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/ 11 September 2005
The names alone are evocative — Stoned Cherrie, Black Coffee, Sun Goddess — and the clothes they are stitched into even more so. No surprise, then, that the fitted bodices and A-line skirts made famous by the Stoned Cherrie label — and other, distinctively African designs — have become a common sight on local streets.
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/ 11 September 2005
As the wage gap between chief executives and their tea ladies widens, a series of costly strikes across South Africa has raised the debate about lucrative packages for executives. Workers from municipalities, retail giants and airlines rebelled en masse in 2005, holding strikes that cost the economy hundreds of millions of rands.
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/ 11 September 2005
Retief Goosen bogeyed the 18th hole on Sunday and shot a 5-under 67 to win the German Masters by a stroke. The two-time US Open champion’s total score was 20-under 268 after he missed a 3-foot putt for par at the 18th that almost cost the South African his 22nd title.
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/ 11 September 2005
In a poor advertisement for Currie Cup rugby the Lions overcame a decidedly off colour Cheetahs outfit 31-20 in a patchy encounter played at the Vodacom Park Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Leading 21-13 at the break, the Lions inexplicably failed to use their backs, which in the first half had torn the Cheetahs apart.
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/ 11 September 2005
Australia’s cricketers have received death threats via e-mail during their Ashes tour of England. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said Sunday that officers arrested a 32-year-old man Friday in Stoke-on-Trent, northern England, ”in connection with an allegation of making threats to kill.”
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/ 11 September 2005
Centre Jean de Villiers scored a hat trick of tries as Western Province annihilated the Sharks 47-19 in their Currie Cup clash at Newlands on Saturday. The Springbok star’s elusive running combined with the crash-tackling of De Wet Barry and slick passing of flyhalf Peter Grant were the key elements in setting up the victory.
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/ 11 September 2005
Shane Warne once again rocked England before bad light came to England’s rescue on the fourth day of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Sunday. England were seven for one in their second innings, after Warne had struck with his fourth ball, when bad light and then rain forced an early tea with the home side 13 runs ahead.
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/ 11 September 2005
England’s World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson has undergone surgery to have his appendix removed. The 26-year-old fly-half ”went in to a local hospital on Friday to have the operation, following a grumbling appendix while on tour in Japan just over three weeks ago,” his club said.
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/ 11 September 2005
Supersport United suffered a double blow in their Castle Premier League soccer match against Silver Stars at the Super Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Not only did they lose the match 1-0, courtesy of a late goal from Elvis Mashao, but they also lost their Bafana Bafana defender, Ricardo Katza, just a week ahead of their Supa8 final against Bloemfontein Celtic in Potchefstroom.
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/ 11 September 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns huffed-and-puffed their way to the top of the PSL log with a 1-0 win over hapless Jomo Cosmos at a sweltering Rand Stadium on Saturday afternoon. How long The Brazilians remain on this lofty perch will depend on what Orlando Pirates achieve against Bush Bucks.