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/ 25 January 2005
Eight cars, one winner. Choosing a Car of the Year from the eight finalists has never been tougher. Gavin Foster spent three days with the cars, helping give the bean counters the data they needed to pick a winner.
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/ 25 January 2005
South Africa might be the focus of African soccer when it comes to the 2010 World Cup, but its players do not seem to be among Africa’s best. The nominations of the MTN Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards were announced on Tuesday, and the shortlist contains no South Africans.
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/ 25 January 2005
Research estimates that the United States and United Kingdom could send five million jobs offshore during the next decade, provoking vociferous complaints from trades unions. The US and UK tend to be the biggest offshorers because of the global dominance of the English language, although Germany is rapidly increasing its use of offshoring.
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/ 25 January 2005
At the Condom Café in Abidjan, customers don’t get after-dinner mints with their bill. Instead they leave with an Aids goodie bag, complete with red ribbon, a leaflet about the disease and a free condom. The café, known by the locals as Kpote Kiosque, has been serving up snacks and safe sex for the past three years.
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/ 25 January 2005
They are routinely described by the international media as Iraq’s first free and democratic elections. But, in reality, the elections are likely at best to be irrelevant, at worst to plunge Iraq deeper into the abyss. Both common sense and first principles dictate that no election in a country invaded and controlled by foreign troops can be regarded as free and fair.
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/ 25 January 2005
Johnny Carson, the television talkshow host who dominated United States broadcasting for 30 years, died on Sunday at his home in Malibu, California. He was 79. Carson presented the Tonight Show from 1962 until his voluntary retirement in 1992, turning it into a national institution.
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/ 25 January 2005
South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday held a second round of talks with Côte d’Ivoire rebel leader Guillaume Soro to try to advance prospects for peace in the troubled West African country. Mbeki submitted a five-point roadmap or peace blueprint during a peace mission to Côte d’Ivoire in December.
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/ 25 January 2005
South Africa set England a challenging target of 185 runs to win the fifth castle Lager/MTN cricket Test at Supersport Park on Tuesday. South Africa declared their second innings on 296 for six. Jacques Kallis and newcomer AB de Villiers both moved to milestones after lunch.
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/ 24 January 2005
Minister of Education Naledi Pandor officially launched the South African Education internet portal while visiting schools in George, her department said on Monday. The bright green site is easy to access and registration is simple. But the search for online information seems a bit more complicated, the Mail & Guardian Online found.