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/ 8 December 2006
Original ideas seem to be thin on the ground. Politicians reuse their predecessors’ policies. Television schedules are packed with the same old reality shows and police procedurals. And in fashion, retro rules, with designers currently channelling Eighties naff. It seems there is a fine line between inspiration and imitation.
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/ 8 December 2006
The bail application of Kebble murder accused Glenn Agliotti was postponed until Wednesday in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Scorpions prosecutor Gerrie Nel said that ”due to unforeseen circumstances” the state would not be able to proceed with the bail hearing on Friday.
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/ 8 December 2006
There were moments in the past when the Soweto derby brought the entire nation to a standstill; clashes where the league championship was decided. But this Saturday’s match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates stands out for one reason only: it is the last game to be played at FNB before the stadium is closed and extensively renovated for the 2010 World Cup.
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/ 8 December 2006
The first of Europe’s gamers got their hands on Nintendo’s new video games console on Friday after stores across the continent opened their doors at midnight to end die-hard fans’ long wait for a Wii. In Britain some fans camped out for over two nights on Oxford Street, London’s main shopping drag, to guarantee bagging a Wii, the latest entrant in the -billion global video game market.
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/ 8 December 2006
South Africa has no plans to limit the sale of coastal land to foreigners, a government spokesperson said on Friday, reversing an earlier statement. President Thabo Mbeki has ordered a probe into rising land prices, fearing that the entrance of wealthy foreigners on to the local property market has fuelled soaring property prices and put land out of reach of millions of South Africans.
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/ 8 December 2006
”Heeere’s Johnny!” — the introduction for United States talk-show host Johnny Carson for 30 years — has been ranked the most memorable TV catchphrase in a top 100 list covering 60 years of US television shows, cartoons, commercials and quotes from news programmes.
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/ 8 December 2006
Freddy Adu, the American football prodigy, trained at Old Trafford last week. Thanks to a million-dollar deal with Nike signed when he was just 14, and coach Ray Hudson’s crazed endorsement of his ability — ”A blind man on a galloping horse can see his talent. He’s a little Fabergé egg” — the Ghana-born DC United forward has been famous for so long it’s a shock to find he’s still only 17.
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/ 8 December 2006
In a bid to develop the quality and quantity of milk production by black dairy farmers, Nestlé has joined forces with the Independent Development Trust. The two-year partnership will involve 40 dairy farmers in the Thabo Mofutsanyane district, which includes Harrismith and other areas in the Free State.
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/ 8 December 2006
South Africa’s biggest vehicle financier, WesBank, said in a statement on Friday that the local motor industry will see the impact of higher interest rates in the new year. Although the industry’s sales are set to peak again this year, Thursday’s 50 basis-point hike — which takes the prime-lending rate to 12,5% — will be noticeable in the coming months, said WesBank.
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/ 8 December 2006
South Africa’s rock’n’roll royalty, in the form of the Flames’s Blondie Chaplin has released his first solo album in 30 years. Lloyd Gedye reports.