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/ 12 October 2007
French police have arrested 310 people suspected of having downloaded images of child pornography on the internet, police said on Friday. Police said 144 of those detained across France since Monday had admitted they had downloaded pornographic videos of young girls.
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/ 12 October 2007
Police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi has pledged his full cooperation with a panel of experts named on Friday to review a criminal probe against him. ”As an individual, I will fully cooperate with the members of the panel as announced … by the NPA [National Prosecuting Authority],” Selebi said in a statement.
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/ 12 October 2007
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South Africa prop CJ van der Linde will start against Argentina in the World Cup semifinal at the Stade France in Paris on Sunday after recovering from a knee injury. The 27-year-old tighthead prop is the only change to the starting XV that beat Fiji in last Sunday’s quarterfinal — Jannie du Plessis drops to the bench as the Springboks attempt to reach their second final.
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/ 12 October 2007
South African all-rounder Vernon Philander and assistant coach Vincent Barnes were racially abused with monkey chants during the second Test against Pakistan on Friday, officials said. Police removed about a dozen spectators, mostly school students, from the stadium during the match in Lahore after complaints from the South African team, officials said.
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/ 12 October 2007
Burma Prime Minister Soe Win, considered one of the hardliners of the isolated military regime, died on Friday after a long illness, state media said. "The Prime Minister, General Soe Win, died this evening" at a military hospital in the country’s main city, Rangoon, state radio said.
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/ 12 October 2007
Last year, Maryam Juma marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in style. She spent $40 on a goat, roasted the beast to perfection and invited 10 relatives over for a feast to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the festival at the end of Ramadan. But this year, skyrocketing prices for staple foods and other goods have eaten into her budget.
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/ 12 October 2007
Energy levels were stabilising and no more load shedding was expected to be performed over the weekend, Eskom said on Friday. Eskom spokesperson Fani Zulu said there had been no load shedding so far on Friday as the demand for power had been reduced.
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/ 12 October 2007
Nine South African soldiers were killed on Friday in a shooting accident involving an anti-aircraft gun during a training exercise at a base in the central Bloemfontein region, the army said. "I can confirm that nine of our people have died and another 15 were injured and taken to various," a South African National Defence Force spokesperson said.
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/ 12 October 2007
Sihle Khumalo’s account of his independent travels in Africa has been praised by writers such as Zakes Mda and Paul Theroux. Khumalo tells <i>ZA@Play</i> more about his provocatively titled <i>Dark Continent My Black Arse</i>.
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/ 12 October 2007
The Zimbabwean government on Friday authorised new increases in the prices of basic foodstuffs in a bid to ease widespread shortages that followed an order for retailers to halve their tariffs. The National Incomes and Pricing Commission announced it had approved rises of between 50% and 200% for a range of staple foods.