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/ 17 February 2005
Orlando Pirates’ Benedict Vilakazi, who was this week charged with the alleged rape of a minor, put his problems off the field behind him as he helped steer the Bucs to a 3-1 victory over Manning Rangers and a nine-point lead at the top of the Castle Premiership. Vilakazi — who has denied the allegations — scored the opening goal.
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/ 17 February 2005
Supersport United were held to a 0-0 draw by Ajax Cape Town during their Castle Premier League encounter at Odi Stadium in Mabopane on Wednesday night. There were very few highlights in this game as both teams squandered one opportunity after another in front of an almost empty stadium.
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/ 17 February 2005
Manufacturers planning a breakaway formula-one world championship claimed on Wednesday that their series will be fairer and more cost-effective than the established competition. BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Renault and Toyota, who make up the Grand Prix World Championship, met nine of the formula-one teams in London to outline their proposals.
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/ 17 February 2005
Top seed Andy Roddick eased into the quarterfinals of the ATP side of the men’s and women’s tennis tournaments playing in Memphis on Wednesday with a straight-set victory over France’s Arnaud Clement. Roddick, seeking his 17th career ATP title and his second in as many weeks, cruised past Clement 6-3, 6-3 in a second-round clash.
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/ 17 February 2005
Ukraine’s bid on Wednesday to qualify an unprecedented three teams for the Uefa Cup’s last eight had mixed results. With the three guaranteed to avoid each other in the next round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Shakhtar and Dynamo Kiev are looking to achieve rare European glory for the former Soviet republic.
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/ 17 February 2005
Mining company Kumba Resources declared a final dividend of 90 cents per share for the 18-month period ending in December 2004, the company said on Thursday. ”This will result in a total dividend for the period of 145 cents per share,” said Con Fauconnier, Kumba’s Chief Executive Officer.
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/ 17 February 2005
The Eagles soared into the final of the Standard Bank Cup with a convincing six wicket win over the Lions at the Goodyear Park stadium in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Batting first on a quality pitch, the Lions never fully recovered from a conservative start.
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/ 17 February 2005
The Zimbabwe touring team beat a combined Gauteng/North West team by seven wickets in the opening game of their South African tour, thanks to a splendid unbeaten century by Hamilton Masakadza. Masakadza weighed in with 103 not-out off 120 balls and struck 11 boundaries and one six.
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An increase in sin taxes and the fuel levy are predicted in this month’s Budget speech, according to a tax expert at financial services firm Deloitte. ”In line with prior years, we expect inflationary increases on most alcoholic beverages, with low increases on traditional African beer,” said Duane Newman.
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/ 17 February 2005
A villager in northeastern Zimbabwe was killed when five landmines he dug up to use against marauding elephants exploded in his arms, news reports said on Wednesday. Christian Munetsi had planned to use the mines to protect his maize field from elephants that roam the remote Rushinga district.