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Zimbabwe has turned the corner in the fight against Aids, but progress is still being undermined by the state of the economy, President Robert Mugabe said on Friday. In a statement to mark World Aids Day, Mugabe said the country should now focus on behaviour change and address the identified drivers of the pandemic.
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Kevin Pietersen won his battle with Shane Warne as England escaped from Australia’s clutches into a sound position on the opening day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Paul Collingwood was poised for a century and Pietersen hoisted a lusty six over long-on off Warne in a hustling century stand for the tourists.
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North Korea has relied on the wise leadership of Kim Jong-Il to make sure there have been no outbreaks of Aids in the reclusive country, its official media reported on Friday. North Korean media, which often gives glowing reports of Kim offering expert guidance on subjects as varied as cobbling shoes and irrigating fields, said its Dear Leader has been deeply concerned about Aids.
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Global anti-corruption group Transparency International says corruption is on the rise in Zimbabwe, ranking the country 130th out of 150 countries polled. Transparency’s corruption index ranks countries according to perceived levels of corruption as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.
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Do you know the minimum age required for any president of the United States? Can you name the tallest mountain in the US? Do you know what exactly ”inalienable rights” are? If you can’t, bang go your hopes of living the American dream. You will never become a US citizen.
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The Cabinet should take the 2010 Soccer World Cup semifinal away from Cape Town if residents go to court to block the proposed Green Point Stadium development, politicians overseeing sport have recommended. Earlier this week, mayor Helen Zille had warned that the city could lose the semifinal to Johannesburg.
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The JSE recovered some ground from earlier levels but was still seen as sluggish by noon on Friday despite a higher close by the Dow overnight. By 12pm the all-share index was up 0,35%, or 85 points, after being down 0,39% in early morning trade. Industrials were up 0,64% and the gold index was in the black by 0,66%.
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Within the space of a few hours on Wednesday England coach Andy Robinson resigned, Springbok coach Jake White survived a vote of no confidence and Chiliboy Ralepelle became both the youngest (20) and the first black captain of the South African national side. It might be said that all three men are in invidious positions.
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A new player has emerged on the perennially dysfunctional landscape that is South African football. Minister of Sport and Recreation Makhenkesi Stofile has always been vocal and contemptuous of the way the South African Football Association (Safa) administers the game.
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Before the start of the series won on Wednesday night by the resurgent South Africans your correspondent forecast that India would be lucky to win two out of the five matches. In retrospect that prediction has been proved hopelessly off target: a whitewash is what they deserve, and if they scramble together a win at Centurion on Sunday, Graeme Smith’s team will feel justifiably robbed.