Wolfsburg of Germany. Hearts of Scotland. And now, on a frost-bitten Wednesday night at Ellis Park, Moroka Swallows added to their list of recently taken notable scalps by beating Orlando Pirates 1-0. A 72nd-minute goal by the enterprising Cecil Oerson made all the difference.
Elvis Presley fans from around the world gathered outside his Memphis home on Wednesday to mark the 30th anniversary of his death in an event meant both to honour the singer’s legacy and cash in on it. Tens of thousands of fans were expected to file past Presley’s grave site at his Graceland estate.
The death toll in massive suicide bombings on Tuesday in northern Iraq has risen to at least 500, CNN reported local officials in Nineveh province as saying on Wednesday. Earlier figures had put the death toll at more than 200. The assault is one of the deadliest global attacks since the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
What edits on Wikipedia have been made by people in congressional offices, the CIA and the Church of Scientology? A new online tool called WikiScanner reveals answers to such questions. Many of the edits are predictably self-interested, but others hint at procrastinating office workers.
Fresh off their latest tour that included shows at the Oppikoppi music festival and elsewhere in South Africa, 1980s folk-punk favourites the Violent Femmes are headed for a surprise gig in a United States court after bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano on Wednesday.
A powerful, 7,9-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to rock Peru in decades, killed at least 115 people and injured nearly 1 000 others on Wednesday, with many more casualties feared. The quake, which lasted for almost two minutes, sent people fleeing into the streets and prompted tsunami warnings.
Who doesn’t love to speculate about good girls gone bad? Well, people who like and respect women don’t. Nor do people who recognise that the rules prescribing what constitutes a "good" female are bigoted and hypocritical. A good girl is charming and comely, and does not upset the status quo. A good girl does not dare to challenge the position society has put her in.
The death toll from the worst floods in decades across South Asia rose above 2 600 on Thursday, as officials were still trying to find dozens missing and feared drowned in India. Heavy monsoon rains and snow melt since late July have caused the flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh, with losses estimated at nearly -billion.
For the past week Sierra Leoneans have been glued to their radio sets, waiting patiently for final results as officials of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) continue to tally ballots from the historic presidential and parliamentary elections that ended last Saturday.
Is Frene Ginwala all that stands between Christine Qunta and the chair of the SABC? That is the question some members of Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications are asking as they prepare to interview 37 candidates short-listed for the board of the public broadcaster. Qunta, who is deputy chairperson, is among eight current board members on the shortlist.