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Three men who broke the Foreign Military Assistance Act were fined a total of R350 000 or jail time by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Harry Carlse, Lourens Horn and Crause Steyl pleaded guilty under a plea bargain between the defence and the state to involvement in a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=125671">’Coup confession came after torture'</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=125630">Thatcher to be tried in absentia</a>
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/ 17 November 2004
A police captain and two inspectors asked the Johannesburg Regional Court on Wednesday for bail as they face 14 charges including theft, aggravated assault and defeating the ends of justice — involving about R13-million. The men allegedly beat up suspects and stole money and goods recovered following arrests.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-National&ao=125703">Criticism after police car is hijacked</a>
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/ 17 November 2004
Namibia’s president-in-waiting Hifikepunye Pohamba says expropriations of white farms are ”going to happen” in his Southern African country but has pledged to ”talk, talk, talk” to make them as painless as possible. In an interview with AFP, Pohamba portrayed himself as a man of dialogue who is sensitive to the impact that land reform can have on people’s lives in this country of 1,82-million people.
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/ 17 November 2004
A 10-year-old grilled-cheese sandwich a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was back on eBay on Tuesday after the internet auction house initially cancelled bids that went up to $22 000. Owner Diana Duyser (52), of Hollywood, Florida, insists the miraculously mould-free snack is not a scam.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Andinothernews&ao=125635">EBay chokes on cheesy miracle</a>
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/ 17 November 2004
The British government is to end its two-year suspension of deportations of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe because the concession has been abused, the immigration minister, Des Browne, announced on Tuesday. Browne insisted there had been no change in the government’s opposition to human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
Zuma: SA does not take sides in Zim
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/ 17 November 2004
South African retailer Mr Price on Wednesday reported a 31% increase in headline earnings per share to 33,2 cents for the six months ended September 30, from 25,3 cents a year earlier. The group reported an interim dividend of 13,2 cents — up 91% on the previous 6,9 cents.
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South African financial services and insurance giant Old Mutual plc said on Wednesday it had hoped to make an announcement on a black economic empowerment (BEE) deal before the end of this year but will have to postpone this until next year. "We’ve been a bit optimistic," said the group’s financial director.
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/ 17 November 2004
Forget about dancing genies, buxom harem girls and dashing heroes in mythical Arab lands bent on saving ravishing princesses. In this animated movie, the issue is one of divine love. But <i>Muhammad: The Last Prophet</i> — a two-year, $10-million undertaking — is more than a 90-minute cartoon chronicling the life of Islam’s founding prophet, say its producers and distributors.
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The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it was ”appalled” to hear on Tuesday that its pension fund was being used to buy shares in Telkom. Cosatu has always been opposed to privatising Telkom, and demanded a meeting of the trustees of the pension fund, and the cancellation of the controversial R6,6-billion deal.
Telkom stake changes hands
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Singapore will not sponsor a “publicity blitz” to promote condom use “out of respect” for residents who hold “conservative views”.