British driver Jensen Button has told his BAR-Honda team that they need to make big strides if they want to keep up their bid to finish in the top three of the formula one world championship this season. Button — hunting for a maiden victory — finished fourth in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.
Swazi police assaulted five opposition supporters on Saturday and prevented an outlawed political party from holding a rally to celebrate the 21st anniversary of its creation. The party’s secretary said from his hospital bed that he and other supporters were beaten with batons after refusing a police order to disperse.
The people who care for Sujit Kumar call him a boy, even though he is 32. The Fijian has never learned to speak and is only just learning to behave like a human. The reason, they claim, is that he spent his childhood locked in a chicken coop and tied to a bed. It appears to be one of the most tragic cases of child abuse in Fiji.
Republican strategists expect George Bush to be trailing in the polls by at least 15 per cent by next month following the announcement of John Edwards as running mate of Democrat challenger John Kerry. The Democrats are also expected to win a large polls ‘bounce’ from their Boston convention at the end of July.
The government has confirmed it has declared a dispute after ”very little progress” with the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council after two months of wage negotiations. The Public Servants Association said the government’s action comes as a surprise, because normally the unions are the first to declare a dispute.
Johannesburg police were on Sunday continuing their investigation into the dramatic kidnapping of 21-year-old Leigh Matthews from Bond University in Sandton. Superintendent Chris Wilken said a task team had been appointed to investigate the kidnapping and they would work around the clock.
The trial of 70 suspected mercenaries detained in Zimbabwe for allegedly plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been postponed to allow for a South African court to hear an appeal for their expatriation to Pretoria. The men face possible extradition to Equatorial Guinea, where they could face the death sentence.
A conflict the world hoped was over blazed up again last month when a colonel in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army, Jules Mutebutsi, led his rebels against the government and turned the city of Bukavu into a battleground. Now, in retreat in Rwanda, he is considering his next move.
The Lions completed a weekend of Absa Currie Cup shocks when they edged Western Province 32-28 in a thrilling encounter at Ellis Park. The Lions led 16-15 at halftime. Despite being outscored by four tries to two, the Lions were full value for the win and had the boot of flyhalf Nel Fourie to thank in the end.
In a scrappy Currie Cup fixture at Absa Park in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon, the Bulls outplayed Griquas to the tune of 30 points to 17. Many times during the match, Griquas found themselves short of the Bulls’ try on umpteen occasions only to throw away their chances of scoring a try.