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/ 24 November 2005

How to beat the Boks: Hang on to the ball

France coach Bernard Laporte has a simple plan to counter South Africa: keep hold of the ball. Laporte says that because of the Springboks’ counter-attacking speed, along with their physical strength, Les Tricolores must keep possession at the Stade de France on Saturday. ”We will need to be very wary and make sure we keep hold of the ball,” Laporte said on Thursday at the French training camp.

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/ 24 November 2005

NIA ‘not above the law’, says Mbeki

No stone will be left unturned in the search for the truth behind alleged abuses in the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday. Mbeki urged members of the country’s intelligence services to aid inquiries, led by the inspector general and minister of intelligence, into these ”disturbing matters”.