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/ 21 October 2005
A KwaZulu-Natal magistrate on Thursday called for four of South Africa’s high-profile lawyers who are current and former top officials in the Scorpions to be struck off the roll of advocates, according to South African Broadcasting Corporation television news.
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/ 21 October 2005
The Czech surrealist painter, poet and sculptress Eva Svankmajerova has died aged 65, the CTK news agency quoted a friend of her family as saying. The artist joined the surrealist movement in the early 1970s, when she was known for her Emancipation Cycle.
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/ 21 October 2005
As South Africa braces itself for the possibility of an outbreak of avian influenza, the department of health says there is no need to panic, and that there is no immediate danger. ”We share the sentiments of affected countries that we should take precautionary measures to avoid the spread of the flu,” says Solly Mabote, spokesperson for the Department of Health.
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/ 21 October 2005
A 12m catamaran missing for two days was found on Thursday after sparking concern when a life jacket was spotted floating near the Plettenberg Bay coastline, said the National Sea Rescue Institute. The catamaran is a commercial fishing craft from Mossel Bay and was carrying a crew of eight.
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/ 21 October 2005
Despite Salman Rushdie’s reputation as someone who, when he isn’t out partying, makes statements about partying, his is not a brash presence, writes Emma Brockes, who spoke to him about his new novel, marriage and political revenge.
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/ 21 October 2005
Saturday provides Kaizer Chiefs fans with what has become a rare opportunity: knowing their team will not play to a draw. It is Coca-Cola Cup weekend and the rules of the competition insist on a result from all matches. If the teams are tied at the end of normal time, then it will be settled on penalties.
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/ 21 October 2005
Top seed Lindsay Davenport had to save two match points against enterprising Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova before advancing to the quarterfinals of the Zurich Open on Thursday. France’s second seed Amelie Mauresmo meanwhile was bundled out by qualifier Katarina Srebotnik.
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/ 21 October 2005
On the night Jonathan Woodgate finally came good for Real Madrid with the equaliser in their 4-1 win over Rosenborg, my mind remained filled with the image of Thierry Henry on Tuesday night. The elegant French substitute was called into action after 16 minutes at Sparta Prague when Jose Reyes limped off.
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/ 21 October 2005
Enforced absence from the game is torture to any footballer. For Fabien Barthez, the past few months have been, in his own words, ”useless”. Strange months they have been, too. The French goalkeeper has been serving a six-month suspension for spitting at a Moroccan referee, Abdellah El-Achiri.
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/ 21 October 2005
It is the first time in Steve Basson’s career that he has shot 79 to lead a tournament. And after surviving the brutal conditions in the second round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Championship at the Links at Fancourt on Thursday, the slightly built golfer declared, ”I don’t weigh enough to play in wind like this”.