Mandela is a keen follower of South African cricket and even telephoned captain Mark Boucher to pass on a message of support during the third Test in Durban in March this year.

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Omar Sheikh's father Saeed Sheikh, who has been allowed to attend the hearings, said he had met his son before the proceedings began, and that Omar Sheikh wished to pass on a message.

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The way most of these businesses operated was to take an order over the telephone and pass it on to a dispatcher, who then sent a radio message to find a free courier.

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"I can pass the message on to the other regions that we accept sometimes you have to wee in a bottle because of lack of facilities, but, if you do, don't throw it out of the window, " he said.

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