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/ 21 January 2005
South African farmers are to launch a campaign to raise public awareness about the country’s agricultural ”crisis” — particularly in the grain sector, says Grain SA. The profitability and sustainability of the country’s grain industry has been negatively affected by both local and international factors.
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/ 21 January 2005
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Friday urged people to refuse to pay ”unjustifiable fees” that some pharmacists add on to the price of medicine and to opt for pharmacies complying with her regulations. Tshabalala-Msimang accused some pharmacies of ”fleecing” medical aids.
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/ 21 January 2005
Africa owes a debt of gratitude to world soccer body Fifa and its president, Sepp Blatter, for agreeing that the 2010 Soccer World Cup be held in Africa, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. He said Fifa received the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo for its part in the campaign that saw apartheid South Africa isolated on many levels.
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/ 21 January 2005
India.Arie, Angelique Kidjo and the Marley family join a roster of international music stars in Addis Ababa next month to celebrate the 60th birthday of the late reggae legend Bob Marley — the first time the event has been held outside the singer’s native Jamaica. Hundreds of thousands are expected to participate in a month of festivities.
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/ 21 January 2005
Four-times champion Andre Agassi steamed into the last 16 of the Australian Open tennis after taming the serve-volley power of American compatriot Taylor Dent in Melbourne on Friday. The 34-year-old eighth seed extinguished 29th-seeded Dent’s hopes with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 win in one hour and 52 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
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/ 21 January 2005
Johannesburg residents can expect to have their water turned back on by Friday afternoon, Johannesburg Water said. This is after several suburbs in northern Johannesburg were left without water on Thursday when a main water pipeline burst on Inchanga Road in Maroeladal, Randburg, due to pressure.
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/ 21 January 2005
Security remained tight at Lindelani, north of Durban, on Friday following the killing of the area’s Inkatha Freedom Party leader, Thomas Shabalala. The Durban serious and violent crimes unit is investigating the killing. Shabalala was shot twice in the head and chest at his driveway gate just after 8pm. Police do not suspect the killing to have been politically motivated.
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/ 21 January 2005
When Sepp Blatter, the president of world football’s governing body, left South Africa last week he said he hoped that South African youth teams would participate in Fifa youth tournaments. That is exactly what the South African under-17 team hope to set up this weekend. They are just one match away from the African youth championships.
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/ 21 January 2005
Chelsea are long gone. Nobody can see a weakness. There is no end to Chelsea’s depth, though Jose Mourinho, hugely popular among the press and broadcast media, would have us believe he has all the problems a normal manager faces with injury and suspensions.
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/ 21 January 2005
When the disciplinary process grinds into life, it is often the Football Association that gets mangled by the gears. Out of the babble reported by websites, newspapers and broadcasters, it has to pick out the phrases that supposedly require investigation. For the ruling body, this is a dreadful and exasperating misuse of its time.