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/ 5 February 2003
The death of Vernon Pugh could not have come at a worse time for the sport of rugby union. Pugh, who died of cancer last week at the age of 57, held two key positions in the game: chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB) and chairman of Rugby World Cup Limited (RWC).
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/ 5 February 2003
South African cricket captain Shaun Pollock admitted on Tuesday that the only blight on their seven wicket win over a Boland selection was the glut of extras his bowlers gave away.
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/ 5 February 2003
The New Zealand cricket side has never reached the lofty heights of their Rugby Union counterparts, but they have always been a force to be reckoned with. They are the only side in the world to have beaten Australia in more than one ODI game last year.
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/ 5 February 2003
A shaken Dorsbult regular tottered in after a deeply worrying encounter with the law on the morning of Freedom Day. Fortified by a dop or three, he recounted his sorry tale.
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/ 5 February 2003
Zimbabwean banks ran out of cash and supermarket shelves were emptied as panic that a new showdown between the government, the opposition and trade unions was looming gripped the Southern African country.
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/ 5 February 2003
After a flamboyant exiting ceremony, Uganda finally began the long-awaited withdrawal of its army from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on April 25 — one day later than the deadline it had agreed with the United Nations and Kinshasa.
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/ 5 February 2003
A report on the prospects for the genetic engineering giant Monsanto, which has 91% of the world’s market in genetically modified (GM) seeds, says the company ”could be another financial disaster waiting to happen”.
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/ 5 February 2003
An estimated 30 000 Mozambican workers marched through the streets of the capital Maputo on Thursday under tight security to demand better wages and working conditions.
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/ 5 February 2003
At least 84 people were confirmed dead and 390 injured on Thursday when a strong earthquake rocked south-eastern Turkey.
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/ 5 February 2003
Franz Beckenbauer, president of the organising committee for the 2006 World Cup, has sharply assailed the world governing body of soccer, accusing Fifa of being greedy and threatening to resign if the Germans didn’t have full control over ticket pricing.