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/ 24 February 2007
Team France’s Loic Duval set the fastest times in the first two practice sessions at the A1 Grand Prix in Durban as Team South Africa did battle with a drive shaft that broke on Friday. In scorching temperatures, Duval set a lap time of 1:19,36 at the morning practice session, and bettered that with a time of 1:18,62 in the afternoon session.
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/ 23 February 2007
Is it arrogance, complacency, fecklessness, dishonesty, disingenuousness or self-delusion that leads the ANC to insult our intelligence with its defence of the Progressive Business Forum (PBF)? Or a dismal combination of all of the above, asks Richard Calland.
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/ 22 February 2007
The Cabinet on Thursday objected to ”highly personalised” comments in the media on Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s well-being. She is currently in a stable condition in Johannesburg Hospital. The African National Congress (ANC) parliamentary caucus also lambasted a Democratic Alliance MP for her ”insensitive” remarks about the minister.
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/ 22 February 2007
It has been lampooned as a stultifying snapshot of France’s most pretentious places to eat — a testosterone-charged arena of alpha males catering to conservative businessmen. But the French Michelin guide, appeared to take a step into the modern age on Wednesday by awarding its top three-star accolade to the first female chef in more than 50 years.
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/ 21 February 2007
Iran will on Wednesday be declared in violation of a United Nations resolution calling for a halt to its enrichment of uranium. ”Anyone interested in irrational moves would definitely receive an appropriate response,” said Ari Larijani, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator.
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/ 21 February 2007
Caught between an encroaching sea of sand and a towering rocky plateau, Tichit has been a staging post for more than nine centuries for camel caravans snaking across the Sahara. Isolated in the most inhospitable part of south-eastern Mauritania, the crumbling buildings of the once-prosperous town are relentlessly buffeted by winds.
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/ 20 February 2007
Brazil’s Carnival has always been a raucous affair and beauty queen Angela Bismarchi took it another step further on Monday night when her only item of clothing fell off mid-parade. Bismarchi quickly conjured up a thong and laughed off the incident with an old Brazilian saying: ”A well prepared woman is worth two.”
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/ 20 February 2007
South Africans may be basking in the joy of hosting the 2010 World Cup, but we should not forget that this is a time for the whole continent to rejoice. The event provides all of Africa with the chance to open the eyes of the world to our rich potential — that which will perhaps be the most important legacy of what has been described as "Africa’s World Cup".
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/ 19 February 2007
There was nothing wrong with its Progressive Business Forum (PBF), the African National Congress (ANC) said in reaction to claims that it was selling access to senior public representatives and public servants. ”The information provided to PBF members is public information,” said ANC spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama.
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/ 19 February 2007
Most insurance-related complaints arise as a result of policyholders not being informed or having the time to read the fine print on their policies. A good broker will keep you in the know, but it is always commendable to have an understanding of potential pitfalls.