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/ 17 November 2006
Kwanele Sosibo speaks to Afrobeat founder Tony Allen about innovation and diversification.
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/ 17 November 2006
Dale Steyn gave the national selectors a timely reminder of his abilities with a five-wicket haul in the opening match of the Indian tour at Willowmoore Park on Thursday. The Rest of South Africa beat India by 37 runs in their friendly match, after setting the visitors a target of 256 to win.
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/ 17 November 2006
He said, following a crushing defeat by rival soccer club Queen’s Park Rangers at the weekend (the result of — I believe the technical term is — being rubbish at his job and having a crappy team) that female officials should be banned from the game.
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/ 17 November 2006
Pierre Spies has challenged his teammates to accept their responsibility for the side’s current form as they look to relieve the pressure on coach Jake White against England at Twickenham this weekend. World champions England may have lost their last seven straight Tests, but the Springboks’ 2006 record of just four wins in 10 internationals is well below standard.
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/ 17 November 2006
Delays in moving the administration of Bafana Bafana to a professional body such as the South African Football Association’s (Safa) commercial wing are exacting a price. Safa further tarnished its public image this week with the indecision over whether the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup would go ahead.
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/ 17 November 2006
Maanda Manyatshe resigned from cellphone company MTN recently in a move intended to distance MTN from damaging allegations against the former MD. The allegations, which were first published in the <i>Mail & Guardian</i>, relate to Manyatshe’s days as Post Office CEO, when he is said to have improperly pushed through a contract to revamp post office branches worth R100-million.
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/ 17 November 2006
Witteklip Secondary in Unit Five, Chatsworth, has one of the worst reputations of any school in the Durban township: it is said to be violent, rundown, riddled with problems and a dumping ground for expelled cast-offs from other schools in the area. Yet it has managed to progressively turn around a matric pass rate that was less than 30% in 2000 to more than 90% last year, garnering a certificate of excellence award from the KwaZulu-Natal education department.
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/ 17 November 2006
Diamond giant De Beers should halt plans to retrench more than 800 workers and come to the table for more consultation, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday. The union and De Beers management met on Thursday to discuss the planned retrenchments and establish the reasons why the company did not inform the union of its intentions during a meeting four weeks ago.
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/ 17 November 2006
The Zimbabwean government on Thursday asked more than 800 white farmers to claim compensation for properties seized under the state’s land redistribution programme, but the main farmers’ support group described the proposed compensation as ”daylight robbery” in the country’s hyperinflationary economy.
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/ 17 November 2006
Ségolène Royal’s battle to become the first woman president of France begins in earnest on Friday, after the Socialist party on Thursday night overwhelmingly endorsed her as their candidate in next April’s election. ”This moment of happiness is an intense experience. You won’t be disappointed,” she told party members.