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/ 31 October 2006
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has urged his team to go flat out to make their first Champions Trophy final when they clash with New Zealand in Wednesday’s semifinal. ”There are no excuses now for us,” Ponting said ahead of the day-night clash against their trans-Tasman rivals at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium.
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/ 31 October 2006
African leaders must ensure that countries dealing with conflict resolution do not slip back into conflict, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday. ”In many instances, as we deal with matters of peace and stability on the continent, we don’t go all the way in ensuring that countries in conflict don’t revert back to conflict,” Mbeki said.
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/ 31 October 2006
The Zimbabwean government has intensified its use of torture and arbitrary arrests to suppress opposition to President Robert Mugabe, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday. ”When Zimbabweans engage in peaceful protest, the government responds with brutal repression,” said Georgette Gagnon, deputy Africa director of the New York-based rights group.
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/ 31 October 2006
Fifty-two Zimbabweans were arrested in the last two weeks in connection with armed robberies in Gauteng, police said on Tuesday. Superintendent Fanie Molapo of the special investigations unit said most of the robbers targeted Pick ‘n Pay and Spar supermarkets. On Saturday, a Zimbabwean was killed and two of his countrymen were wounded in an exchange of fire with police.
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/ 31 October 2006
South Africa go into the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal on Thursday hoping their batting line-up will back up their fast bowlers against a resurgent West Indies. Fast bowlers spared South African blushes in the last two games against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, with Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock playing key roles in their team’s wins.
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/ 31 October 2006
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has been attacked for her continued anti-smoking focus when the Aids campaign is in disarray. But recent research has confirmed the devastating impact of smoking on the immune system — including potentially tripling the chances of contracting HIV and halving the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy.
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/ 31 October 2006
South Africa recorded a deficit of R175-million for its trade with non-Southern African Customs Union trading partners in September after a deficit of R5,284-billion in August, according to Customs and Excise figures released on Monday. "It’s a much better figure than generally expected," an economist said.
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/ 31 October 2006
India’s dashing middle-order batsman, Yuvraj Singh, has been ruled out of next month’s one-day series in South Africa, the cricket board said on Tuesday. Yuvraj suffered a tear in his left knee during a warm-up ahead of Sunday’s Champions Trophy clash against Australia and was rushed to Mumbai to see the board’s medical consultant, Anant Joshi.
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/ 31 October 2006
Former Brazilian national team coach Carlos Parreira admitted for the first time that he made mistakes in preparing his squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, in a published interview on Monday. Parreira, now the national coach of South Africa, said he regrets having taken his star-studded squad to the Swiss town of Weggis.
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/ 31 October 2006
Richard Dunne scored a 23rd-minute winner as Manchester City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the English Premier League on Monday night, surviving two shots off the post by Massimo Maccarone with goalkeeper Nicky Weaver beaten. The goal came when Joey Barton’s far-post corner sailed perfectly for Dunne, who leapt to drive a header into the roof of the goal.