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/ 25 September 2007
A 34-year-old man raped two young girls and bought them chicken and Coke afterwards, the Grahamstown High Court heard on Tuesday. The man has pleaded not guilty to the rape and indecent assault of two girls — one who called him an uncle — near the Victoria Park Tennis Club in Port Elizabeth in January.
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/ 25 September 2007
The South African National Roads Agency Limited will implement a pilot onramp metering project on four interchanges on Gauteng’s N1 Ben Schoeman highway from Wednesday. ”With ramp metering, the traffic flow on to the freeway is controlled to prevent stop-go conditions on the freeway,” a spokesperson said.
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/ 25 September 2007
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Springbok centre Francois Steyn was on Tuesday cleared of allegedly biting a Tonga player during Saturday’s Rugby World Cup clash. Steyn was cited by commissioner Jean-Claude Legendre for allegedly biting Tongan number 11 Joseph Vaka in the match at Lens, which South Africa won 30-25.
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/ 25 September 2007
Microsoft is negotiating to buy a stake in social networking site Facebook that could value the company at -billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The report said that Microsoft is keen to buy a 5% stake in the company, but is facing competition from Google.
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/ 25 September 2007
The euro resumed its record-setting run against the dollar on Tuesday, climbing to ,4153 after a pair of economic reports painted a dismal picture for United States consumers and the ailing home sales market. The strength of the euro drew concern, with Spain’s finance minister warning of problems.
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/ 25 September 2007
Parliamentary opposition parties were unmoved on Tuesday by the Presidency’s explanation of the suspension of National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli. Freedom Front Plus MP Willie Spies said: ”We have left [a meeting with the Presidency] with more questions than there were answers.”
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/ 25 September 2007
African countries must diversify their economies in order to fight poverty, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation said on Tuesday at the first session of a gathering of African Union trade and industry ministers, hosted by South Africa at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.
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/ 25 September 2007
Romanian lawmakers said on Tuesday that the Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula’s Castle was illegally returned to an heir of Romania’s royal family and called on authorities to launch an investigation into the restitution. Lawmakers voted that the process had been illegal, citing procedural errors.
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/ 25 September 2007
Johannesburg municipal workers may go on strike next week, the South African Municipal Workers’ (Samwu) Union announced on Tuesday. Samwu branch secretary Dumisani Langa said workers might embark on a protected strike as their issues are not being resolved. They would number at least 10 000, he said.
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/ 25 September 2007
An Iraqi man stands with his hands up in surrender, surrounded by an American soldier, Iraqi security forces, a militiaman, an al-Qaeda fighter and a faceless thug. ”Hands up! Legs up! Head down!” they all bark at him as the cartoon takes a satirical swipe at how poorly ordinary Iraqis are treated.