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President John Atta Mills has banned ministers and other government officials from travelling to South Africa to watch the FIFA World Cup unless they have official roles at the tournament. According to the president's chief of staff, John Martey Newman, the order is meant to ensure that government business is not disrupted during the competition. We believe that this bodes well for political stability, since it will send out the message that the authorities are using fiscal revenues prudently at a time when the government's budget is under

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