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/ 4 February 2003
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa opened in positive territory on Tuesday, buoyed by heavyweight resources counters. This was after Iraq war jitters saw the gold price soar above the $375 an ounce level for the first time since November 1996.
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/ 4 February 2003
The South African rand was a tad stronger in early trade on Tuesday on the back of a slightly weaker dollar. This saw the local unit below the 8.50 to the dollar level after trading around 8,55 for most of Monday.
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/ 4 February 2003
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has urged African leaders to resist attempts by the international community to interfere in the continent’s domestic politics.
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/ 4 February 2003
South African wholesale and retail workers are now entitled to a minimum wage, according to the sectoral determination for the sectors which has come into effect, the Labour Ministry has noted in a statement.
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/ 4 February 2003
Depending on one’s viewpoint, they are the embryo of a ‘global citizens movement’ in South Africa, or President Thabo Mbeki’s ultra-left nightmare.
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/ 4 February 2003
The University of Transkei has advertised about 44 academic and eight administrative posts it intends filling despite the recent announcement by Education Minister Kader Asmal that the university must merge with Border and Eastern Cape technikons.
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/ 4 February 2003
The editor of The Mercury newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal defended his decision not to place an advert from pro-life organisation, Christians for Truth, saying that ”the paper encourages debate”.
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/ 4 February 2003
A 19-year-old Cape Town motorist driving a BMW M3 was trapped at 215km/h on the N9 near Aberdeen on Monday, provincial traffic representative Tsepho Machaea said.
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/ 4 February 2003
South Africa announced yesterday it is to mount a special mission to Baghdad in a last-ditch attempt to persuade Saddam Hussein to prevent war by revealing his alleged weapons of mass destruction.
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/ 4 February 2003
South African asbestos claimants have accepted in principle mining group Gencor’s revised settlement offer, Gencor and the claimants’ lawyers announced on Monday.