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/ 3 November 2005
Mark Gillman’s breakfast show on 5fm presents the last in its series of Vinyl Frontier parties to celebrate the release of The Vinyl Frontier Volume 3 this Friday, November 4, at Sutra/La Boom on the East Rand. Proceeds from the event and CD sales will be donated to the “Old Skool Is Cool” charity drive, […]
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/ 3 November 2005
The Zimbabwe government says United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan does not have a ”factual position” on the country and is being misled by people in his office, a government spokesperson told the state-controlled Herald newspaper on Thursday.
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/ 3 November 2005
Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel says the tax revenue lost through avoidance schemes "clearly runs into billions" of rand and the South African authorities are fine-tuning a mechanism to close existing gaps. He was speaking at the release of a South African Revenue Services discussion paper on tax avoidance.
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/ 3 November 2005
Callous thieves broke into the home of a teenage amputee and made off with the girl’s artificial leg, her family said on Wednesday. California schoolgirl Melissa Huff (16) was horrified to find that the heartless burglars had not only stolen a haul of loot including cash and valuables, but had also helped themselves to her leg.
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/ 3 November 2005
Suspected insurgents set off 14 bombs in the southern Thai town of Narathiwat, throwing the provincial capital into darkness for several hours on Wednesday night and leaving one person dead, media reports said on Thursday. The initial explosions were followed by attempted attacks on 11 public places.
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/ 3 November 2005
Zanzibar’s incumbent president was sworn in for a second and final term on Wednesday, a day after the electoral commission declared him and his party the winners of general elections marred by violence, intimidation and allegations of fraud. President Amani Abeid Karume was presented with a 21-gun salute.
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/ 3 November 2005
The youthful George Weah and rival presidential candidate and grandmother Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson have made their obvious differences a cornerstone of their campaigns in the race for the November 8 run-offs towards Liberia’s top job. The 39-year-old soccer millionaire Weah is revered by most of Liberia’s youth.
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/ 3 November 2005
At least 27 people were killed on Wednesday as armed police clashed with demonstrators in the Ethiopian capital, prompting calls for restraint from the African Union and the United States. Almost 150 were injured in fighting after the main opposition party called for protests against May elections it insists were rigged.
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/ 3 November 2005
South African house prices increased by 15,8% year-on-year in October 2005, from a 17,6% increase in September, according to South African commercial bank Absa’s monthly house-price index released on Thursday. This was the lowest year-on-year increase since August 2002, when it was 15,9%.
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/ 3 November 2005
The Springbok team to face Argentina on Saturday was announced a press conference on Wednesday morning. Springbok coach Jake White recalled utility back Conrad Jantjes as replacement for Breyton Paulse, who is unavailable due to club commitments in France.