31.   Most major systems failures come from one of two sources, according to a recent USA Today report.

32.   South Africas failure came despite batting first on a good pitch after winning the toss for the first time in five Tests against the world champions this season.

33.   The failure also comes as a disappointment to Philippine President Fidel Ramos who had said Thursday he was confident an agreement would be reached.

34.   The electricity failure came at the beginning of the Tuesday evening peak-hour and officials could not immediately say what had caused the sudden breakdown.

35.   The failure comes despite encouraging signals from both sides before the meeting.