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/ 24 October 2006
The Transport Department and Gauteng metro police on Monday night declared the first day of the pilot high-occupancy vehicle lane on the highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria a success, despite a rocky start. ”Considering it was the first day, it can’t go without hiccups but we are optimistic that it will work,” said a metro police spokesperson.
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/ 24 October 2006
Cambodian children still suffer sexual exploitation despite a recent government crackdown on foreign paedophiles, child-rights activists warned on Tuesday. Rodney Hatfield of the United Nations Children’s Fund Unicef said the commercial sexual exploitation of children remained a serious problem in the kingdom.
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/ 24 October 2006
Thousands of extra video cameras are being installed on Beijing’s buses in an effort to improve public politeness ahead of the 2008 Olympics, state press said on Tuesday. The campaign is aimed at raising standards of courtesy in the capital, such as giving up bus seats to the elderly, children, pregnant women and the handicapped, Xinhua news agency said.
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/ 24 October 2006
Spin-king Shane Warne on Tuesday defended Australia’s ageing top-order batsmen and the form of fast bowler Glenn McGrath ahead of next month’s Ashes series against England. Australian fast-bowling legend Dennis Lillee said on Monday he feared the age of Australia’s top order batsmen would expose the home side to defeat in the much-anticipated clash.
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/ 24 October 2006
The All Blacks will wear an embroidered poppy on a sleeve of their rugby jerseys when they play France next month to honour New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives in wars last century. The poppy is the symbol of remembrance for those killed in combat, particularly in the two world wars.
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/ 24 October 2006
Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin has appointed six new members to the South African Airways (SAA) board, a spokesperson said on Monday. The new members were Francine-Ann du Plessis, Jeurgen Schrempp, Nkosana Moyo, Koosum Kalyan, Billy Modise and Margie Whitehouse.
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/ 24 October 2006
A plane from Angolan state airline TAAG made an emergency landing on Monday in Lisbon just 15 minutes after taking off from the Portuguese capital due to technical problems, officials said. The Boeing 747, which was bound for the Angolan capital Luanda, landed safely at Portela airport, Portugal’s busiest, just before 7am (6am GMT).
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/ 24 October 2006
A weaker rand in recent months and price increases in raw material has put pressure on the South African tyre industry, Continental Tyre’s senior official said on Tuesday. Natural rubber increased by 86% from June 2005 to the present and this has translated into a 15-16% increase in the price of producing a tyre.
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/ 24 October 2006
England has conveyed to Pakistan it wants the International Cricket Council to intervene in a compensation dispute arising from the forfeited Oval Test after the two countries failed to reach an agreement. ”The England and Wales Cricket Board in their latest letter, have informed us they are going to the ICC,” said Pakistan Cricket Board director of operations Saleem Altaf.
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/ 24 October 2006
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney has brushed off suggestions his recent dip in form is down to post-World Cup trauma, and believes a red card he received in Amsterdam is more to blame. Rooney’s relative lack of spark, and goals, this term has led many observers to comment that he may have been rushed back too quickly from injury to play in the World Cup.