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/ 22 October 2002
It was hard to tell whether he was kicking him in the shin, or leaning over to pinch his thigh, but whichever it was, Marthinus van Schalkwyk was desperately trying to get Peter Marais to stop talking. It is not an easy thing to achieve at the best of times; and now it is virtually impossible.
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/ 22 October 2002
The slogan of the University of Louisville is "Dare to be great". Perhaps that is why United States Secretary of State Colin Powell chose it as the venue two weeks ago for what was trailed as the most important statement of American foreign policy for years, perhaps decades.
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/ 22 October 2002
What can we expect from President Thabo Mbeki next Friday? Wandering down Government Avenue two years ago I bumped into a man who works for the president. It was early morning, the day of the opening of Parliament. Could I get a sneak preview of the state of the nation speech, I inquired?
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/ 22 October 2002
The Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will not have enough money to cover proposals for next year if pledges made by countries are not paid. The board announced that it needs about $8-billion over the next two years to keep up with the demand from poor countries.
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/ 22 October 2002
David Hilliard’s career as an enemy of the state is only a memory now. The former chief of staff of the Black Panthers, the United States’s first armed black revolutionary group, does not disown the violence of the days when the FBI labelled him a threat to national security.
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/ 22 October 2002
President Thabo Mbeki seems to have changed his mind about political smearwords. The South African Communist Party has highlighted a speech Mbeki made in 1998 in which he strongly criticises the use of ”ultra-left” and other labels to isolate political opponents.
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/ 22 October 2002
Corporate giants Standard Bank and Old Mutual are locked in a R1-million legal battle in the Grahamstown High Court to determine if a Comga shop owner committed suicide or was murdered. The case arises from an incident on February 15 1995 when Tim Kirkup was found dead.
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/ 22 October 2002
When considering romantic relationships, most of us think in terms of pairs: the couple first and foremost, with other relationships on the outside. But for twins — linked by a closeness that extends as far as sharing the same DNA — it can be more complicated than that.
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/ 22 October 2002
I’m not sure it’s quite what Andy Warhol had in mind with his famous quip about how everyone would get their 15 minutes of fame, but according to Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota: ”The 15 minutes are over. It’s time to move on.”
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/ 22 October 2002
The weapon allegedly used in the murder of a British tourist at Pilgrim’s Rest was found on Friday afternoon, apparently in the suspect’s home, police said.