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Professor Stephen Hawking, the eminent British scientist and author of A Brief History of Time, has warned that mankind will need to leave planet Earth to ensure the long-term survival of the human race. Hawking (64) was speaking in London on Thursday ahead of the presentation of a major science award, the Royal Society’s Copley Medal.
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The Automobile Association (AA) will not support the proposed Western Cape fuel levy, the organisation said on Thursday. ”The Automobile Association is perturbed that the proposed Western Cape provincial fuel levy has been approved in principal by the National Treasury,” the AA said in statement.
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Less than half of South Africa’s 15-year olds will live long enough to collect a pension, according to an actuarial report on the Aids epidemic released on Thursday. Fifteen-year-olds now have a 56% chance of dying before turning 60. In 1996 youngsters of the same age only had a 29% chance of not making their 60th birthday.
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The rand came under pressure on Thursday afternoon on news that South Africa recorded a record trade deficit for October, bringing concerns of structural imbalances back to the fore. South Africa recorded a deficit of R12,943-billion for its trade with non-Southern African Customs Union trading partners in October, according to customs and excise figures released on Thursday.
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Only the Democratic Alliance (DA) stands in the way of a one-party state in South Africa, the DA said on Thursday. ”Were the DA removed from the equation, there would be almost no opposition in Parliament, oversight of the executive would be fundamentally compromised and transparency and accountability severely undermined,” DA chief whip Douglas Gibson said.
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The United Nations food agency on Thursday said it will be forced to cut food aid to about 90Â 000 vulnerable children and orphans in Namibia due to a funds crunch sparked by shifting donor focus. ”It’s an unjust and preventable tragedy that children … become the victims of funding shortfalls,” the World Food Programme’s said in a statement.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after meeting United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a new push for Middle East peace, said on Thursday that talks on a unity government with Hamas had reached a ”dead end”. The US wants to strengthen Abbas, a moderate who has been caught in a power struggle with the Hamas Islamist group.
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West Indies were struggling to avoid a big defeat against Pakistan after run-machine Mohammad Yousuf broke several records on day four of the third and final Test on Thursday. Yousuf made his second century of the match and his ninth of 2006 to break Vivian Richard’s 30-year old record for most runs scored in a calendar year.
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South African Airways (SAA) will retrench 1Â 000 employees due to high operating costs, the airline announced on Thursday. The retrenchments, from all sectors of the national carrier, had already begun, said CEO Khaya Ngqula at a media briefing in Sandton. The airline Mango, a subsidiary of SAA, had nothing to do with the retrenchments, he said.
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Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane on Thursday appealed to Southern African people to redouble their efforts to educate themselves and others about HIV/Aids. ”Aids in Southern Africa seems to be stigmatised mainly because of its association with promiscuity, homosexuality, drug abuse and death,” the Archbishop said in a statement.