TWO women were killed and 800 informal dwellings were destroyed after a violent storm struck Soshanguve, north of Pretoria on Thursday night, northern Pretoria metropolitan sub-structure spokesman Gerhard van Eeden said on Friday. Van Eeden said the roofs of 300 formal homes were extensively damaged and about 28000 houses were left without electricity on Friday. […]
A NATIONAL strike by bus operators looks set to move into its eighth day on Friday as talks between union members and the South African Bus Employer’s Association remain deadlocked. The three participating unions — the Members Transport and General Workers’ Union, the Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, the Western Cape Omnibus Staff Union and […]
TUBERCULOSIS is raging through Zambia, possibly overtaking malaria as the number one killer. TB cases have escalated to alarming levels and drugs in hospitals are in short supply. Observers say the government seems to have underplayed the seriousness. David Mondoka, a director of the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Trust, says the ailment is rampant in those […]
A NEW species of human ancestor, which looks like something halfway between the famed “Lucy” and true pre-humans, has been found in Ethiopia, scientists said on Thursday. More surprisingly, they found nearby evidence that the creature, named Australopithecus garhi, butchered and ate meat 2,5-million years ago. Other australopithecines are believed to have been vegetarian. The […]
President Nelson Mandela will pay state visits to the Russian Federation, Hungary, Pakistan and the People’s Republic of China.
THE Mpumalanga man who was arrested last week for strangling three women and a baby to death with his shoelaces, was out on parole when he allegedly went on a six-day killing orgy. The man, nicknamed the Whisperer, was arrested by accident before police were even aware of the trail of bodies.
THE European Union (EU) said on Friday it is preparing to cut all but humanitarian ties with Niger, following the brutal assassination of that country’s president earlier this month by his own bodyguard. “We have proposed suspending the application of the Lome Convention, except for humanitarian aid,” a European Commission spokesman said. The Lome Convention […]
ONE man died and another is in a coma after a Cape Town mob hanged and beat them for allegedly stealing a television set, South African police said on Friday. Fifteen men allegedly hanged Luvuyo Gaga (20) and Zamikhaya Tshona (21) from the roof of a shack in Cape Town’s Black City settlement, police spokesman […]
SPAIN defeated Mali 3-1 in a World Youth Championships semi-final in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Wednesday to expel the last african team from the tournament. Spain’s Varela scored in the second and 26th minute, and Xavi netted again dead on full-time. Mali’s goal came in the 52nd minute through Dissa.
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Pretoria | Saturday 5.00pm. A LAST gasp drop goal by Andrew Mehrtens snatched victory for the Canterbury Crusaders to beat the Northern Bulls 30-28 in a thrilling Super 12 match in Pretoria on Saturday. Ruben Kruger, in his first Super 12 game of the year, captain a vastly-improved Bulls who dominated the game […]