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/ 19 February 2007
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she will make Africa a priority during her country’s leadership of the G8 and the European Union. But last weekend’s first official meeting under German G8 leadership, at which South Africa’s Trevor Manuel was a guest, was not a positive start.
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/ 19 February 2007
The Mozambican government is appealing for food and other aid for tens of thousands of people driven from their homes by the worst flooding for six years. At least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique after torrential rains across Southern Africa caused the Zambezi River to burst its banks.
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/ 18 February 2007
Veteran all-rounder Shaun Pollock expressed confidence that South Africa could bring home the World Cup as the Proteas took over from Australia on Sunday at the top of the one-day rankings. ”I believe there is something special about this one. And it will be extra special for me because it will be my last one,” he said.
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/ 18 February 2007
Defending Premier League champions and log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns beat Moroka Swallows 1-0 at a rain-swept Loftus stadium on Saturday night. It was the Brazilians’ seventh successive victory in PSL and CAF Champions League matches in which they have scored 18 times and conceded a mere four goals.
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/ 18 February 2007
In a bizarre twist in the erratic career of America’s former princess of pop, Britney Spears has sparked speculation she may be suffering some kind of breakdown after she shaved off her own hair in a shop window. As news of her actions began to spread, websites and cable news channels were buzzing with details — and online video — of Spears’ appearance.
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/ 18 February 2007
Australia rebounded from their recent batting slump in spectacular fashion by smashing a record 336 for four in Sunday’s second Chappell-Hadlee series one-day match against New Zealand at Eden Park. Stand-in captain Mike Hussey led his team’s assault with a blazing 105 off 84 balls while Brad Hodge once again fell agonisingly short of his maiden one-day hundred,
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/ 18 February 2007
A prisoner is taking Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour to court after an offer to reduce his sentence failed to materialise, media reports said on Sunday. Balfour allegedly offered Xolani Mahambehlala a sentence remission after he filmed acts of corruption by prison warders in the Eastern and Western Cape.
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/ 18 February 2007
It began as a classroom dare. In a lesson on early democracy in Greece, 11-year-old Heather Faanes raised her hand and said that, while it might have worked for the ancients, in modern America only millionaires got to be powerful politcians. Her teacher disagreed and set out to prove the little girl wrong — by running for the US Congress herself.
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/ 18 February 2007
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, attending the premier of his new Rocky movie on Saturday, said Australian customs’ seizure of several items from his luggage at Sydney Airport on Friday night was a misunderstanding. Customs officers are investigating the prohibited items, which were confiscated during a routine luggage check.
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/ 18 February 2007
Australia have lost their place at the top of the world one-day international rankings after New Zealand batted superbly to register a thrilling five-wicket victory over their rivals on Sunday. South Africa, who beat Pakistan 3-1 in a recent home series, have become the first team to replace Australia at the top of the rankings since they were introduced in October 2002.