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/ 23 October 2006
The state-owned oil and gas company PetroSA and a ”private-sector partner” will build a new coal- or gas-to-motor fuel refinery by 2014, according to Business Report. A Department of Minerals and Energy official, Nhlanhla Gumede, said the objective of the venture is to cut South Africa’s reliance on imports.
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/ 23 October 2006
Boland captured the 2006 South African Rugby Union provincial sevens title on Sunday with a comprehensive 42-12 victory win over Border in the Cup final played at Florida Park in Ravensmead, Cape Town. Earlier in the day, Eastern Province A lifted the women’s title after getting the better of Boland.
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/ 23 October 2006
Moves to reserve the N1 highway’s right-hand lane between Johannesburg and Pretoria for high-occupancy vehicles were off to an uncertain start on Monday morning, metro police said. A spokesperson said most motorists are still unaware that the fast lane has been reserved for vehicles with three or more occupants.
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/ 23 October 2006
South African singer Lebo Mathosa (29) died in an accident east of Johannesburg in the early hours on Monday, her manager, Linzy Cowley, said. Mathosa’s driver apparently lost control of the Toyota Prado in which they were travelling on the N3 highway on the East Rand, and Mathosa died at the scene.
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/ 23 October 2006
Child-committed sexual offences processed by the state have nearly doubled in the past year, the Star reported on Monday. It said 82 children — some as young as six — are being charged in courts across the country every day for raping or indecently assaulting other children.
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/ 22 October 2006
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief executive Dali Mpofu’s inquiry into two of his top staff has no basis in the ”blacklisting” report, said the Democratic Alliance on Sunday in reaction to Mpofu’s media announcement of disciplinary proceedings against news chief Snuki Zikalala and SAfm presenter John Perlman.
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/ 22 October 2006
The South African government has set aside R3,8-billion for public transport for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said on Sunday. Radebe also warned taxi operators who plan to go on strike against the taxi-recapitalisation programme to do so within the law.
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/ 22 October 2006
South Africa saw a four-stroke lead disappear before coming back to clinch the Women’s World Amateur Team Championships on a count-out from defending champions Sweden on Saturday. The final group arrived at the last hole at the De Zalze course with the match all square.
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/ 22 October 2006
Ajax Cape Town came from behind to share the spoils with Santos in their Cape Town Premier Soccer League derby at the Greenpoint Stadium on Saturday. The game ended 1-1. Santos blew their chances of collecting full points when Byron Hendricks was sent off in the first half.
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/ 22 October 2006
Premier Soccer League leaders Silver Stars’ magic carriage ride came to an abrupt end in a comprehensive 2-0 defeat against Orlando Pirates at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon. A rampant and uninhibited Pirates outplayed their dogged and determined opponents and were in the driver’s seat as early as the fourth minute when deceptive Ethiopian striker Tefera Fiku opened the score.
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/ 22 October 2006
More adventurous, more inventive and more enterprising, Kaizer Chiefs deservedly added the South African Airways Supa8 Cup to their crowded trophy cabinet after beating Supersport United 1-0 at King’s Park in Durban on Saturday night. A near-capacity crowd of 40Â 000 saw the Amakhosi take control of the game in the second half.
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/ 22 October 2006
More land is to be made available for housing developments targeting low-income earners, the City of Cape Town said on Saturday. The homes will be made available to people who earn too much to qualify for government housing subsidies and too little to take part in the competitive property market, a statement said.
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/ 22 October 2006
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is expected this week to enlarge the 2010 Soccer World Cup budget pie and apportion slices to government departments and host cities when he presents his mid-year ”mini-budget” on Wednesday. Businesses and individuals will also be looking for an indication of tax cuts further down the line.
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/ 22 October 2006
If an asteroid is found to be on a collision course with Earth, it could be deflected, a scientist from the European Space Agency said at the Johannesburg Planetarium on Saturday. An asteroid called Apophis, which means ”the destroyer”, was detected in 2004 and was initially projected to collide with the Earth in 2029.
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/ 21 October 2006
African cellphone operators can expect up to three more years of rampant growth but after that must find new sources of revenue and ways of cutting costs to keep profits rising, executives and analysts say. Firms keen to keep the momentum on profits going need to find new sources of revenue growth.
