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/ 13 December 2006
Somali Islamist forces backed by 4Â 000 foreign fighters are moving into position for an attack on the interim government’s base, Somalia’s prime minister said on Wednesday. ”I don’t think that they are ready for dialogue, for peace and stability to prevail in Somalia. In that case, war may become inevitable,” Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said.
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/ 13 December 2006
Research in Kenya indicates that the rapid spread of HIV/Aids across Africa is linked to malaria.
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/ 13 December 2006
Tickets for a pop concert in London to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death sold out in minutes on Wednesday, organisers said. Meanwhile, a long-awaited British police report, due on Thursday, is expected to divulge new details surrounding the car crash that killed Diana.
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/ 13 December 2006
No one has been arrested for the murder of Avhatakali Netshisaulu, son of City Press editor Mathatha Tsedu, Gauteng police said on Wednesday. Director Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said the results of a post-mortem conducted cannot be revealed as they form part of the investigation, he said.
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/ 13 December 2006
A robbery at a Coin Security depot on the West Rand this week was carried out by a ”sophisticated syndicate”, a labour union said on Wednesday. Media reports on Wednesday said that the Coin Security Group’s Robertville depot on the West Rand was robbed of R30-million in a ”daring” heist on Monday morning.
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/ 13 December 2006
South Africa’s annual retail-sales growth eased in October from a record high the month before, reducing pressure for more interest-rate hikes in 2007. Statistics South Africa data on Wednesday showed year-on-year retail sales at constant prices rose by 8,8% in October, easing from a revised 13,5% in the year to September.
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/ 13 December 2006
The United Nations war-crimes court for Rwanda on Wednesday convicted a Roman Catholic priest, the first it has tried, of genocide and sentenced him to 15 years for his role in the 1994 mass killings. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found Father Athanase Seromba guilty on two of four counts he faced.
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/ 13 December 2006
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi said on Wednesday that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) had "a little more work to make the market even more stable", a hint the oil exporters’ group might cut its output at a ministerial meeting on Thursday.
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/ 13 December 2006
The tender process for the building of five major stadiums for the 2010 Soccer World Cup is expected to be completed before the end of this year and the host cities will thereafter announce the winning contracts, Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi said on Wednesday.
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/ 13 December 2006
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday played down a seven-day deadline from powerful Islamists in neighbouring Somalia to withdraw his troops or face major attacks. A defiant Meles said he would not acquiesce to the ultimatum from the Islamists, who have declared holy war on Ethiopian troops in Somalia.