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/ 17 October 2004

Free State upset WP

It’s a Blue Bulls versus Free State Currie Cup final following a stunning upset at Newlands on Saturday evening. Free State beat Western Province 17-11 in an error-ridden contest in which they were simply the better side at playing in a persistent downpour.

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/ 17 October 2004

David Beresford: Letter from Johannesburg

President Thabo Mbeki denounced as ”racists” those who draw attention to crime in the country and suggest it is rising. He said such reports depict African people ”as savages”. So it is at risk of being unPC that one records that they came for Andrew, getting away with a cellphone. And the life of a dependable guy…

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/ 16 October 2004

Arab voters shift to Kerry

Dearborn, a suburb of Detroit, is the hub of Arab America. Where electoral politics are concerned, it is extremely important. The latest tracking poll shows the Democrats leading by four percentage points in the swing state of Michigan; Arab-Americans comprise 5% of the state’s vote. By luck rather than design Arab-Americans are a sizeable force in many swing states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

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/ 16 October 2004

Zim govt rejects Tsvangirai acquittal

While the Zimbabwean government says it accepts and respects the court’s acquittal decision of leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, it says the the verdict is wrong and it may take further legal action. Tsvangirai said the verdict could pave the way for a national reconciliation.

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/ 16 October 2004

Nkobi paid ‘to woo Zulu king for ANC’

Schabir Shaik’s Nkobi group paid almost a quarter of a million rand to woo Zulu King Goodwill Zwelethini from the Inkatha Freedom Party to the African National Congress, according to a document handed to the Durban High Court. The document is the transcript of an interview Scorpions investigators conducted with Shaik’s former business associate, Professor Themba Sono.

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/ 16 October 2004

Tennis ‘ball models’ court controversy

Some say that men’s tennis has lost its glamour — which may explain why a world tournament in Madrid is hiring long-legged models as ball girls. The ”ball models” were picked in a casting session by organisers who say that, by resorting to the gimmickry of boxing promoters, they are merely recognising that tennis is showbusiness.