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ANC Breakaway Group is Named
03.11.2008 00:04
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THE breakaway group from the African National Congress (ANC) has decided to call itself the South African Democratic Congress.
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Machinery Imports Leave R7,1 Billion Dent on Trade Balance
03.11.2008 00:04
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SA's trade deficit widened to R7,1bn last month, largely as a result of a R2,2bn increase in imports of machinery and electrical appliances, putting further pressure on the current account deficit.
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Country's Politics Scales New Heights
03.11.2008 00:04
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THE opening prayer set the tone, justifying the weekend convention on a "stagnating" and "rotting" African National Congress (ANC).
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Worker Trusts Take Control of Fruit Exporter
03.11.2008 00:04
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Nearly 200 workers and packers of a prominent apple and pear producer in the fertile Elgin Valley have taken a controlling interest in two farms in a R29m deal representing one of the largest land reform and agricultural black economic empowerment (BEE) projects in the Overberg region.
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A Good Start
03.11.2008 00:04
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CONGRATULATIONS are in order after the successful staging of the past weekend's national convention to form a new party that will oppose the African National Congress (ANC) at next year's election.
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Risks May Override Rates Optimism
03.11.2008 00:04
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THE Reserve Bank is likely to highlight the threats to inflation in a biannual monetary policy review due tomorrow, casting a shadow over market speculation that interest rates will fall early next year.
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Seema Disappointed Over Missed Penalty
03.11.2008 00:04
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Orlando Pirates captain Lehlohonolo Seema has expressed disappointment about missing the penalty that would have seen Bucs take all three points from Free State Stars at Charles Mopeli Stadium on Saturday, instead of sharing the spoils at 1-all.
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More Disappointment for Moon
03.11.2008 00:04
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Bafana Bafana defender Bryce Moon is ready to put his bitter weekend disappointment behind him when his Greek team, Panathinaikos, travel to Germany to play in a Uefa Champions League match tomorrow (Tuesday).
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First Division High-Flyers Slump
03.11.2008 00:04
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Most of the high-flying sides from both the NFD Coastal and Inland Streams suffered at the hands of their struggling counterparts at the weekend.
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Mahlangu Back This Week
03.11.2008 00:04
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A sad former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates midfielder Jabu Mahlangu is set to return back home after his Swedish team, Osters IF, failed to gain promotion into the Second Division next season.
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Brait Still Pays Dividend, But Profit Down
03.11.2008 00:04
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BRAIT, the investment business with private equity interests, released interim results on Friday that showed the group had taken a battering in the six months to September.
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A Pragmatic Line on Policy
03.11.2008 00:03
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ON A related question: is there such a thing as an agnostic economic policy, and if so what does it look like? This is a topic for a thesis rather than a column, but I think it certainly helps to try to address some questions of economics practically rather than ideologically.
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How Can Someone Do This?
03.11.2008 00:03
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A 12-year-old HIV-positive girl from Gugulethu is in hospital after she was raped and stabbed in her bed, allegedly by her uncle who was looking after her while her grandmother was working the night shift.
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'He Strangled Him to Death'
03.11.2008 00:03
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A 26-year-old Tanzanian man, who used the alias Charles, was sentenced to 50 years for the murder and robbery of a gay man and the attempted murder of his house mate in Westlake three years ago.
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Cops Probe Arms Link With Gang Shootings
03.11.2008 00:03
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Bishop Lavis police are investigating whether seven weapons - including shotguns and several rounds of ammunition - confiscated by police could be linked to a spate of gang-related shootings in the area in recent months.
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