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/ 23 October 2006
Moroka Swallows are defying all the norms of soccer logic this season by winning their away games and losing at home — and the trend continued in Durban on Sunday afternoon with a gritty, purposeful 1-0 victory against Lamontville Golden Arrows. In Pretoria, Sundowns beat Black Leopards 3-0 to take home maximum points.
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/ 23 October 2006
Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand helped put Manchester United back in first place in the English Premier League after a 2-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday. Scholes, making his 500th appearance for United, scored in the 39th minute and Ferdinand added the second in the 66th as United reclaimed first place above Chelsea.
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/ 23 October 2006
The state-owned oil and gas company PetroSA and a ”private-sector partner” will build a new coal- or gas-to-motor fuel refinery by 2014, according to Business Report. A Department of Minerals and Energy official, Nhlanhla Gumede, said the objective of the venture is to cut South Africa’s reliance on imports.
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/ 23 October 2006
Boland captured the 2006 South African Rugby Union provincial sevens title on Sunday with a comprehensive 42-12 victory win over Border in the Cup final played at Florida Park in Ravensmead, Cape Town. Earlier in the day, Eastern Province A lifted the women’s title after getting the better of Boland.
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/ 23 October 2006
South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni cautioned on Monday that the country’s widening current-account deficit posed a risk to the exchange rate of the rand. Addressing the First Macroeconomic Policy Challenges for South Africa conference in Pretoria, Mboweni said that in recent months the risks to the inflation outlook had increased.
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/ 23 October 2006
Moves to reserve the N1 highway’s right-hand lane between Johannesburg and Pretoria for high-occupancy vehicles were off to an uncertain start on Monday morning, metro police said. A spokesperson said most motorists are still unaware that the fast lane has been reserved for vehicles with three or more occupants.
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/ 23 October 2006
South African singer Lebo Mathosa (29) died in an accident east of Johannesburg in the early hours on Monday, her manager, Linzy Cowley, said. Mathosa’s driver apparently lost control of the Toyota Prado in which they were travelling on the N3 highway on the East Rand, and Mathosa died at the scene.
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/ 23 October 2006
An airline baggage courier pleaded guilty in Australia on Friday to stealing samples of women’s hair from their lost bags and keeping them on file. Rodney Petersen (30) had faced 110 charges of theft and stalking after taking strands of both head and pubic hair from the luggage of female passengers.
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/ 23 October 2006
Australians should stop singing and daydreaming in the shower because they are wasting money on hot water, one of the country’s largest power suppliers said on Sunday. Energy Australia has conducted research showing that the average Australian showers for seven minutes, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
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/ 23 October 2006
A police chief in southern England was caught driving his car while using his cellphone, an offence here, by a motorist who followed him, the <i>Times</i> reported on Monday. The motorist followed the chief to his station after the officer cut in front of him while talking on his cellphone.