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/ 24 October 2006
Southern African countries hope plans to boost their economies will not be hurt by negative sentiment towards Zimbabwe, the head of a regional bloc said on Monday. Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), said it was developing programmes that would offset any spill-over from Zimbabwe’s economic crisis.
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/ 24 October 2006
Top United Nations envoy Jan Pronk left Khartoum on Monday after the government raised the stakes in a dispute with the world body by ordering him out of the country. Khartoum was already on a collision course with the international community over its rejection of a UN Security Council resolution to send 22 500 UN troops and police to its violent western Darfur region.
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/ 24 October 2006
Last month Washington’s political set, always ready for a good gossip, were sent into a flurry of chattering by news that Google had registered a political action committee (PAC) with the United States federal election commission. The creation of Google NetPAC is a first step towards making corporate donations to support candidates seeking elected office.
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/ 24 October 2006
What have been billed as the world’s most expensive cigars, a limited-edition from the hands of one of Cuba’s most famous rollers, have gone on sale at each. The Cohiba Behike, named after a tribal chief of Cuba’s indigenous Taino tribe, was launched last week to mark the 40th anniversary of the Cohiba brand.
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/ 24 October 2006
South Africa stands to benefit from the biggest soccer event in the world, thanks to the help of a load of rubbish. Plans are afoot to mimic the trend in international event management for minimising negative environmental impacts. So just what does such a vision entail?
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/ 24 October 2006
There is no doubt that the public sees corruption as one of the most serious problems facing our country, and one that directly affects service delivery. The focus is often on high-value actions by officials. Often little attention is paid to the many thousands of smaller acts of corruption, writes special investigating unit head Willie Hofmeyr.
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/ 24 October 2006
Athol Fugard’s <i>Valley Song</i> has been set to music by composer Thomas Rajna, writes Guy Willoughby, the instigator of the project.
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/ 24 October 2006
Protecting children against tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries may become easier as a result of South African-based research that has found that a simple vaccination technique is as effective as the more complicated method currently recommended. Researchers compared two methods of vaccinating newborn children.
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/ 24 October 2006
Poorly written legislation has historically allowed telecoms operators to play the competition authorities off against the communications regulator, creating a regulation void that gives rise to a phenomenon known as forum shopping. The recently promulgated Electronic Communications Act has made the problem worse.
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/ 24 October 2006
A new television series explores South African culture through the country’s weddings, writes Riaan Wolmarans.