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/ 23 October 2006
Somalia’s powerful Islamist movement called on Monday for the start of a threatened ”holy war” against Ethiopian troops allegedly on Somali territory, saying their graves would litter the country. In a speech on the eve of the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Islamists’ supreme leader urged all Somalis to immediately take up arms against invaders.
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/ 23 October 2006
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Western powers were wrong if they thought Iran would retreat under political pressure from its nuclear plans, even as the country faces possible sanctions. Iran faces the prospect of penalties after its case was sent back to the United Nations Security Council for failing to heed a UN demand to suspend uranium enrichment.
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/ 23 October 2006
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday paid tribute to seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, saying he was one of the biggest German sports stars of all time and had ”brought a bit of genius” to racing. ”You are on the list of the great names of German sport …,” the chancellor told the retired racing ace in a letter published in Bild daily.
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/ 23 October 2006
Hardly a week goes by without much editorial comment on our preparations for the 2010 World Cup. Will our stadiums be ready? Will the new, well-remunerated coach be the answer to Bafana Bafana’s woes? On a slightly less exciting, but no less important, note, we try to predict what the South African unit-trust industry will look like by then.
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/ 23 October 2006
At least 40 more white farmers face eviction in Zimbabwe after they received orders from the government to cease operations and vacate their land, a farmers’ union said on Monday. ”So far 40 eviction notices have been given out by the government,” Emily Crookes, a spokesperson for the Commercial Farmers’ Union, said.
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/ 23 October 2006
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has called for Duncan Fletcher to be axed as coach following the side’s comprehensive defeat to Australia in a Champions Trophy group match on Saturday. ”If you talk to people like John Wright and Bob Woolmer, successful coaches with a lot of experience, they will tell you that the job comes with a shelf-life,” Boycott wrote in Monday’s Daily Telegraph.
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/ 23 October 2006
Television presenter Richard Hammond has revealed he thought he was going to die after his high-speed smash in a jet-powered car last month. In his first interview since the accident, the Top Gear co-presenter talked about the moments after he crashed his Vampire dragster as he accelerated to 460kph while filming a feature for the BBC show at a Royal Air Force airfield near York.
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/ 23 October 2006
A fire broke out in the administration block of the University of Johannesburg campus in Doornfontein on Monday morning, emergency services said. Spokesperson Malcolm Midgley said the blaze was extinguished before 7.15am. ”We are now busy with the ventilation of the building. The investigator is at the scene to determine the cause of the fire.”
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/ 23 October 2006
Rebels attacked a town in remote eastern Chad near the border with Sudan on Sunday but government forces repelled the assault and were back in control, the government said on Monday. ”The rebels infiltrated the town of Goz Beida in the east of Chad at around 4pm [local time]. They were pushed back by the Chadian national army,” Communication Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor said.
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/ 23 October 2006
Defending champions the Diamond Eagles defeated the Dolphins by 52 runs in a high-scoring MTN Domestic Championship cricket fixture played at the De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, on Sunday. Also, the Titans cruised to a seven-wicket victory over the Highveld Lions in their limited-overs match at Supersport Park.