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/ 4 February 2003
The looming war on Iraq, coupled with calls for the re-acceptance of Pakistan into the Commonwealth, helped cement an Afro-Asian alliance on Zimbabwe. Interviews with diplomatic representatives confirmed that most Commonwealth members do not favour further sanctions.
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/ 4 February 2003
SA is haemorrhaging skills at a rate of 10 times its ability to import skills. This has to be cause for concern, especially as official figures have to be optimistic. Forex regulations encourage permanent emigres to fib – forex allowances for emigration are less generous than for temporary sojourns.
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/ 4 February 2003
Zimbabwe’s governing Zanu-PF party, upbeat that its charm offensive is starting to bear fruit, has told its combative ministers to tone down anti-Western rhetoric. French leader Jacques Chirac broke ranks with the rest of Europe to invite President Robert Mugabe to a summit in Paris later this month.
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/ 4 February 2003
Two Bills, more than five years in the making, have finally been released by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism to ensure the conservation, sustainable use and fair sharing of benefits arising from South Africa’s natural heritage.
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/ 4 February 2003
By day Lazoghly Square, in Cairo, is a fume-filled circus of honking taxis and frustrated drivers. By night, the heavily guarded entrance to the Ministry of the Interior is one of the most feared addresses in Egypt. Here detainees are routinely tortured.
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/ 4 February 2003
He was unearthed by Santos, but never used to his full potential. His move to Supersport United brought him out of his shell into the limelight with his dazzling display of dribbling and his ability to outmanoeuvre defenders and score goals.
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/ 4 February 2003
The United States has evidence of an orchestrated Iraqi attempt to spy on United Nations weapons inspectors using hidden microphones and agents, allowing Baghdad to stay one step ahead of the search for banned weapons, US sources said this week.
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/ 4 February 2003
South African Foreign Affairs deputy minister Aziz Pahad will leave for Iraq within the next few days to urge Saddam Hussein to fully cooperate with the United Nations weapons inspectors to avert war.
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/ 3 February 2003
Heeding an appeal from President Thabo Mbeki, African leaders agreed on Monday to set up a peace and security council with the power to intervene in the continent’s myriad conflicts.