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/ 2 December 2000
EMSIE FERREIRA, Cape Town | Friday PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki’s African National Congress (ANC) is pulling out all the stops in a bid to win the closely-contested race for mayor of greater Cape Town in next week’s municipal elections, which will consolidate local government throughout the country. Control of the city and the Western Cape province […]
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/ 1 December 2000
With school holidays and the festive season looming, the kids will need to be entertained. Two films released this week promise such entertainment, though anyone over 14 may find them a little trying.
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/ 1 December 2000
Dr Seuss has become one of the hottest properties in Hollywood, with two major films based on his work in the pipeline. But why has it taken so long for Tinseltown to discover his whimsical genius, asks Damon Wise.
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/ 1 December 2000
Robert Kirby CHANNELVISION The best of the rash of humorous comments made about the United States presidential election fiasco was by an American television comic, at a stage last week when the public farce was proceeding apace in the Florida Supreme Court. He commented: “The good news is that neither George Bush nor Al Gore […]
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/ 1 December 2000
The South African Revenue Service is arming itself to eliminate tax loop-holes in Internet commerce, reports Sherilee Bridge E-commerce is fast becoming e-conmerce. Once the taxes and duties have been slapped on, where’s the bargain? And it’s about to get worse. Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) Pravin Gordhan says formal Internet taxation […]
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/ 1 December 2000
Barry Streek A campaign to popularise the use of bicycles in South Africa, including the construction of cycle paths in urban areas, is to be launched next year by the Department of Transport despite the dangers to cyclists on the country’s roads. Minister of Transport Abdullah Omar says the National Bicycle Transport Demonstration Programme would […]
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/ 1 December 2000
Dividend payments to offshore headquarters are draining funds from the local economy Howard Barrell South Africa is experiencing a huge net outflow running into billions of rands as a result of the decision by several of the country’s biggest companies to list offshore. Growth and job creation are being undermined by the steady drain of […]
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/ 1 December 2000
Andy Capostagno golf The makeover was not quite complete in time for the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. The new clubhouse with its second-storey gym and jacuzzi was ready for business, but rain at the wrong time meant that there were “ground under repair” signs painted on to areas of the 14th fairway. […]
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/ 1 December 2000
Paul Kirk An unapologetic Russel Ngubo this week described his boss as a “cry-baby” for opening a case of assault against him, and announced he was withdrawing as an African National Congress candidate for the local government elections. The notorious KwaZulu-Natal prison official was allegedly involved in a fist fight with his boss, KwaZulu-Natal prisons […]
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/ 1 December 2000
Glenda Daniels A new employment-creation strategy to reward companies with tax breaks if they employ more workers will soon come under investigation. If this idea becomes reality then it might be the first point of agreement between the government, business and labour on how to create jobs and encourage investment in the country. This week […]