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/ 14 October 2001
ISLAMABAD | Monday AFGHANISTAN’S hardline Taliban regime vowed on Monday to avenge US and British air strikes against its territory which London said caused ”very considerable damage” and the Afghans claimed killed more than 25 people. The Taliban’s ambassador in neighbouring Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, condemned the air assault as ”horrendous terrorist attacks” that targeted […]
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/ 14 October 2001
PLAGUE has broken out in Uganda claiming 17 lives, Medinfo reported on Wednesday. It said the deaths were reported in the Nebbi district and were confirmed by State Minister of Health, Mike Mukula. The ministry has sent an emergency medical team to the area to treat victims and assist with measures to curb the disease. […]
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/ 14 October 2001
ANGELA QUINTAL, Johannesburg | Wednesday THE Justice Department says there are no immediate plans to ban two Cape Town groups — People Against Gangsterism and Drugs and Qibla –classified as terror organisations by the United States. Justice Department representative Kaizer Kganyago said the department was awaiting finalisation of anti-terrorism legislation. ”We are not targeting any […]
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/ 13 October 2001
A NEW combination of antimalarial drugs, tested in Tanzania, has proven remarkably successful against resistant strains of the disease, according to a study reported in Saturday’s issue of The Lancet. The combination is a mixture of two existing drugs, chlorproguanil and dapsone, the British medical weekly said. A team led by Theonest Mutabingwa from the […]
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/ 12 October 2001
For artist Paul du Toit the sweet smell of success is tainted by an industry of sour grapes, writes Chris Roper.
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/ 12 October 2001
He made ballroom hip and brought Shakespeare to the MTV generation. Now Baz Luhrmann wants to revive the musical — with Nicole Kidman’s help.
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/ 12 October 2001
<b>Thriller of the week:</b> <i>15 Minutes</i> is a tense, well-made thriller that never flags or falters and doesn’t sacrifice realism on the altar of effect, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 12 October 2001
<b>Musical of the week:</b> <i>Moulin Rouge!</i> is entertainment of the most dazzling variety, a whirlwind collage of music and movement to which, like an out-of-control acid (or absinthe) trip, one simply has to succumb, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 12 October 2001
Director General of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Dr “Chippy” Olver was a key author of the Reconstruction and Development Programme. He spoke to Chris van der Merwe about the strategy underpinning the world summit Chris van der Merwe: Is sustainable development about redistribution of wealth? Chippy Olver: There have been three big […]
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/ 12 October 2001
I condemn, without reservation, terrorism and murder. Terrorists choose violence rather than the ballot box to inflict death and pain on innocent civilians. They justify their action by flying the banner of religion, race or political sovereignty. Islam is a way of life for more than one billion people in this world. Millions of these […]