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/ 9 November 2006
An unprotected strike by health workers in Mpumalanga has been replaced by lunch-time pickets, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) said on Thursday. Provincial secretary December Manana said Nehawu met its members to report back on a meeting with Mpumalanga Premier Thabang Makwetla.
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/ 9 November 2006
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the Free State on Thursday expressed its shock at the number of rapes reported in the province. ”We are extremely concerned at the apparent unabated stream of cases of rape reported in the Free State,” Sidwell Gavu, provincial ACDP chairperson, said in a statement.
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/ 9 November 2006
The JSE was awash with red at noon on Thursday, knocked by a lower gold price and a firming in the rand from levels seen earlier in the day. Weakness in mining stocks offshore exacerbated the bourse’s losses. By midday, the all share index surrendered 0,57%.
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/ 9 November 2006
Hamstrung by the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President George Bush faced the humbling task on Thursday of reaching across party lines to Democrats swept to power by voter anger over his Iraq policy. Bush’s fence-mending with Democratic leaders follow word that they have won enough seats to take control of the United States Senate.
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/ 9 November 2006
A group of wildlife experts weighed into the acrimonious battle over shark fishing on Thursday, saying very few species were threatened with extinction as some activists charge. They said that there was no targeted killing of sharks just for their fins — a Chinese delicacy — as most sharks are caught mainly for their meat.
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/ 9 November 2006
The slogan pushed by the Democrats during the campaign was ”A New Direction for America”. It may have captured the imagination of the voters, but just how it translates into reality will define the remaining two years of the Bush presidency — as well as the Democrats’ prospects in the 2008 presidential election.
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/ 9 November 2006
Champions Chelsea cruised into the English League Cup quarterfinals with a thumping 4-0 win over sorry Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in London on Wednesday. The Blues must now fancy their chances of winning back the trophy they lifted for the third time in 2005, Jose Mourinho’s first prize as Blues boss.
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/ 9 November 2006
Cricket Australia warned fans on Thursday that ”idiots” will not be tolerated at the upcoming Ashes series against England. South African players complained about being racially abused by crowds down under while touring earlier this year, and Cricket Australia wants spectators to be well-behaved during the Ashes.
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/ 9 November 2006
Wits University went clay-pigeon shooting in their Premier Soccer League game against Moroka Swallows at a balmy but largely deserted Germiston Stadium on Wednesday afternoon and ultimately found the Birds easy targets in a 4-0 demolition. Amazingly, the goal deluge only started in the 50th minute.
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/ 9 November 2006
Bloemfontein Celtic scored a well-polished 2-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. In other matches, Black Leopards beat Golden Arrows, Ajax Cape Town and Supersport United played to a goalless draw, Silver Stars beat Benoni Premier United, Santos beat Mamelodi Sundowns, and Maritzburg United beat Jomo Cosmos.