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/ 16 January 2007
Lonmin, the world’s third largest platinum producer, has decided to completely rebuild a furnace, following a leak in December, a process that will take 80 days. ”…The prior failures of the furnace have fundamentally compromised the structural integrity of the vessel and it is therefore not prudent to attempt to repair the furnace in its current condition,” Lonmin said.
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/ 16 January 2007
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria has instructed parishioners to show they have registered to vote in April elections or forsake the right to take communion. The diocese of Nsukka circulated a bulletin in Catholic churches telling the faithful that they had to make their vote count in this year’s elections.
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/ 16 January 2007
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff lifted a jittery England to a drought-breaking three-wicket win over New Zealand in the triangular series one-day international on Tuesday. England were forced to work hard to beat New Zealand’s modest total of 205 and secure their first victory since arriving in Australia in early November.
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/ 16 January 2007
There is probably no better argument for the close connection between politics and sport than apartheid South Africa. Not only were politics and sport intrinsically entwined in the country, but sport was also used as a vehicle to rid the country of the apartheid policy.
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/ 16 January 2007
A Cricket South Africa (CSA) disciplinary hearing against Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs for using abusive language during a match was postponed on Tuesday. Chair of the proceedings Judge Mervyn King said the matter was put off after he learnt that Gibbs would appeal against an International Cricket Council finding on the issue.
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/ 16 January 2007
The Department of Minerals and Energy could implement a retail petrol-price cut of 24 cents per litre (c/l) on February 7, provided the daily over-recovery remains at or above the January 15 level. South Africa’s daily unleaded petrol price over-recovery eased to 31,869c/l on January 15 from 34,879c/l on January 12.
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/ 16 January 2007
The JSE was marginally firmer just after noon on Tuesday after a choppy morning session. While the market spiked to a new high just before the London opening, lack of direction from offshore and volatile metals prices were creating a lot of uncertainty. At 12.05pm, the all-share index was up 0,18% at 25 240,07 after touching a highest-ever level of 25 287,56.
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/ 16 January 2007
Preparations to build Durban’s new King Senzangakhona Stadium for the 2010 Soccer World Cup were on track, but the city was waiting for the go-ahead from the Treasury to start the construction, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday.
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/ 16 January 2007
Police in southern China are probing a spate of grisly murders in which the victims were chopped into pieces, including one whose body parts were mailed across the country. Police in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong province, have set up a special task force to investigate the cases, the China Daily reported.
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/ 16 January 2007
David Nalbandian has urged a review of the Australian Open’s extreme-heat policy after winning the match against wilting opponent Janko Tipsarevic in scorching heat on Tuesday. The Argentine eighth seed reached the second round when the world number 64 Serbian, labouring in the intense heat, called a halt early in the fifth set.