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Academics from around the world have protested to Germany’s federal prosecutor about the arrest and detention of a Berlin sociologist who is accused of associating with a terrorist group — apparently on the basis of his academic work. Andrej Holm was arrested three weeks ago on suspicion of aiding a militant organisation.
The woman who became the unofficial face of the millions of illegal immigrants striving to remain in the United States has been deported to her native Mexico almost a year to the day after she took refuge in a church in Chicago. Elvira Arellano was arrested as she made her first foray out of her self-imposed sanctuary.
Hurricane Dean strengthened into a category-five storm capable of catastrophic damage on Monday night as its first rain and winds began hitting the coasts of Mexico and Belize. Thousands of tourists fled the beaches of the Mayan Riviera as the fast-moving storm roared toward the Yucatan Peninsula.
Two of the three apartheid police officers convicted last week of an attempt on Frank Chikane’s life 18 years ago visited him on Monday to ask him personally for forgiveness. Apartheid-era police head Johan van der Merwe, who with Adriaan Vlok received a suspended sentence of 10 years in jail, confirmed the meeting.
Four national government departments owe the Gauteng health department more than R43-million for patients treated at hospitals, the department said on Monday. Spokesperson Zanele Mngadi said the provincial department is in talks with the affected national departments for payment.
Congress of South African Trade Unions president Willie Madisha has agreed to meet the South African Communist Party (SACP) to discuss issues around missing donations. This was confirmed by SACP treasurer Phumulo Masualle, who will lead the investigation into the R500 000 donation saga.
The South African National Editors’ Forum on Monday issued a statement on the reporting by the Sunday Times of allegations against Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, saying it believes that the newspaper would have taken sufficient steps to ensure that the information was true and in the public interest.
South African insurer Santam on Tuesday reported a 61% increase in headline earnings per share to 803 cents for the six months ended June from 498 cents a year ago. Diluted headline earnings per share were up 63% to 793 cents from a previous 488 cents. An interim dividend of 166 cents per share was declared.
The percentage of women MBA students on campus at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has been steadily increasing since the first intake of students in the year 2000. “Our MBA programme is currently approximately 40% female, which is a most gratifying statistic for us,” said Shireen Chengadu, director of MBA programmes at GIBS.