The anticipated head-to-head between Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods never materialised in Sunday’s final round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Sabbatini, one ahead going into a rain-sodden day at Firestone Country Club, struggled with his swing and slipped back into a tie for second place after closing with a four-over-par 74.
Answering the call of nature over a pit of manure with no flush water in sight and learning how to churn butter may not be everyone’s idea of a great holiday. But in India’s "Little Tibet", the remote Himalayan region of Ladakh, a pioneering scheme to offer tourists the authentic tastes of mountain life is taking off — and could hold the key to preserving a fragile ecosystem.
Zambian immigration authorities are struggling to cope with a sudden upsurge in Zimbabweans crossing the border to shop for basic products as the economic crisis in their home country bites deeper and its coming wheat harvest is expected to be the worst in years.
Asec Abidjan’s 1-0 win over Al-Hilal of Sudan in the African Champions League on Sunday has thrown the chase for semifinal places in Group B wide open. The Côte d’Ivoire champions won their first game of the group phase with an individual goal from Antoine Ngossan, moving to within one point of Al-Hilal.
A perceived ”witch-hunt” against specific people involved in apartheid atrocities could revive ”problems”, African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma warned on Sunday. The challenge to the country, its leadership and the National Prosecuting Authority was to get to the truth, but at the same time ensure there was reconciliation, he said.
Fraud and theft claims against South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Blade Nzimande were an attempt to discredit the organisation. The campaign was being conducted by ”elements, including agent provocateurs” who were ”hell-bent” on destroying the party because they were opposed to the direction it was taking.
A trip to Spain by the Deputy Minister of Health without the president’s approval was a ”mistake” and partly due to ”miscommunication”, a media report said on Monday. Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge and her party were already in Spain when her office informed her of President Thabo Mbeki’s decision to disallow the trip.
Premier League champions Manchester United beat FA Cup winners Chelsea 3-0 on penalties to win the Community Shield in a shoot-out on Sunday. Stalwart Ryan Giggs gave United a 35th minute lead with a sweetly-struck shot but Chelsea’s new France winger Florent Malouda levelled with a fine solo goal on the stroke of halftime.
Millions of people who have been left marooned by torrential monsoon rains south of the Himalayas face an uncertain future cut off from their submerged villages amid fears that epidemics would spread unchecked in the waterlogged region, say relief agencies.
Prison officials must have colluded with the ten prisoners who escaped from the Qalakabusha Correctional Centre in Empangeni, Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour said on Sunday. The prisoners, aged between 28 and 35, were serving life sentences for murder, armed robbery and other crimes.