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/ 28 February 2007
Hillary Clinton suffered an embarrassment in her campaign for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday after it was reported that she did not fully disclose her finances in her annual Senate ethics report. The Washington Post reported that Clinton had failed to include a family charity she operates with Bill Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea.
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/ 28 February 2007
International currency fluctuations contributed to the New Zealand Rugby Union’s NZ,8-million (,4-million) loss in 2006, chief executive Chris Moller said on Wednesday. The result, better than its budgeted loss of NZ,2-million, compared with a NZ,7-million profit in 2005.
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/ 28 February 2007
An audit report on corporate governance and management issues within the South African Post Office (Sapo) has been delayed due to ”matters needing verification”, the Department of Communications said on Tuesday. The report, which follows an investigation into activities of Sapo’s management and board members, will be released in March rather than at the end of February.
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/ 28 February 2007
Justice department officials were unable to explain on Tuesday why a Pretoria judge appeared in a magistrate’s chambers, instead of an open court, in connection with a drunken-driving incident. ”It is unusual in a criminal matter for the case to be heard in chambers. It is usually heard in an open court,” spokesperson Zolile Nqayi said.
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/ 28 February 2007
A prestigious Eastern Cape high school is embroiled in a legal battle after refusing to accept a teenager because of her alleged ”bad” behaviour, the Dispatch reported on Wednesday. The classroom drama pits the 14-year-old girl, her parents and the Education Department against Queenstown Girls’ High School.
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/ 28 February 2007
Al Gore knows a thing or two about the vicissitudes of public life. Six years ago he was virtually written off as a has-been vice-president after he won the popular vote only to lose the 2000 race for the White House. On Sunday night his rehabilitation was completed as he was crowned the moral mouthpiece of Hollywood.
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/ 28 February 2007
The United Nations Security Council favours a rapid deployment of UN peacekeepers in eastern Chad and north-eastern Central African Republic to protect civilians caught in the spillover of fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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/ 28 February 2007
A Liberian Cabinet minister has resigned following the publication of pictures showing him having sex with two unidentified women, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said. Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Willis Knuckles tendered his resignation on Sunday, Johnson-Sirleaf said in statement.
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/ 28 February 2007
At this time of the year we believe that every shoulder is to the wheel and most of you have found your teaching rhythm after the holidays. Experts advise that the first days of school are the most crucial as they set the tone for the year ahead. As always we are bringing you an edition packed with a variety of stories that will inform and empower.
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/ 28 February 2007
Investors remain cursed by the trauma suffered during the "boom bust" economic years of apartheid, resulting in their adopting a too-cautious risk profile, says Jeremy Gardiner, director at Investec Asset Management. The other lesson branded into the psyche of investors is diversification.