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South African prosecutors have filed an application for a court order that could clear the way for new criminal charges against former deputy president Jacob Zuma, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The corruption trial of the popular Zuma, once seen as the most likely successor to President Thabo Mbeki, collapsed in September.
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/ 12 December 2006
Five Iraqis who were abducted with four South Africans in Iraq have been released but the South Africans are still missing, said the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. Department spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said the five Iraqis were released on Tuesday.
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South Africa’s second fixed-line operator, Neotel, has signed a R2-billion bridging-debt facility. ”The facility has been fully underwritten by the funding consortium comprising Nedbank Capital, the investment banking business of the Nedbank Group, Investec Bank Limited and the Development Bank of Southern Africa,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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The lawyer representing Kebble murder accused Glenn Agliotti ”knows nothing” about plans to charge Agliotti with involvement in a multimillion-rand drugs syndicate. The lawyer, Lawrence Hodes, said he did not attend a brief court appearance on Tuesday by Stephanos Paparas (45) at which it was indicated that another accused was to be added to the charge sheet.
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Seven thousand fewer girls are born in India each day than the global average would suggest, largely because female foetuses are aborted after sex-determination tests, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said on Tuesday. The problem of female foeticide has significantly worsened since 1991, Unicef said.
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We have received several queries from readers about merchants charging for the use of credit or debit cards. Readers have had experiences where, when they come to pay for an item in a store, the merchant informs them that they will have to pay an extra 5% if they wish to use their credit or debit card. Is this allowed?
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It is the end of the year — a time for fun and festivities. For Tumi, it is also the time when she receives her annual bonus, which will be a 13th cheque of R11 200 after tax. It is wonderful to receive the extra cash and Tumi is already planning all the things she can spend it on. But by making sensible decisions Tumi can make her bonus go even further.
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/ 12 December 2006
Buying a home is the biggest financial investment most people will make and it will generally form the largest part of their monthly debt repayments. Yet we tend to spend less time "test driving" our potential new home than we would a new car. Before buying a home, it makes sense to have a professional do a full analysis to make sure you are not buying a dud.
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/ 12 December 2006
Cooperation between South Africa and the Czech Republic is crucial, particularly in science, technology and trade, the presidents of the two countries agreed on Tuesday in Pretoria. ”This agreement will help us in the development of our scientists,” said South African President Thabo Mbeki.
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/ 12 December 2006
The Commission on Gender Equality on Tuesday questioned whether Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is being set up for failure because she is a woman. A spokesperson said the commission is wondering whether an incident, where a trip by Mlambo-Ngcuka cost tax payers an estimated R4,55-million, was designed to set the country’s first female deputy president up for failure.