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<b>Park Manager: Mountain Zebra National Park, SANParks</b>
The Cape mountain zebra nearly became extinct, but at Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock, they are making a comeback. Now their population numbers 300. Their custodian is a small Xhosa woman, with a big laugh and a big heart.
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/ 12 October 2004
The South African Hockey Association is on the hunt for a new national women’s coach following the shock announcement this week that Ros Howell has quit the job. Howell will, however, continue in the position until the end of the year, after which she will return to being deputy headmaster at St Mary’s School in Johannesburg.
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/ 12 October 2004
Privatisation and trade liberalisation policies foisted on developing countries in return for financial help are often bad for the poor, according to a confidential United Kingdom government paper. The document says the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and individual governments should limit and streamline so-called ”conditionality” for aid money.
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/ 12 October 2004
Kaizer Chiefs are planning a memorable 60th birthday present for their chairperson, Kaizer Motaung, in the form of a convincing victory over Bush Bucks at the FNB Stadium on Saturday. Club communications and public-relations manager Putco Mafani said their preparations for the game are at an advanced stage.
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”In one of the areas visited, a community member said many of those without food at home made a point of regularly attending funerals, so they could at least get a meal that day.” The impoverished mountain kingdom of Lesotho has experienced three consecutive years of drought-induced food shortages. Three people talk about how their lives have been affected by the crisis.
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/ 12 October 2004
Golfing superstar Tiger Woods, who is relaxing on a Caribbean honeymoon with his Swedish sweetheart Elin Nordegren, said being married would not reduce his passion for winning golf tournaments. ”It is not going to change the way I play golf,” Woods said on his website tigerwoods.com.
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/ 12 October 2004
England captain David Beckham has revealed he deliberately went out of his way to get booked against Wales on Saturday because he knew he would be sidelined by an injury for England’s next World Cup qualifying match. Two reckless clashes with Wales fullback Ben Thatcher earned Beckham his second yellow card of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
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/ 12 October 2004
African football was on Monday mourning the deaths of six people after two World Cup qualifiers ended in tragedy and controversy at the weekend. In Lome, four people were killed and eight injured when a crowd stampeded following a power-cut after the Group One qualifying game between Togo and Mali.
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Australia’s Brooke Hanson captured her record-setting sixth world title at the World Short-Course Swim Championships, completing a stunning effort on Monday with a 200m breaststroke crown. Hanson surpassed the previous short-course one-meet title haul of five set by China’s Jing-yi Le in 1993.
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/ 12 October 2004
Manchester United fans are hoping people power can help beat off an Old Trafford takeover bid from American billionaire Malcolm Glazer. The club’s biggest supporters group, Shareholders United, on Monday launched a campaign to attract 100 000 new members to help fight any proposed attempt to seize control.