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Friday
16 April
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Reuters
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The
ANC won its biggest ELECTORAL
VICTORY
in 10 years of power in South Africa,
clinching nearly 70% of the vote and a massive
two-thirds majority in parliament that would
in theory allow it to |
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But Mbeki says "I'm quite sure we have no
plans to make any constitutional
changes," said Mbeki. He said the ANC was
open to enter into a coalition government in
KwaZulu-Natal for the sake of peace, stability
and nation-building (News24 2004-04-16). |
Investors
in SA's largest failed pyramid scheme, Krion
Financial Services, who were paid out the money they
invested in the scheme before it collapsed, will NOT
BE REQUIRED TO HAND IT OVER TO LIQUIDATORS,
according to a new Supreme Court of Appeal judgment
(Business Day 2004-04-16).
The
board of Stock Owners on Thursday voted to PLACE
THE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED CO-OP UNDER LIQUIDATION
after formal notification last Thursday that Stock
Owners had ceased to trade (Witness 2004-04-16).
The
Association of Insolvency Practitioners (AIPSA)
HAD NEVER DECIDED TO LAUNCH A CONSTITUTIONAL
CHALLENGE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION AND BLACK EMPOWERMENT IN THE LIQUIDATIONS
INDUSTRY,
Bessie Bester, the chairman, said yesterday
(Business Report 2004-04-16).
It
seems certain that Minister of Justice Penuell
Maduna, who will be retiring from politics after the
election, UNFAIRLY
AND UNLAWFULLY PROMOTED HIS FRIEND, LIQUIDATOR
Enver Motala, writes Deon Basson (Finance24
2004-04-15).
A PROPOSAL
THAT THE PIETERMARITZBURG HIGH COURT SIT IN ZIMBABWE
to hear evidence from Simon Witherspoon, one of the
70 alleged mercenaries currently in jail there, is
being investigated (Witness 2004-04-16).
A
convicted child rapist on Thursday asked the Cape
High Court to refer him to a psychologist because "THERE
IS A DISTURBANCE IN HIS SOUL"
but the judge refused to grant the postponement (IOL
2004-04-16).
A
show down is looming between the Landless People's
Movement (LPM) and authorities over the LEGITIMACY
OF THE ELECTORAL ACT
(SABC News 2004-04-15).
WORLD
WIDE WEB INVENTOR TIM BERNERS-LEE WON €1-MILLION
(about R8-million) on Thursday, the largest single
amount of money he has made from an invention that
has made many others very rich (IOL 2004-04-16).
DOES
PASTA PREPARATION COME WITH A COPYRIGHT?
This is the question that will face the Cape High
Court in August, when a top Italian restaurant chain
will attempt to interdict an alleged copycat eatery
from imitating its menu and décor, or hiring its
staff (IOL 2004-04-16).
Three
anonymous plants from the Eastern Cape are causing
great excitement among scientists trying to find a
low-cost, easy-to-use TREATMENT
FOR DIABETES
(Witness 2004-04-16).
United
Kingdom
A Saudi television presenter who was beaten
unconscious by her husband has allowed pictures of
her severely battered face to be published in an
attempt to HIGHLIGHT
THE ABUSE OF WOMEN IN THE KINGDOM
(Telegraph 2004-04-16).
In
a move described by lawyers as unprecedented, BA has
kickstarted a potentially massive payout by AGREEING
TO WAIVE HUGE LEGAL COSTS IF A LAWSUIT BY PASSENGERS
WHO SUFFERED POTENTIALLY FATAL BLOOD CLOTS FAILS
(Guardian 2004-04-11).
Britain's
RAC Foundation for motoring has named the top five
tunes to avoid while behind the wheel, based on
research it says shows LOUD
MUSIC CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS.
Richard Wagner's powerful "Ride of the
Valkyries" earned the top spot followed by
"Dies Irae" from Verdi's
"Requiem". The Foundation also
provided a top five list of songs that may safely be
played while driving (FindLaw
2004-04-14).
Germany
A woman with an uncontrollable desire for licorice
has sued German sweets manufacturer Haribo for FEEDING
HER ADDICTION
which she said led to heart trouble (Business Day
2004-04-16).
Thursday
15 April
Former
magistrate Sithibele Elvis Tebe has been sentenced
to a 14-YEAR
PRISON TERM FOR THE ROAD RAGE KILLING
of 28-year-old Bongani Pendula (IOL 2004-04-13).
An ELDERLY
MAN, WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE COMING FROM THE
NEXT-DOOR FLAT, DIED
at the weekend after apparently being beaten up by a
neighbour (News24 2004-04-13).
Top
makes of CELLPHONES
HAVE A SERIOUS SECURITY FLAW
allowing unauthorised downloading of contacts, diary
details and stored pictures, Britain's Times
reported on Wednesday. Phones most at risk
include Nokia's best-selling 6310 model and Sony
Ericsson's T610 (M&G 2004-04-15).
White-collar
copycats may be less inclined to pilfer the
well-chosen words of others now that SOFTWARE
DESIGNED TO FERRET OUT PLAGIARISM
is moving out of academia and into the business
world (HeraldNet 2004-04-11).
Google
plans to LISTEN
CLOSELY TO THE RESPONSES OF TEST USERS OF THE GMAIL
SERVICE
and other interested parties during a three- to
six-month test period (CNet News 2004-04-13).
