Bono looks a little disappointed when he gets on the private charter jet for the flight to Maseru, capital of Lesotho. He is wearing dark glasses with pale lavender lenses. On the corner of the glasses is a little word — Red. This is the new ”virtuous brand” created in partnership with some of the world’s biggest companies.
Two goals midway through the second half in the space of two minutes propelled Botswana to a 2-0 Cosafa Cup win over Madagascar at Botswana’s National Stadium on Saturday afternooon and a place in Sunday’s quarterfinal against Bafana Bafana. Botswana was urged on by an enthusiastic crowd of 28 000 and was generally the more penetrative combination.
Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Gerald Majola on Saturday announced a
wide-ranging strategic plan to prepare the Proteas for the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies beginning in March. ”This strategic plan is aimed at leaving no stone unturned in order the give the Proteas the very best preparation available,” said Majola.
All Blacks winger Rico Gear scored two tries as the Canterbury Crusaders beat South Africa’s Bulls 35-15 on Saturday to join the Wellington Hurricanes in the final of rugby union’s Super 14 tournament. Gear touched down twice in the first half as the Crusaders established a 16-8 halftime lead and Chris Jack, Corey Flynn and Aaron Mauger added second-half tries.
American business tycoon Malcolm Glazer, owner of English Premiership giants Manchester United, is back in hospital after suffering a second stroke. The 77-year-old Glazer was only released from the Cleveland Clinic in Florida on April 23 after suffering the initial attack.
Consistency and a superb solid performance brought South Africa’s Team Shosholoza two impressive fifth places and third spot overall after the opening two races on Saturday of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 11 fleet racing event being held in the Mediterranean off Spain.
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Germany’s federal prosecutor on Friday weighed in on the debate about the risk of racist attacks during the World Cup, agreeing such a danger existed in some parts of the former East Germany. ”The situation is such that exceptionally brutal attacks may happen, which could lead certain parts of the population to avoid living in those areas,” Kay Nehm said in an interview.
Police in Zimbabwe have arrested two South African immigration officials and their Zimbabwean counterpart as they tried to smuggle cigarettes and ivory across the border into South Africa, a media report said on Saturday. A police spokesperson said He said 412 cartons of cigarettes and five bags with more than 100 pieces of ivory ornaments concealed under blankets were discovered.
The French were voted the world’s most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a British poll published on Saturday. They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous. A decisive 46% of the 6 000 people surveyed by travellers’ website Where Are You Now said the French were the most unfriendly nation people on the planet, British newspapers reported.
Two foreigners appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with drug offences, fraud and money laundering, police said. Thomas Scheffer and Shmuel Propheta, both 48, were arrested in March after a joint investigation by the Gauteng crime intelligence unit, the health department and Interpol.