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France coach Bernard Laporte on Wednesday made seven changes to the side that suffered a humiliating 47-3 defeat to the All Blacks last Saturday in Lyon. France play their second of two autumn Tests against New Zealand at the Stade de France on Saturday, with Laporte desperate for a decent performance following the All Blacks seven-try massacre less than a week ago.
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/ 15 November 2006
Tiger Woods, describing himself as ”probably” his strongest ever, vowed on Wednesday to go all out in his season-ending tournament this week and keep up the momentum into next year. The world number one, fresh from his runner-up finish at last week’s HSBC Champions in Shanghai, is aiming for a record-tying third straight victory at the ,7-million Dunlop Phoenix tournament.
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/ 15 November 2006
In scorching midday heat, a squadron of African soldiers advances stealthily through the brush. Suddenly, the point man in the centre raises his hand to signal a halt. That’s where the first problems become apparent. Most of the men take cover, correctly, behind trees and thorn bushes.
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/ 15 November 2006
The South African National Defence Force’s Chief of Joint Operations died shortly after having minor surgery, Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said on Wednesday in Durban. Lieutenant General Sipho Binda (54) died in One Military hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday night.
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/ 15 November 2006
"With a little bit of vision, a little bit of money, something new is beginning to emerge [in the inner city]," said Lael Bethlehem, the chief executive officer of the Johannesburg Development Agency, at Constitution Hill on Monday. Constitution Hill is located at the edge of Hillbrow, one of the most derelict areas in central Johannesburg.
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/ 15 November 2006
A visitor to Ibadan University in pre-independence Nigeria more than 50 years ago was impressed by its modern structure and 100 000-book library. Since then, Nigeria’s premier university, which started in 1948 as a University of London college, has come down in the world.
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/ 15 November 2006
Well-known broadcaster and former SAFM presenter Tony Lankester has teamed up with the Mail & Guardian Online to host a new weekly podcast show. The show looks at the major news stories in the M&G newspaper and the M&G Online, interviewing the editors and journalists behind the week’s stories.
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/ 15 November 2006
Following the recent announcement by the Department of Health on the revised dispensing fee, South African retailer Pick ‘n Pay announced on Wednesday that all medicine prices in its pharmacies will remain at the current levels until the end of this year.
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/ 15 November 2006
Global technology services group Dimension Data (Didata) said on Wednesday that it expected to continue with its double-digit revenue growth despite a "disappointing" performance in its European operations. "We expect to continue with our double-digit growth in the medium term," Didata CEO Brett Dawson said.
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/ 15 November 2006
Under-pressure coach Andy Robinson called on England fans to get behind his struggling side and said the pain of their current losing streak was necessary if the world champions were to regain their place at the summit of world rugby union. England face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday in the first of two back-to-back Tests after a record-equalling run of seven straight defeats.