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/ 1 September 2001

Fibber Marais on forced leave

BARRY STREEK, Cape Town | Friday THE Democratic Alliance has put Cape Town’s controversial mayor, Peter Marais, on compulsory leave and suspended two DA councillors in the city for their role in the “streetgate” affair. The councillors now face a criminal investigation for fraud, which stems from an inquiry by advocate Willem Heath into the […]

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/ 1 September 2001

Big Brother’s Brad on arms possession rap

PAUL KIRK, Durban | Friday DESPITE assurances to the contrary, one of the Big Brother contestants has not been cleared of all charges relating to his illegal possession of a machine gun and an unlicensed 9mm pistol. This week it emerged that Bradford Wood has a murky history – having in the past been charged […]

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/ 1 September 2001

66 SOLDIERS, 14 CIVILIANS ON TRAIL IN DRC

SIXTY-six soldiers and 14 civilians charged with plotting a coup and other political offences in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on trial on Wednesday. The trial before a military court began in the town of Likasi, in southeastern Katanga province, the report said. According to human rights group ASADHO, the accused have been divided […]

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/ 1 September 2001

Unite to repair human damage

Durban | Friday The World Conference Against Racism had to convey the message that the people of the world were determined to unite to repair the “gross human damage” of the past, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. “Nobody ever chose to be a slave, to be colonised, to be racially oppressed. The impulses of […]

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/ 31 August 2001

Durbs unleashed

While dignitaries and delegates from around the world do battle with the spectre of racism within the walls of Durban’s International Conference Centre this week, a formidable array of related cultural events takes place in and around the city, writes Alex Sudheim.

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/ 31 August 2001

The cat’s out of the bag

All women think about is good sex and bad hair, suggests a new survey. BODY LANGUAGE Kate Taylor Asking your lover, “What are you thinking about?” has always been a one-stop route to getting dumped. That’s because you’re only ever prompted to ask it at inopportune moments, like when they’ve just watched you being sick, […]

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/ 31 August 2001

The business of government should be give and take

analysis Glenda Daniels Even the most orthodox economists accept that there are instances where state ownership of utilities is appropriate. The business of government should be give and take, with the broad view of creating a better quality of life for all, specifically the upliftment of the poor. Unfortunately, the present situation is all take […]