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/ 16 November 2006
Private security companies have to do more to ensure the safety of their employees, particularly during cash-in-transit heists, government ministers said on Thursday. Replying to questions during a media briefing at Parliament, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said the police should not be the only ones to respond to increased crime over the festive season.
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/ 16 November 2006
The Department of Correctional Services plans to keep prisoners from escaping over the festive season by involving them in so-called "offender escapism". "Operation Vala" will see the tightening of security measures in prisons while channelling inmates’ attention towards recreational and sporting activities.
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/ 16 November 2006
Australian paranormal investigators on Thursday claimed an out-of-this-world response to a global ghost hunt to expand an eerie but under-explored body of knowledge. Tapping into an explosion of interest in phenomena that defy scientific explanation, researchers from Australia’s Monash University set up an online survey to assess their impact on individuals and society.
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/ 16 November 2006
The arrest of businessman Glen Agliotti clearly shows police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi ”in a good light”, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Johnny de Lange said on Thursday. Selebi, who has tried to downplay his friendship with Agliotti after initially saying that Agliotti was ”my friend, finish and klaar”.
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/ 16 November 2006
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan pledged on Thursday to work to improve welfare in Africa, the world’s poorest continent, after he retires from his position later this year. On his last tours in Africa as the world body’s chief, Annan told participants at the fifth African Development Forum in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, that his farewell was ”not an adieu, but very much an au revoir”.
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/ 16 November 2006
Online enyclopedia Wikipedia was accessible again in China on Thursday after being blocked for more than a year, a move hailed by free media advocacy group Reporters Sans Frontières. China routinely blocks access to websites it deems subversive and filters internet pages for sensitive words.
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/ 16 November 2006
Presidents and prime ministers, kings, communists and one or two former generals — Apec brings together one of the world’s most diverse groups of leaders, who show unity with one of the world’s most unique fashion shows. After Sunday’s summit, the 21 Apec leaders will don Vietnam’s ao dai silk tunic for the closing ceremony.
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/ 16 November 2006
As the United Nations continues to battle waste, mismanagement and corruption, an outgoing senior official has proposed that all high-level UN staffers should not only disclose their private financial assets but also make them public. Outgoing Secretary General Kofi Annan Annan signed his financial disclosure forms last month.
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/ 16 November 2006
Several players will be hoping to impress the selectors when the Rest of South Africa take on India at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Thursday. Among those hoping to force their way into the national team are batsmen Hashim Amla and Neil McKenzie, fast bowler Dale Steyn and all-rounder Johan van der Wath.
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/ 16 November 2006
Bafana Bafana captain Aaron Mokoena believes his country can make a big impact on and off the pitch when they host the 2010 World Cup. Although South Africa were beaten 1-0 by Egypt in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup in London on Wednesday, Mokoena was encouraged by his side’s determined display.