Outspoken workers in the public health sector are being gagged by the government, the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) said on Wednesday. A spokesperson said suspensions within the sector and the dismissal of the deputy health minister suggest that free speech needs ”intensive care”.
Three men arrested for allegedly stoning an albino man to death will appear in the Mapulana Magistrate’s Court near Bushbuckridge on Friday, Mpumalanga police said. A police spokesperson said a group of about 50 people attacked the man at his home on Friday night.
Kaizer Chiefs shrugged off their pre-season form to beat Benoni United 2-0 convincingly in their first 2007/08 Premier Soccer League clash in Germiston on Wednesday. In other matches, champions Mamelodi Sundowns were beaten 2-1 by Amazulu, Black Leopards beat Supersport United and Santos drew with Free State Stars.
Southern African heads of state begin on Thursday a two-day summit in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, that is likely to be dominated by the crisis in Zimbabwe, which is being felt across the region as Zimbabweans flee the imploding economy at home. President Robert Mugabe arrived in Lusaka on Wednesday afternoon.
Springbok fullback Percy Montgomery claimed yet another points-scoring record as the Boks romped to a comprehensive 105-13 win over Namibia in a Rugby World Cup friendly at Newlands on Wednesday evening. Montgomery finished with a new individual haul of 35 points, slotting 12 conversions, two penalties and one try.
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.