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/ 24 February 2005
I remember my first cellphone. It weighed me down like a full nappy, and was about as entertaining to play with. I must confess that if I had been asked, back then in 1995, to draw up a list of things I needed or wanted to do with my phone, taking photos certainly wouldn’t have been in the top 10.
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/ 24 February 2005
Heads should roll in the royal household over a series of missteps in the preparations for the wedding of Britain’s heir to the throne Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, experts say. From the rushed marriage announcement to the sudden decision by Queen Elizabeth II to miss her son’s civil ceremony, has tarnished the whole family’s reputation, they say.
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/ 24 February 2005
Ajax Cape Town gained three points with a 2-1 local derby win against Santos at Athlone Stadium on Wednesday night, but the general feeling afterwards was that it was an undeserving victory. Ajax can thank their reserve goalkeeper, Andre Petim — their regular ‘keeper, Moeneeb Josephs, is suspended — as he brought off several excellent saves.
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/ 24 February 2005
Banking group FirstRand’s proposed black economic empowerment (BEE) deal is valued at about R7,9-billion, making it one of the country’s largest broad-based BEE transactions to date. The deal will see 10% of the group — one of South Africa’s so-called "big four" banks — placed in black hands.
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/ 24 February 2005
The Premier Soccer League clash between Kaizer Chiefs and Supersport United at Soccer City on Wednesday night was hailed to be the thriller of the season. Instead, the Chiefs faithful sat through a 0-0 draw and they must have felt well let down afterwards, wondering why they didn’t stay home to watch European Champions League action on the telly.
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/ 24 February 2005
The Eagles were crowned Standard Bank Cup champions at Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein on Wednesday evening after a third-wicket partnership of 151 between Boeta Dippenaar and Davey Jacobs ensured that they defeated the Titans by seven wickets. Dippenaar, named man of the match, guided the Eagles to a target of 259 with an excellent 92.
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/ 24 February 2005
The controversial sending-off of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba saw Barcelona come back from 1-0 down to beat the English Premiership leaders 2-1 in their Champions League first knockout round first-leg clash on Wednesday. Chelsea’s defeat was somewhat softened by the fact they have an away goal, whereas Manchester United lost 1-0 to AC Milan at Old Trafford.
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/ 24 February 2005
International Olympic Committee (IOC) members received finance and security assurances for New York’s 2012 Olympic bid on Wednesday, as well as a videotaped pledge of support from United States President George Bush. A 13-person IOC evaluation committee heard Bush vow full backing for the ,6-billion bid in the third day of private meetings.
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/ 24 February 2005
Leading golfers, including world number three Ernie Els and sixth-ranked Sergio Garcia, have signed up for the ,3-million Johnnie Walker Classic in Beijing. The event, which counts towards the European, Asian and Australasian tours, will be held at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Pine Valley Golf Resort and Country Club from April 21 to 24.
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/ 24 February 2005
It’s been a week of typical mind games as the Stormers and Sharks gear up for Friday night’s Super 12 match between the sides at Newlands. Sharks coach Kevin Putt named a team without Springbok captain John Smit at hooker, while utility forward AJ Venter is not even in the 22-man squad.