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/ 11 August 1995

Cape Tech staffer faces fraud probe

Rehana Rossouw A senior member of the Cape Technikon staff has been suspended following allegations of massive fraud on the An internal investigation has been launched into allegations that senior members of staff had established private colleges where they purported that Cape Technikon accreditation had been granted for courses offered there. The head of the […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Focus on the flyhalf factor

RUGBY: Jon Swift IT is a measure of the importance of the position that=20 the flyhalf is the most exposed and often most=20 criticised of players in the game of rugby. Just how the flyhalf slots into the complex 15-part=20 puzzle which makes up a successful team is a poser which=20 faces every coach at […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Reinventing the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party has policies, leaders, energy and razzmatazz — everything except supporters. Marion Edmunds reports from last weekend’s Federal Congress A Kimberley man walked into his local Democratic Party (DP) office before the last elections and said: “I’m not going to vote for the DP, but I’m registering here because I don’t trust any […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Radio stations are springing up

# Western Cape Bush Radio (89.5FM) Aimed at African and coloured people in the Cape Flats; languages are English, Afrikaans and Xhosa; on from 2 pm to 2am. Has a very strong developmental focus; 60 percent of its time is given to music and the remaining time is filled by news and talk shows. Most […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Lettera

# Not all Christians oppose abortion Graham McINTOSH’S emotional attack on Charles Villa- Vicencio (M&G July 28 to August 3) shows he has not researched his topic sufficiently. As he becomes more aware of the developing ecumenical consensus worldwide on ethical questions that challenge the traditional teaching of the church on abortion, he may regret […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Young clarinetist plays to win

Robert Pickup, performing in Pretoria tonight, has the=20 world at his feet, writes COENRAAD VISSER WHEN Robert Pickup took the stage last month in Tempe,=20 Arizona, as this year’s winner of the young artists’=20 competition of the International Clarinet Society, he=20 was merely taking the next step along a career path=20 which saw him take […]

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/ 11 August 1995

They came they saw and they did nothing

SOCCER: Andy Capostagno If it’s August, can the English soccer season be far=20 behind? Sad, but true, alas. And if you don’t think it’s=20 sad you obviously didn’t see Leeds United’s two=20 contributions to the United Bank Challenge. At Loftus Versfeld, Mamelodi Sundowns outplayed the=20 Yorkshire Monoliths, but only won 1-0 thanks to some=20 typically […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Facing fraud in South Africa

At more than R18-billion, the amount of fraud under=20 investigation poses a serious problem for police. Reg=20 Rumney reports Around R18,5-billion of white-collar crime is under=20 investigation in South Africa at present. The Office for Serious Offences is investigating around=20 R9,5-billion worth of fraud, while the South African=20 Police Commercial branch is investigating around 23 […]

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/ 11 August 1995

The worms turn into money

Fumane Diseko Cape settler Simon van der Stel may have come from a continent where people devoured snails and frogs’ legs with relish, but he could not stomach a local culinary custom — the roasting and eating of mopane worms. “This caterpillar is called aroutse by the Namaquas and is found in their country,” he […]

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/ 11 August 1995

Miles and miles of MPs smiles

Marion Edmunds Parliamentarians are making mileage out of the taxpayer — MPs and senators get to keep “voyager miles” earned while flying on official business, and may use them to pay for their holidays or personal business. South African taxpayers last year paid for R21,5- million worth of flights for parliamentarians. This involved 20 317 […]