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/ 16 November 2007
Like cyclists all over South Africa, members of the Lethabo Cycling Club in Soweto are gearing up for the annual Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge that will hit Johannesburg streets on Sunday. But, unlike other cyclists, they will take on much more than the road when they join about 25 000 others for one of the country’s major bicycle races.
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/ 16 November 2007
Premier Soccer League CEO Kjetil Siem may not be at the receiving end of the league’s R70-million commission payout controversy, but his wish to see a conclusion to the continuous saga and move on — because it ruins both the sponsor’s and the league’s commercial reputation — will not be granted any time soon.
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/ 16 November 2007
South Africa’s hopes of taking a step up in the netball world came to an abrupt end when they succumbed 82-23 to defending champions New Zealand in Thursday night’s quarterfinal of the World Netball Championships in Auckland. They went into the quarterfinal clash with some hefty baggage.
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/ 16 November 2007
The JSE was slightly firmer at midday on Friday than it was during the morning session but it remained negative, as commodity stocks continued to be paralysed on the local bourse. By noon, the JSE’s all-share index declined 0,72%, led by a 2,25% drop in the platinum mining index.
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/ 16 November 2007
Does street art make a social statement? Percy Zvomuya takes a walk down Rockey Street.
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/ 16 November 2007
The European Union said on Thursday it had raised the troops needed for a planned peacekeeping force in Chad but still lacked helicopters vital for transport in tough terrain. French General Henri Bentegeat, the head of the EU’s Military Committee, said he was confident the 3 700-strong force could start deploying in a couple of weeks.
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/ 16 November 2007
A police website has tracked down nine of Britain’s 13 most wanted paedophiles in the past year, the specialist crime team in charge said on Friday. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre said the men had been missing for a combined 20 years.
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/ 16 November 2007
Pink cricket balls will be used in a match for the first time in Australia in January, reports said on Thursday. The match, between the West Australian and Queensland women’s teams, will be a curtain-raiser for a Twenty20 game between Queensland and Tasmania.
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/ 16 November 2007
South African media firm Johnnic Communications (Johncom) said on Friday its first-half attributable and headline earnings per share was expected to be 455% to 465% higher than the previous period. The firm said its interim results would be released on November 22.
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/ 16 November 2007
Mauritanian President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ordered villages to stockpile food to help cushion the effect of rising inflation, his economic adviser said on Thursday. About six thousand tonnes of wheat had already been put aside for the stocks as part of a bid to stabilise prices.