A four-year-old boy who died in Indonesia is the sixth suspected fatal victim of bird flu in the last week, health workers said on Tuesday. The boy died on Monday at Sayidiman Hospital at Magetan, in East Java, less than 10 minutes after arriving, Sudarsih, a nurse, told Agence France-Presse.
Last year JSE equity gains were underpinned by the powerhouse performance of resources, which rocketed 71,5%. With market-watchers now trying to identify the "outperformer" of 2006, Stanlib says small caps are high on the list of potential big winners. In 2004 the small cap index returned 55%.
Absa recently ran an advert on how you can save 10% on your home loan repayments every month. The problem is that it didn’t mention what this was going to cost in the long run. Basically, the idea is that you can extend the period of your home loan from 20 to 30 years.
Before you start investing, you need to understand the risks involved in buying shares. Last month we highlighted the benefits and said that over time equities prove an excellent investment, although there are risks that need to be managed. The interest earned from cash is considered a "risk-free rate".
A confidant of former President Nelson Mandela and former Robben Island inmate said on Monday he had cancelled a planned trip to Canada because Canadian rules require even former political prisoners of apartheid to get a police clearance for a visa.
Wallaby star Mat Rogers will make his first Super 14 start at flyhalf this weekend when the New South Wales Waratahs face off against South Africa’s Golden Cats in Sydney, the team announced on Tuesday. Rogers missed the opening three Super 14 rounds following the suicide of his father and former rugby league great Steve Rogers in January.
Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges of secretly videotaping Michael Jackson more than two years ago as he flew to Santa Barbara, California, with his attorney to surrender in a child-molestation investigation. Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Jett Reeves admitted on Monday they installed two digital videorecorders to record ”a professional entertainer” and his lawyer.
Star swimmer Ian Thorpe will skip the Commonwealth Games due to illness. Thorpe, a multiple Olympic and world championship gold medalist, has bronchitis and a viral infection. ”It is very frustrating, it is very disappointing that I cannot be part of the team competing in Melbourne,” a tired looking Thorpe said on Tuesday.
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After describing in detail her alleged rape by Jacob Zuma, the complainant told the Johannesburg High Court on Monday that she had been offered compensation if she dropped the charge. She was also asked if she realised the effect the allegation would have on the African National Congress, and told to deny the charge to two newspaper reporters.
A new computer model suggests that the next solar cycle will be more active than the previous one, potentially spawning magnetic storms that will be more severe and disruptive to communication systems. The next sunspot cycle will be between 30% to 50% more intense than the last one, scientists said on Monday.