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Monthly Archives: April 2002

April 26, 2002 | South Africa

South African gold mining giant finds up to 30 percent of workforce HIV positive

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Gold mining giant AngloGold estimated Wednesday that between 25 and 30 percent of its South African work force was HIV…

April 26, 2002 | South Africa

S. Africa Unable to Deal with Child Abuse: Report

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South Africa’s criminal justice system is unable to deal with escalating child sex abuse, compounding the trauma of abused children,...

April 25, 2002 | South Africa

‘Rapist targeted single moms in the night’

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A serial rapist suspect who allegedly targeted single mothers and their daughters in the Benoni area has been caught in…

April 24, 2002 | Language, Literature & Linguistics

J.G. Ballard on William S. Burroughs

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An oldie (dating from 1997) but a goodie: British SciFi author J.G. Ballard speaks his mind on the great American…

April 19, 2002 | South Africa

Ex-SAA pilot linked to September 11

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He fled South Africa to avoid being sentenced for fraudulently obtaining his pilot’s licence but now the sacked SAA pilot,...

April 18, 2002 | Science & Technology

Ants create united Europe

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A “super-colony” of Argentine ants recently discovered in Europe stretches 6,000 kilometres around the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. According to…

April 18, 2002 | Politics

Uncle Sam Won Enron In A Poker Game

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$7 billion in public funds – that’s a lot of money for a country were poverty can be considered a…

April 13, 2002 | South Africa

Public prosecutor raped and stabbed to death

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A woman who was raped and stabbed to death in Bizana on Wednesday was on Friday identified by police as…

April 13, 2002 | Politics

George Soros Stands Up To Be Counted

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I have to start this rant by admitting that I don’t like George Soros. Not for any rational reason, really,...

April 12, 2002 | South Africa

Laughing in the face of outrage

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Fury and outrage. That was the reaction to the acquittal of apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson on 46…

April 12, 2002 | Language, Literature & Linguistics

The Alternative Dictionaries

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For when the good ole Websters just doesn’t do it for you any more, there’s the Alternative Dictionaries. Schnitten nageln,...

April 9, 2002 | South Africa

Shoppers dive for cover as bullets fly

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Two alleged hijackers were arrested after a gun battle and car chase with police which brought afternoon traffic in Durban’s…

April 9, 2002 | South Africa

Pretoria blast caused by explosive device

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Police on Monday confirmed that an explosive device caused a blast at a Pretoria central building on Monday morning. www.itechnology.co.za

April 9, 2002 | South Africa

South African premier soccer league fails to pay grants

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South Africa’s premier soccer league (PSL) is in deep financial trouble, which has resulted in its failure to pay clubs…

April 7, 2002 | South Africa

Government goes ahead with fighter- plane deal

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The South African government has ignored opposition and civil society calls to cancel the purchase of 12 extra British Aerospace…