistan to democracy.
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/ 11 October 2002
Aids activist organisations and civil groups have hailed the Cabinet’s statement this week announcing that the government is considering universal access to anti-retroviral drugs. The move is one of several proposals to strengthen the government’s efforts to fight HIV/Aids.
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/ 10 October 2002
A new rapid HIV-testing kit has been launched in Kenya. The Rapid HIV Infection Diagnosis System test provides results in 30 seconds.