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These are the stories that you, our readers, were most interested in that day. More pain for Mandela amid love-child reports 2005-01-17 07:16:00 [South Africa] Damning media reports of Makgatho Mandela's alleged love child have been slammed by close friends of former president Nelson Mandela. Iceberg and glacier 'on a collision course' 2005-01-17 11:49:07 [Science & Tech] A giant iceberg - which is about 160km long and contains enough drinking water to supply the world for several months - is getting closer to an Antarctic glacier and scientists believe a collision is inevitable. Mboweni unveils 'safer banknotes' for all 2005-01-17 13:00:00 [South Africa] Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has unveiled new banknotes with improved security features as part of a plan to provide people with "rands you can trust". 'Botch-up at the hospital nearly killed me' 2005-01-17 11:01:00 [South Africa] First-time mother Tracy-lyn du Plessis says negligence on the part of Mowbray Maternity Hospital staff resulted in complications that saw her admitted to hospital just a week after giving birth. Ninja swordsman held after 'going ballistic' 2005-01-17 06:24:00 [South Africa] Roodepoort police who responded to a domestic-violence complaint in Witpoortjie got the fright of their lives when an angry husband tried to attack them with a metre-long samurai sword. Why women live longer than men... 2005-01-17 06:43:13 [Science & Tech] British scientists have discovered the reason why women live longer than men - and it's a matter of the heart... Springs hospital leaves officials ill at ease 2005-01-17 06:23:00 [South Africa] Newborn babies' lives are at risk at the Far East Rand Hospital because of outdated and broken equipment - yet a damning report says the hospital's boss received a refurbished toilet for her birthday. Boesak eyeing pulpit after 'surprise pardon' 2005-01-17 06:24:00 [South Africa] Veteran anti-apartheid cleric Dr Allan Boesak is looking forward to making a fresh start after receiving a presidential pardon - but not everyone is as happy as he is. Parliament may probe Prince Harry's aides 2005-01-17 06:43:17 [World] A member of Britain's lower house of parliament has slammed Prince Harry's advisers after the recent furore concerning the young royal's attire at a costume party in London. Nine women lay claim to lost baby 2005-01-17 06:26:00 [World] Nine Sri Lankan women - who lost their babies in the recent tsunami disaster - are fighting over who is the real mother of a lost baby at the Kalmunai Base Hospital in Colombo.
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