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/ 27 June 2002

The ET of India

In early 1983 the late film doyen Satyajit Ray received a phone call from one of the grand masters of science fiction, Arthur C Clarke — who had just seen Steven Spielberg’s ET — to comment on the "striking parallels" between the film and Ray’s script, The Alien.

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/ 14 June 2002

Anti-Thabo plot claimed

A former United Democratic Front (UDF) grouping, backed by African National Congress chiefs in the North West province, is "plotting" to undermine President Thabo Mbeki, sources close to the ANC leadership claimed this week. Moves were afoot to delink the presidency of the country from the party.

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/ 1 January 2002

‘Small chance of BIG now’

THE government has dampened hopes that a basic income grant can be introduced at this stage. Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya voiced support for the principle of a universal income grant to ease poverty on Thursday, but hinted he did not believe it was feasible in the short term.

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/ 1 January 2002

NUM to spice up summit

IN A surprise move reminiscent of last year’s anti-privatisation protests during the Durban racism conference, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is calling for a civil society-led, anti-privatisation campaign in August this year.