AN Alra Park, Nigel, grandfather has been arrested in connection with the rape of his five-year-old granddaughter, East Rand police said on Sunday. Superintendent Andy Pieke said the child’s mother left the girl with the grandfather (56) on Saturday afternoon. When she returned an hour later, she noticed the child was walking abnormally. ”The mother upon speaking with her daughter feared the worst and went to the police. The child was taken to a district surgeon who confirmed that penetration had occurred,” Pieke said. – Sapa
Sunday March 10, 2002
ITALIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT SA
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is to pay a state visit to South Africa this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
The visit is at the invitation of President Thabo Mbeki.
”The Italian President will meet President Mbeki on Wednesday at Tuynhuys to discuss international issues of mutual interest,” a statement from the department read. ”It is expected that this meeting will concentrate on regional issues, poverty eradication and economic development. NEPAD, the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the establishment of the African Union in July 2002 will also feature prominently in their discussions.”
Mbeki will also confer the Order of Good Hope, Class One, Gold, on Ciampi. The Italian head of state will in return confer the highest order of the Italian Republic on Mbeki.
The Italian President will attend a ceremony at the Zonderwater Memorial Cemetery, where many Italian Second World War prisoners of war are buried.
He will also visit an Italian project at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and meet the local Italian community before his departure. -Sapa Friday March 8, 2002