A network of HIV-positive people in India has launched a campaign against illegal clinics and quacks who cheat patients with the promise of curing Aids. Patients often end up going to quacks who use fake herbal treatments because the health system is widely seen as offering poor treatment while private care is costly.
A 45-year-old Israeli man woke up in the middle of the night to find a leopard staring at him and dangling his cat between its teeth, Israeli newspapers reported on Tuesday. But rather than fleeing, the man jumped on to the leopard, which let go of the cat. He wrestled with it and held it down for about 20 minutes until help arrived.
Three people were arrested near Kuruman when police found a female cheetah in the boot of their car, the Volksblad reported on Tuesday. Police operating a roadblock targeting copper thieves made the discovery at 11pm on Sunday when they stopped a Toyota Cressida with a Botswana registration.
Billiton has slammed as ”untrue and irresponsible” the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) claims of racism at its manganese mine in the Northern Cape. The NUM has charged that black workers had to walk 2km to the nearest bus stop, while employees of other races were collected at their homes.
A new database intended to help reduce unemployment among science graduates was launched by Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena in Pretoria on Tuesday. "I have no doubt that what we are engaged in today is a necessary step in the right direction to begin closing the gap of the skills shortage," Mangena said.
Venus Williams was one of only seven players to complete a match on Monday at the French Open, with rain again causing havoc on the schedule. It was the second straight day of rain at the French Open, and three delays throughout the day forced organisers to postpone 58 matches.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter knew that his decision not to allow international games above altitude of 2 500m would have a serious effect on South American football. ”I know that this will not be well taken in South America,” he said on Sunday, even as he announced the plan in Zurich.
The JSE was higher at noon on Tuesday with gains spurred by firmer overseas markets, but volumes remained thin as players await the opening of the United States market after Monday’s Memorial Day holiday. At 11.59am, the all-share index was up 0,65%.
The ”Green Scorpions” begin an inspection of Mittal Steel’s Vereeniging plant on Tuesday, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism said. The inspection, to last several days, marks the launch of a national environmental compliance campaign in the iron, steel and ferro-alloy industry.
Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown and financial director Graham Maddock appeared briefly in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to hear their case postponed to August 31. The two men face fraud and theft charges involving just more than R200-million, with other charges to follow.