United
Kingdom
UK firms could be FALLING
FOUL OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY REGULATIONS BY
FAILING TO TRACK AND ARCHIVE INSTANT MESSAGING
(IM) conversations among workers (The Register
2004-04-06).
The
bubble is about to burst as property values rise to
a level many prospective buyers cannot afford,
claims a market expert. HOUSE
PRICES COULD FALL BY 30 PER CENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS,
according to Tony Dye, the fund manager known as
"Dr Doom" for his accurate if heavily
delayed prediction of stock market decline
(Telegraph 2004-04-14).
India
A
MEMBER OF AN ASSOCIATION FOR DEAD PEOPLE ANNOUNCED
ON WEDNESDAY HIS DECISION TO CONTEST PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS
(News24 2004-04-15).
Antarctica
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With
13 263 tourists travelling to Antarctica in
2002-03 and 47 different vessels offering
cruises, there are increasing concerns about
the IMPACT
OF TOURISM ON THE FROZEN CONTINENT.
So much so that Australia's delegation at an
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in
Norway early this monthraised the issue
forcefully, arguing that if |
Antarctic
tourism continued to grow, then current
management practices would become increasingly
inadequate. Other issues raised by Australia
included site management systems, an Antarctic
shipping code, an observer system to audit
compliance, and effective quarantine
procedures. Concerns extend beyond tourism to
oil or sewage leaks (The Age
2004-04-14). "It would b be a REAL
TRAGEDY
if tourists unwittingly introduced diseases
onto the continent, like the flu, and
approaching wildlife and causing declines in
species that are only just rebuilding after
wholesale hunting during the 1800s-1960s for
fur and oil" (US Today 2004-04-09).
New Zealand is urging other countries to ban
hotels in Antarctica before it is too late.
The Norwegian conference agreed on one
practical step - refusing to give permits for
visitors to Antarctica unless their insurance
policies covered the potential cost of search
and rescue and medical evacuation. But New
Zealand wanted to go further and BAN
LAND-BASED TOURISM COMPLETELY
(New Zealand Herald 2004-04-14). |
Tuesday
13 April
Canal
Walk has DENIED
IT IS LIABLE FOR R3-MILLION IN DAMAGES CLAIMED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SCALPING OF A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
IN A GO-KARTING ACCIDENT.
It has issued a third party notice in which it
claims a contribution of the damages or indemnity
from three third parties: Indoor Grand Prix, its
director Wayne Yates, and Tania Grobler, who took
the girl go-karting at Indoor Grand Prix (IOL
2004-04-12).
The
government RETURNED
TO THE GATLHOSE, MAREMANE AND KHOSIS COMMUNITIES ON
MONDAY A PARCEL OF LAND
confiscated and turned into a military school under
apartheid in the 1970s, but the families dismissed
the move as an election ploy (iAfrica 2004-04-13).
In a new twist to the Lohathla land claims issue, CLAIMANTS
HAVE REFUSED TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
that would have awarded them three farms (SABC News
2004-04-13).
Zimbabwe
Student leaders at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU)
urged the varsity authorities to ENSURE
THE LAW DEGREE THE COLLEGE IS OFFERING MEETS THE
STANDARDS SET BY THE COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION
(Herald 2004-04-13).
Australia
A
FAILING
LAW STUDENT PASSED HERSELF OFF AS A CRIMINAL
SOLICITOR AT MORE THAN 100 COURT APPEARANCES.
So concerned was the Law Society that it has now
prepared material to assist those recruiting
para-legal and legal practitioners to avoid a repeat
of her sham (SMH 2004-04-13).
United
Kingdom
Tony
Blair is planning to use a new version of the
Parliament Act to CURB
THE POWER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS. In
what would be the first assault on the authority of
the Upper House for more than 50 years, the Prime
Minister wants to end its ability to delay
legislation for at least a year (Telegraph
2004-04-13).
A medical device company plans to implant a tiny
chip in the brains of five paralyzed people in an
effort to enable them to OPERATE
A COMPUTER BY THOUGHT ALONE
(New York Times 2004-04-13).
United
States
Presidential Daily Briefing
BIN
LADIN DETERMINED TO STRIKE IN US
August 6, 2001
Declassified and Approved for Release: April 10,
2004
Monday
12 April
Despite
being convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old
girl in Canada over a period of nine months, a
SOUTH
AFRICAN JUDGE HAS SET FREE A MAN BRANDED IN CANADA A
FUGITIVE AND CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER
(IOL 2004-04-08).
ROAD
ACCIDENTS COST THE GOVERNMENT A STAGGERING R15BN
LAST YEAR
(News24 2004-04-12).
SITA
IS NEGOTIATING WITH TELKOM TO CREATE ITS OWN PRIVATE
TELEPHONE NETWORK,
a project which is expected to reduce the
government's telephone bill with Telkom (News24
2004-04-11).
United
Kingdom
After
years of preparing to take the profession's highest
accolade, this year's crop of aspiring silks have
waited in vain for a letter from the Lord Chancellor
personally inviting them to join the world's most
exclusive club for lawyers. For those who have just
missed out, and plenty think they have,
disappointment has turned to bitterness as they
confront the realisation that THEY
MAY HAVE BEEN CHEATED OUT OF A CAREER
(Independent 2004-04-12).
United
States
Medicare will soon publish detailed information COMPARING
THE PRICES OF MOST PRESCRIPTION DRUGS,
shining a bright light on some of the biggest
secrets in the health care industry (New York Times
2004-04-12).
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