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/ 6 November 2006
If Kosta Papic felt he owed struggling Premier Soccer League giants Orlando Pirates a debt after coaching the club through a two-year title drought, he surely paid out in full on Sunday while at the helm of Maritzburg United in a 4-2 defeat against the Buccaneers during the opening round of the Telkom Knockout at Chatsworth Stadium.
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/ 6 November 2006
After playing to a 1-1 draw in regulation time, Moroka Swallows beat Benoni Premier United 2-1 in extra-time at the Germiston Stadium on Sunday to move on to the quarterfinals of the Telkom Cup. Swallows were the first to score in the 27th minute when striker Evans Gwekwerere beat United goalkeeper Noel Yobou with a low shot.
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/ 6 November 2006
Brazil’s Marilson Gomes dos Santos won his New York Marathon debut on Sunday, becoming the first South American to take the race, while Latvia’s Jelena Prokopcuka captured her second consecutive women’s crown. South Africa’s Hendrick Ramaala finished ninth.
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/ 6 November 2006
The City of Johannesburg is investigating a number of its employees for downloading and e-mailing pornography, media reports said on Monday. Gabu Tugwana, director of communications, confirmed an internal audit had investigated about 200 cases.
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/ 6 November 2006
Tottenham beat Chelsea for the first time in the English Premier League in 16 years on Sunday, winning 2-1 as the Blues had England captain John Terry sent off. Michael Dawson and Aaron Lennon scored for Spurs after a rare goal by Claude Makelele for Chelsea, who are second and three points behind leaders Manchester United.
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/ 6 November 2006
Monday’s judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal upholding the conviction of Schabir Shaik, financial adviser to former deputy president Jacob Zuma, now gives the National Prosecuting Authority the moral high ground to continue with its case against Zuma, say opposition politicians.
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/ 6 November 2006
New Zealand coach Graham Henry said the All Blacks are exactly where they wanted to be a year out from the World Cup after their record 41-20 win over struggling reigning champions England on Sunday at Twickenham. The All Blacks’ tally featured tries from Aaron Mauger, Joe Rokocoko, Carl Hayman and Daniel Carter.
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/ 6 November 2006
Riots by ultra-Orthodox Jews in protest at a gay pride march scheduled to take place in Jerusalem later this week have led police to warn that the risk of violence is now too great to allow it to go ahead. For several days ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem and elsewhere have attacked police officers, burned rubbish bins and blocked off roads in an attempt to halt the parade.
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/ 6 November 2006
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik’s appeal against his fraud and corruption convictions has been dismissed. Reading the judgement in Bloemfontein, Supreme Court of Appeal Judge President Craig Howie said there were also no grounds to change Shaik’s effective prison sentence of 15 years.
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/ 6 November 2006
It was meant to be straightforward: a Nuremberg-style trial to show the world that dictators could be made to face justice in the land they once terrorised. Almost two years after being hauled from a hole in the ground, Saddam Hussein would finally enter the dock to answer for his crimes before a fully functioning Iraqi court.