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/ 8 February 2003
The main state witness in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had a record of ”meddling” in foreign politics going back to the US presidential vote in 1980, defence attorney George Bizos said on Friday.
Tsvangirai’s shady accuser
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/ 8 February 2003
One of the world’s largest chicken producers, which is a key supplier to McDonald’s, is on trial in Tennessee accused of conspiracy to import illegal workers, mainly from Mexico, to work at its plants throughout America.
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/ 8 February 2003
The chief weapons inspectors arrive in Baghdad today confident they can win concessions from the Iraqi government, but concerned they may be offered too little, too late to prevent a war.
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/ 8 February 2003
Shock: About 375 670 South Africans are expected to die from HIV/Aids this year, an increase of more than 30% from the estimated 219 660 Aids-related deaths in 2000, according to projections by the Human Sciences Research Council.
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/ 8 February 2003
It must be the new presidential jet that’s doing it. As he started travelling around the globe in his Boeing, Thabo Mbeki was going through another metamorphosis. He has now emerged from his chrysalis as one of the world’s collossi.
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/ 8 February 2003
The star state witness in the treason trial of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has a trail of broken contracts and legal battles that include abortive grain "deals" with two African countries. Menashe was accused of taking $2,6-million for maize without supplying grain.
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/ 8 February 2003
They became an international pastime that was universally understood – "Bushisms", the statements and behavioural oddities of the man who was bidding to become president of the United States. E-mail queues around the world were clogged with George W Bush jokes.
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/ 8 February 2003
The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Supachai Panitchpakdi, warned Western nations this week that their failure to agree to a deal on cheap drugs for developing countries could threaten the next round of global trade negotiations.
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/ 8 February 2003
Lemmer believes that women’s organisations – which regularly complain about the lack of media coverage of their efforts – sometimes have only themselves to blame. If you didn’t read much about the International Women’s Forum held in Sandton, don’t blame the media.
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/ 8 February 2003
It’s going to be a family affair at the Harare Sports Club on Monday when first-timers Namibia begin their World Cup campaign against hosts Zimbabwe. Lining up will be the Flower brothers, the Kotze brothers and the Burger brothers, the first instance in World Cup history where three sets of brothers will be involved in one match.