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/ 29 September 2007
A bomb attack on a bus carrying Afghan army troops killed at least 27 people on Saturday in the capital, a witness said. Police at the scene initially said it was a suicide bomb attack, but one official said it could have been caused by a large land mine. Residents helped police pick up pieces of flesh and put them into plastic bags.
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/ 28 September 2007
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Champions England advanced to a quarterfinal meeting with Australia after proving too strong for Tonga in their Pool A decider on Friday by running in four tries in an eventually convincing 36-20 victory. Winger Paul Sackey added two more in the first half at a sodden Parc des Princes.
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/ 28 September 2007
With the ANC’s elective conference in Polokwane two months away, ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma’s lieutenants in KwaZulu-Natal are ensuring that procedural "hiccups" in the nomination process at branch level will not hinder his final push towards the presidency. This emerged from a provincial executive committee meeting held recently.
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/ 28 September 2007
A battle for the hearts and minds of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) veterans has started among ANC leaders as the vets meet this weekend at their national conference in Boksburg to reclaim their centrality in ANC politics. President Thabo Mbeki last week bestowed the Order of Mendi for Bravery on MK’s Luthuli Detachment, in a move read by his critics as a measure to appease the military veterans bemoaning their isolation from the ANC.
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/ 28 September 2007
Losing National Lottery bidder Igwija Gaming on Friday indicated that it might launch renewed court action questioning the awarding of the licence to incumbent operator Gidani. In a lengthy media statement, Igwija said it would request an urgent meeting with Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa.
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/ 28 September 2007
The medical superintendent of Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, who spoke out about the recent spate of baby deaths there, has been fired, the Eastern Cape health department said on Friday. The department found Dr Nokuzola Ntshona guilty on three charges of speaking out against its handling of the Frere Hospital maternity saga.
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/ 28 September 2007
Eritrea, in a letter published on Friday, urged the United Nations to force its arch-foe, Ethiopia, to urgently implement a border ruling, warning it feared Addis Ababa was preparing to resume war. In the letter, Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said he believed that Ethiopian threats to scrap the Algiers peace deal that ended their bloody 1998 to 2000 border war were a precursor to an attack.
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/ 28 September 2007
A hospital error mixing up the X-rays of two similarly named patients led to the death of one of them after her perfectly healthy kidney was removed, the Italian press reported on Friday. The 54-year-old woman died of a likely embolism on Thursday, two days after undergoing the unnecessary operation, the reports said.
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/ 28 September 2007
Brazil’s march to the final of the Women’s Soccer World Cup final in China is doing far more than just helping the growth of the sport in the South American country where it was once banned by law. A stellar performance by Marta saw Brazil demolish tournament favourites the United States 4-0 in the semifinal on Thursday.
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/ 28 September 2007
United States President George Bush on Friday called for a ”strong and transparent” way for nations to measure progress on fighting climate change, but said each country should set its own approach. In a speech to a US-sponsored conference of major emitting countries, Bush also called for the creation of a global fund to promote clean technology.