Heated exchanges marked the South African Human Rights Commission’s announcement on Thursday that boom gates are constitutional. The commission found that the Constitution lets local authorities apply legislation that allows the closures, but it is concerned that there is no adequate monitoring of the closures.
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The second witness for the defence in the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial, Zandile Mdhladhla, told the Durban High Court on Thursday that the Jacob Zuma Education Trust Fund did not qualify for funding from the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. However, ”we received money from Mr Mandela as a person”, said Mdhladhla.
Got a problem with burglars? Try leaving an apple, a carrot or a piece of pizza out for them. Police say thieves often cannot resist tucking into a snack after breaking into a home, and traces of saliva on the food remains can yield a telltale signature of the criminal’s DNA.
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating an operation in which peacekeeping soldiers killed about 60 militiamen who had ambushed and killed Bangladeshi troops. ”The probe at Loga, which began on March 7 is a routine investigation of the kind we carry out after each operation for a military assessment of the results,” said mission spokesperson Kemal Saiki.
SA Rugby has the full backing of the government for its 2011 Rugby World Cup bid, Francois Pienaar, bid committee chief executive, said on Wednesday. A sports ministry spokesperson recently said the government will withdraw its backing should SA Rugby fail to transform. However, Pienaar said the government’s backing is not in doubt.
The English Premier League will have two flag-carriers in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after Liverpool coasted to a 3-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their knockout round second-leg match on Wednesday. But another English Premier League side, Arsenal, failed to overcome a 3-1 away defeat to former winners Bayern Munich in Germany.
Former All Blacks hooker Tom Willis will not play rugby again this year, ruling himself out of both the Chiefs and Waikato to give his injured back time to heal. The decision is a blow to the Chiefs, for whom Willis was a major influence following his transfer from Otago last season before suffering a prolapsed disc in his back during the Super 12 last April.
Only five months into his two-season contract, Bush Bucks coach Bruce Grobbelaar has quit his post, amid a string of poor results. Grobbelaar’s resignation comes after club boss Sturu Pasiya had expressed dissatisfaction with Bucks’ 3-1 loss to Golden Arrows last week.
Moroka Swallows booted Manning Rangers out of the Absa Cup tournament by winning 4-2 on penalties after finishing 1-1 after extra time in a tense last-16 encounter at Chatsworth Stadium on Wednesday night. There was no score at the end of normal time.
South Africa’s Western Stormers may have their best chance for a prestige away win over the ACT Brumbies by fielding an entire backline of Springboks against the injury-hit Super 12 champions in Canberra on Friday. The Australians have been battling-on without several of their leading Wallabies in the opening weeks of the tournament, but it will get no easier against the Cape Town-based outfit.