E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en (1), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

When I start the Update Manager, I get the following error message:

Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_i18n_Translation-en (1), E:Problem opening /var/lib/apt/lists/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

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