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/ 23 November 2006
It is "vitally important" to acknowledge that provincial underspending of capital budgets among provinces had been on a declining trend over the past three years, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Thursday. Three years ago –- in 2002 and 2003 — provinces underspent their capital budgets by R1,1-billion, noted the minister.
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/ 23 November 2006
Information technology giant IBM on Wednesday said it agreed to pay -million to settle a class action lawsuit concerning overtime pay. International Business Machines said that litigation ”would have been lengthy, burdensome and expensive, and IBM chose to resolve it.”
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/ 23 November 2006
The JSE was weaker in noon trade on Thursday due to profit-taking following the bourse’s strong run earlier in the week. However, the Thanksgiving holidays in the United States and Japan made for a very quiet market. By 12.03pm, the all-share index slipped 0,55%. Resources retreated 1,19% and the gold-mining weakened 1,02%.
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/ 23 November 2006
The battle of the bulge has become a new rallying cry for several United States politicians who have made their personal fight against obesity central to their politics. At a time of no-holds-barred negative campaigning, analysts said the public often is looking for a positive, feel-good political message.
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/ 23 November 2006
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Thursday said his country had completed preparations for war with a powerful Somali Islamic movement after efforts for dialogue failed. Meles said the Islamists, who have declared a holy war on Ethiopian troops deployed to protect the weak Somali government, represented a clear threat to his country.
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/ 23 November 2006
New and used car prices have declined by a total of 3,3% in the past three years, Business Report wrote on Thursday. Citing the annual report of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), it said the prices of new and used vehicles dropped by 1,2% in 2004 and by 1,6% last year.
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/ 23 November 2006
English football fans rioted in the German city of Cologne overnight on Wednesday ahead of Tottenham’s Uefa Cup match against Bayer Leverkusen, police said. A group of about 80 fans smashed up the interior of a pub, causing damage costing  450 and a car was damaged. One English supporter was hurt in the incident.
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/ 23 November 2006
Law-enforcement agencies will in future take strong action against taxi drivers who engage in lawlessness and violent conduct, the Cabinet warned on Thursday. Briefing the media in Pretoria, government communications head Themba Maseko said a small ”splinter group” within the industry was responsible for the recent violent protests.
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/ 23 November 2006
Ricky Ponting completed his 32nd Test hundred as Australia dominated the opening day of the first Ashes Test against England at the Gabba on Thursday. The Australian skipper batted magnificently to reach the close unbeaten on 137 with Mike Hussey on 63 and the world champions in cruise control at 346-3.
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/ 23 November 2006
A group of students who protested at OR Tambo International airport on Wednesday are racist, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) said on Thursday. ”These hooligans disguising [sic] to be concerned about South Africa are not only racists to the core, but are an example of the past that is refusing to acknowledge the birth of the new South Africa.”