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/ 4 November 2008
DRDGold said on Tuesday it had halted drilling and blasting at the ERPM gold mine’s only producing shaft because of pumping problems.
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/ 4 November 2008
Rebels in the east of the DRC accused the government of declaring "war on its people" by refusing to negotiate.
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/ 3 November 2008
SA’s rand steadied against the dollar on Monday as fears of a global slowdown kept investors cautious towards the currency.
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/ 3 November 2008
World stock markets turned mixed on Monday as already nervous investors waited for Tuesday’s United States presidential vote.
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/ 3 November 2008
Barack Obama stood on the threshold of history on Monday as polls gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning.
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/ 3 November 2008
The financial crisis is pushing the European Union into recession, forecasts said on Monday as South Korea unveiled its own $8,5-billin package.
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/ 2 November 2008
Acting President Rupiah Banda on Sunday scored a narrow victory in Zambia’s presidential race over fiery rival Michael Sata.
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/ 2 November 2008
Dissidents in the ANC said on Sunday they want to win next year’s general election, as they move to launch a new party to rival the ANC.
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/ 2 November 2008
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai called on Saturday for a truth commission in Zimbabwe to examine atrocities in the country.
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/ 2 November 2008
Americans choose on Tuesday between Barack Obama and John McCain in an epochal election that could enshrine their first black president.
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/ 1 November 2008
SADC on Saturday declared that Zambia’s presidential election was free and fair, despite claims of vote-rigging by the opposition.
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/ 1 November 2008
An intrepid wallaby has escaped from its pen at an exotic zoo and gone on an 80km walkabout across eastern Canada.
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/ 1 November 2008
Sharp falls in consumer spending in the US and Germany deepened fears of a global recession as markets ended one of their most traumatic months.
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/ 31 October 2008
World stock markets had mixed fortunes on Friday, with fearful investors groping for direction at the end of a mad month of wild volatility.
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/ 31 October 2008
The retail price of all grades of petrol will decrease by 45 cents a litre on Wednesday November 4, it was announced on Friday.
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/ 31 October 2008
Not long ago it was fashionable to say that American elections didn’t matter much to the rest of the world. After eight years of George W Bush…
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/ 31 October 2008
ON CIRCUIT: <i>The Band’s Visit</i>, <i>Fugitive Pieces </i>, <i>Nights in Rodanthe</i> and <i>Scar 3D</i>.
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/ 30 October 2008
There has been an outpouring of soul-searching in the media this week following the accidental shooting of four-year-old Richard Belang.
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/ 30 October 2008
At least 20 people were killed and 100 injured on Thursday in a series of blasts that ripped through the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.
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/ 30 October 2008
The ANC is bracing for a potentially bruising split on Saturday as dissidents open a convention to prepare to launch a rival party.
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/ 30 October 2008
Zambians went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president, with police and soldiers on alert for fear of violence.
The restaurant is a stunning minimalist decor loosely based on the colours of the elusive bird and some of the best food you’ll find anywhere.
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/ 29 October 2008
A powerful earthquake struck south-west Pakistan before dawn early on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people.
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/ 29 October 2008
The idea was simple: to counter the threat of creeping desertification in Africa through a Great Green Wall of trees spanning the continent.
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/ 29 October 2008
The interior sports best-in-class visibility out of the cabin. But Renault also supply some of the most user-friendly switch gears in the business.
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/ 28 October 2008
More and more foreign tourists are coming to SA for a little nip and tuck at the country’s private hospitals, with a safari on the side.
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/ 28 October 2008
Duncan Clarke’s account of the harsh realities of Africa’s oil industry is not for the faint-hearted.
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/ 28 October 2008
The former health minister’s Bill to regulate medicines has been amended, writes Jonathan Berger.
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/ 27 October 2008
Growing fears of recession sent share and oil prices plummeting on Monday as markets shrugged off new moves to protect shell-shocked economies.
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/ 27 October 2008
Barack Obama was on Monday set to present his "closing argument" to voters as his epic White House duel with John McCain entered its final week.
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/ 27 October 2008
DRC President Joseph Kabila named a new government on Monday in a bid to pacify a country shaken by an upsurge in rebel violence.
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/ 27 October 2008
Oil prices sank beneath $60 a barrel in London on Monday, hitting a 17-month low point on worries that a global recession would sap energy demand.