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/ 11 October 2002

A street-wise judgement

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

Ill wind blows through the America’s Cup

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

Phillips back to run PSL

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

Lions return with a roar

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

Musharraf vows to keep power

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 drugs for all

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.