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/ 21 October 2006
South Africa suffered a major setback on the first day of preparations for the November tour of Ireland and England when loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg was ruled out because of a wrist injury. The Blue Bulls flanker started training in Johannesburg with his teammates on Friday.
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/ 21 October 2006
The South African Rugby Union (Saru) has called upon the executive of the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRFU) to resign. Saru released a statement after a meeting of the management committee on Friday, saying it was very concerned about the poor state of affairs of the EPRFU.
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/ 21 October 2006
The MTN Domestic Championship match between the Highveld Lions and the Cape Cobras at the Wanderers on Friday was washed out and called off as a no-result due to a typical Highveld thunderstorm, which initially curtailed proceedings for 11 minutes short of four hours.
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/ 21 October 2006
The Warriors earned their first win in six MTN Domestic Championship matches when they beat the Dolphins by three wickets in Durban on Friday. The visitors dismissed the Dolphins for 191 in 44 overs before replying with 192 for seven to win with six balls remaining.
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/ 21 October 2006
Arguably the best and worst goals of the soccer season will not go into the record books after the Premier Soccer League game at Bidvest Stadium on Friday night was called off after 57 minutes with Wits University leading Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1.
A fierce electric storm was ultimately responsible for the premature ending of the match.
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/ 21 October 2006
A bid to put medical scheme Pro Sano under curatorship was put on hold on Friday as legal teams sought to reach an out-of-court settlement. ”Pro Sano is pleased to announce that the matter with the registrar of medical schemes will be resolved in terms of a court order,” said Pro Sano chairperson Brian Jacobs.
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/ 21 October 2006
Criticism of the South African National Editors’ Forum by home affairs portfolio committee chairperson Patrick Chauke earlier this week was ”uninformed”, the Media Institute of Southern Africa and the Freedom of Expression Institute said on Friday in a joint statement.
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/ 21 October 2006
The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) has come out in support of Billy Masetlha, the former spy boss, who appeared in court on Friday. ”We reaffirm our unwavering support for our living monument, a founder member of Cosas and a tried and tested veteran of the congress, comrade Billy Masetlha,” Cosas said on Friday.
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/ 21 October 2006
The African National Congress (ANC) parliamentary caucus has denied seeking to use public money for ”unauthorised purposes” after reports that it wanted Parliament to boost the party’s funding. ”We reject with contempt the allegation,” said ANC parliamentary caucus spokesperson Mpho Lekgoro in a statement on Friday.
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/ 21 October 2006
”We will not resign.” That is the line African National Congress MPs who have pleaded guilty to charges of theft and fraud in the Travelgate scandal are taking with their party bosses. Five MPs who last year entered plea agreements with the National Prosecuting Authority were asked to resign their parliamentary seats.
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/ 20 October 2006
With a lack of senior players, four new caps and the World Cup only a few months away, Springbok coach Jake White has his sights firmly fixed on beating England in their forthcoming two matches on the Springboks’ end-of-year tour. The Springboks leave South Africa in two weeks’ time for two consecutive matches against England.
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/ 20 October 2006
Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance mayor of Cape Town, was accused by the African National Congress and Independent Democrats of doing a lousy job at delivering local services as about 100 politicians and members of the public protested opposite the city’s Manenberg police station on Friday morning.
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/ 20 October 2006
South Africa needs to take more assertive action on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said on Friday. This is especially necessary in the light of its election to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, he said in his weekly newsletter.
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/ 20 October 2006
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has acquired another executive mayorship in the Western Cape, the party said on Friday. DA councillor Rudi Laws has been elected as the new mayor for the Eden district municipality in George following the resignation of Independent Democrats councillor Leon Dorfling.
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/ 20 October 2006
On Friday, Car-Free Day, it took officials of the Gauteng department of transport and public works 16 minutes on a minibus taxi to get from Soweto to Park Station in central Johannesburg — a trip that usually takes Sowetan commuters 30 to 45 minutes. However, private schools in Gauteng broke up for mid-term holidays on Thursday.
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/ 20 October 2006
Billy Masetlha, the former National Intelligence Agency chief, appeared briefly in connection with contravening the Intelligence Services Act in the Hatfield Community Court, Pretoria, on Thursday. His case was postponed to December 8 and 9, when he will make a plea.
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/ 20 October 2006
South Africa’s responsibility as a member of the United Nations Security Council to live up to the expectations of the African people and the rest of the world community does not rest solely with government, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.