Short of his falling out of an SUV speeding the wrong way down Moscow’s traffic-congested roads, there was never any doubt that Dmitry Medvedev would be elected Russia’s next president. The out-going president, Vladimir Putin, picked Medvedev as his successor and no challenger had a chance of beating the Kremlin’s choice.
It has been an uplifting week. The women who took back the taxi ranks in marches last Friday and on Monday this week deserve a bow from all of us. What they have done is not only to assert that the miniskirt is women’s to wear as we will, but also that public spaces are there for the public.
”We worked together in the past in a coalition government. If Nelson Mandela could work with FW de Klerk, I don’t see why Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki cannot work in a government.” Stephanie Wolters spoke to the Kenyan Orange Democratic Movement’s Raila Odinga about the challenges that lie ahead.
Moroka Swallows hammered struggling Black Leopards 3-1 in their Premier Soccer League match played at Thohoyandou Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The score was level 1-1 at half-time. The home side, Leopards, were the first to score as early as the 12th minute when striker Mulondo Sikhwivhilu put the ball in the net.
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 2-1 in their Premier Soccer League clash at King Zwelithini Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Sundowns led 1-0 at half-time. Trott Moloto’s lads won with goals from Aldave Benitez in the 42nd minute and Fanyana Dhladhla in the 55th minute.
Even after parting ways with coach Khabo Zondo after a string of poor results, Bloemfontein Celtic’s ambitions of improving their position on the log suffered a blow. With caretaker coaches Benjamin Reed and David Modise at the helm, Celtic lost 1-0 to the title-chasing Orlando Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.
A United States teen who used vulgar slang in an internet blog to complain about school administrators should not have been punished by the school, her lawyer told a federal appeals court this week. But a lawyer for the school said administrators should be allowed to act if such comments are made on the web.
South African Airways (SAA) is not considering major price increases this year following an escalation of international fuel prices, said CEO Khaya Ngqula on Wednesday. He was addressing a media briefing at Airways Park on the plans the airline is developing with Star Alliance, an international group of airlines.
Millions of South Africans do not enjoy freedom of expression because their languages do not have the same status as English or Afrikaans, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said on Wednesday. Jordan was speaking at a language conference in Woodmead, Johannesburg.
Incandescent lamps will be exchanged for energy-saving lamps in all provinces from April onwards, Eskom said on Wednesday. The exchange programme for compact fluorescent lamps is already under way in several of the country’s provinces and has seen more than 12-million lamps distributed in three years.