Triple champion Venus Williams set up a potentially explosive Wimbledon fourth-round showdown with Maria Sharapova on Monday as women’s tennis unveiled a new teenage talent. Former triple champion Williams won the last four games of her third-round clash with Akiko Morigami of Japan to move into the fourth round with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 win.
At least seven people have been arrested in Senegal since the seizure of 2,4 tonnes of South American cocaine, police said on Monday, while denying the country had become a hub for Europe-bound drugs. Police official Major Moussa Fall told a press conference that at least four foreigners had been arrested since Sunday along with three presumed local accomplices.
Less than 3% of Vodacom employees downed tools on Monday after wage negotiations with the Communication Workers’ Union broke down last week. ”Our business and our services were not disrupted in any way,” said spokesperson Dot Field.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor and leaders of teachers’ unions will meet on Tuesday to discuss an education recovery plan designed to help pupils catch up on the 10 days of schooling missed during the recent public-sector strike. Also expected to be discussed is a review of the results of the interrupted June examinations.
Water levels are falling in some parts of flood-hit Pakistan, enabling rescuers to reach areas cut off for days, but more bad weather is on the way, officials said on Monday. Pakistan has been battered by early rainy-season storms and flooding. More than 650 people have been killed across the region in the past 10 days.
The Gauteng department of health believes that the chances of recovering at least 40% of R426-million in outstanding patient fees is ”doubtful”, the department said on Monday. Steps taken to recover the money include having a credit bureau verify patient details because some patients avoid providing the correct details to evade payment.
Clear differences emerged on Monday among African leaders over their visions for the continent’s system of governance as they gathered behind closed doors to thrash out how to forge a closer union. Heads of state began a debate in which they split over whether to create a United States of Africa or simply upgrade existing institutions.
A Paarl local councillor was stabbed in the cheek with a screwdriver on Monday after cornering an alleged cellphone thief, the Independent Democrats said. Conrad Poole, newly elected ID councillor for Amstelhof, chased the man through the streets of his ward, the party said in a statement.
A meeting between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the Premier Soccer League has been postponed to Tuesday. ”It was postponed because people who are dealing with the matter are busy with other issues,” SABC spokesperson Kaiser Kganyago said on Monday. He said the postponement was a joint agreement between the two parties.
Six more youths have lost their penises as a result of bungled circumcisions in the Eastern Cape, the provincial health department said on Monday. Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said 18 would-be initiates were admitted to hospital in Port St Johns last week, of whom four had to have their septic penises amputated.