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/ 14 December 2006
Much of Johannesburg was plunged into darkness on Thursday afternoon because of a power failure. The electricity went down shortly before 1pm when supply to the Fordsburg substation was lost, said Johannesburg City Power spokesperson Louis Pieterse. It is one of the city’s main intake substations where electricity is imported from Eskom, he said.
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/ 14 December 2006
A British police inquiry ruled on Thursday that Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot when she died in a tragic car accident in 1997. Diana’s death triggered a string of conspiracy theories that British spies, or even her ex-husband, heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, had plotted the accident because her relationship with Dodi al-Fayed was embarrassing the royal household.
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/ 14 December 2006
The commercial precinct in Rosebank, Johannesburg, is set for a major boost. Construction of a R623-million mixed-use development comprising retail space, a 160-room hotel, a four-level basement parking garage and loft offices is set to begin early in 2007.
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/ 14 December 2006
After months of threats since a series of fuel spills happened at OR Tambo International Airport, the Environmental and Conservation Association has finally pressed charges against the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), the association said on Thursday.
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/ 14 December 2006
South Africa is aiming to host as green a 2010 Soccer World Cup as possible, the government said on Thursday. ”We are committed to ensuring that South Africa learns from the Green Goal experience, which vastly reduced the environmental impact of [this year’s] World Cup that was held in Germany,” Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said.
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/ 14 December 2006
The institution of traditional leadership occupies a unique and important place in South Africa as it is a critical player in reconstruction and development of the country, President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday. ”The national Cabinet and I are inspired by the historic position taken by our traditional leaders to work together in harmony with our elected leaders,” Mbeki said.
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/ 14 December 2006
A high-level United States congressional delegation visiting Iraq called on Thursday for between 15Â 000 and 30Â 000 more US troops to be sent to bring stability to the war-torn country. ”The situation is very, very serious. It requires injection of additional troops to control the situation and allow the political process to proceed,” said Senator John McCain.
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/ 14 December 2006
Ten million girls have been killed by their parents in India in the past 20 years, either before they were born or immediately after, a government minister said on Thursday, describing it as a ”national crisis”. A United Nations Children’s Fund report released this week said 7Â 000 fewer girls are born in the country every day than the global average would suggest.
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/ 14 December 2006
Flanker Richie McCaw was named New Zealand’s player of the year to complete a clean sweep of the major individual rugby awards. The All Blacks captain was also named player of 2006 by the International Rugby Board and the International Players’ Association.
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/ 14 December 2006
Eritrea is calling for an emergency East African meeting to discuss the situation in Somalia, where it and arch-foe Ethiopia have been accused of waging a proxy war, officials said on Thursday. As all-out war, which many fear could engulf the Horn of Africa, looms in the lawless nation, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki urged a crisis meeting.