A suspected former member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was sentenced to six years in prison by a German court on Tuesday for his role in the foiled bombing of a British army base here 17 years ago. The court said it was clear that Leonard Joseph Hardy (45) had taken part in the bombing of the Quebec barracks in Osnabrueck, in western Germany, in June 1989.
Profit-taking, following its strong run in recent days, saw the JSE in negative territory just after noon on Tuesday. A stronger rand, gold coming off its highs and weakness in dual-listed stocks offshore all encouraged the selling locally. By 12.07pm, the all-share index shed 0,68%.
With World Health Day (April 7) rapidly approaching, attention is being directed this week to the widespread shortage of health workers. The theme for World Health Day, <i>Working Together for Health</i>, was chosen to add momentum to efforts at resolving the crisis — something that is nowhere more evident than in Mozambique.
Telling stories is still the lifeblood of the newspaper business, but industry executives are worried they’re not doing a good job explaining one of the biggest stories of the day: the turmoil roiling their own industry. ”The world changed a lot, and we changed a little,” says the outgoing chairperson of the Newspaper Association of America.
Housewives and donkeys are much the same except that the beasts of burden are better companions, complain less and are more loyal, according to a school textbook used in India’s western state of Rajasthan. The book, for 14 year-olds, was approved by the state’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party administration but has sparked protests from its women’s unit, the report said.
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Former deputy president Jacob Zuma is HIV-negative, he told the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday. ”Negative,” said Zuma when asked by state prosecutor Charin de Beer for his HIV status. Zuma is accused of raping an HIV-positive family friend, and has told the court that the consensual sex he claims they had was without a condom.
Tom DeLay rose from humble beginnings as the owner of a Texas pest control business to become known as ”The Hammer” — one of the most successful and feared politicians in the United States. DeLay rose to become the Republican leader in the House of Representatives and a key powerbroker in any decision in the US Congress, until a Texas prosecutor threw a spanner into the political works.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for the last three months, was to undergo surgery on Tuesday to restore part of his skull which had been removed by surgeons. Ron Krumer, a spokesperson for Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital, said the 78-year-old remains ”serious but stable”.
Athens Paralympics gold medallist Oscar Pistorius and Commonwealth Games stars Hilton Langenhoven and David Roos were among a host of disabled sport stars banking on success as the 2006 Nedbank South African Sport Association for the Physically Disabled Games opened in Bloemfontein on Monday.
With South Africa’s Commonwealth Games triple gold medallist Roland Schoeman out of action with flu, all eyes will be on the country’s two-time World Cup champion Ryk Neethling as the World Short-Course Championships kick off at the impressive Qi Zhong Stadium in Shanghai on Wednesday.