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/ 29 October 2007
Concrete moves are needed to address conflict in the Johannesburg taxi industry ahead of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, following the shooting of a passenger and a driver on the West Rand, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday. Proper enforcement of laws and a body ”with teeth” would contribute to passenger safety, said Barnes.
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/ 29 October 2007
Australian cricket umpire Simon Taufel says that when on-field sledging becomes personal, he’ll step in to ensure the situation doesn’t escalate. Otherwise, don’t bore him with the same old comments. Taufel, voted cricket’s best international umpire for the past four years, will officiate in the Pakistan-India series next month.
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/ 29 October 2007
Maria Sharapova clinched the final place at the season-ending WTA Championships on Sunday. She has qualified every year since winning on her debut in 2004. ”This has been a very frustrating year for me physically but I’m a big competitor and am determined to compete at the WTA Championships,” Sharapova said.
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/ 29 October 2007
Five men who were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Lansdowne man last week were expected to appear in court on Monday. The men — between the ages of 20 and 40 — were arrested last Thursday following an investigation into the death and kidnapping of a 21-year-old man.
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/ 29 October 2007
Arsenal regained first place in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a Cesc Fabregas equaliser in an entertaining 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. The Gunners trailed to Steven Gerrard’s seventh-minute free kick but the inspirational Fabregas stole in with 10 minutes remaining to give the visitors a deserved share of the points.
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/ 29 October 2007
Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has arrived in Baidoa to resign in front of the Parliament later on Monday following a lengthy political feud with President Abdullahi Yusuf, officials and diplomats said. The Gedi-Yusuf split had weakened the government as it faced an Islamist-led insurgency this year.
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/ 29 October 2007
As gold and platinum prices climbed on a weaker dollar, the JSE’s gold mining index and resources continued to lift the all-share index on Monday. By noon, the JSE’s all-share index was up 1,25% as the gold mining index progressed 2,1%. Resources rose 1,93% and the platinum mining index picked up 1,86%.
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/ 29 October 2007
Sport in South Africa is not just about fun and games. It is, to misquote the great Liverpool manager Bill Shankly, "more important than that". Those who continue with their misguided view that religion is the opiate of the oppressed will have us believe that sport is to modern societies what religion was before the age of enlightenment.
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/ 29 October 2007
The cellphone industry plans to invest more than $50-billion in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years to provide more than 90% of the population with coverage, the GSM Association announced on Monday. The investment will be used to extend the reach of GSM mobile networks and to provide a rich suite of mobile multimedia services, including internet access.
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/ 29 October 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=ancconference_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/321750/Icon_ANCconference.gif" align=left border=0></a>The mood ahead of the African National Congress (ANC) national conference in December is similar to that in the winter of 2005 when the ANC membership surprised the leadership and hijacked the policy discussion forum. Now, as then, the leadership appeared incapacitated by internal wrangling.