The man mauled to death by a pride of lions at the Krugersdorp Game Reserve on the West Rand on Friday is the owner of the reserve, police said. Captain Joseph Mogoai identified the victim as Dirk Brink (58). Brink died after the lions attacked him shortly after 12.30pm. Police were baffled by the incident.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will ask prosecuting authorities to investigate arms-deal corruption allegations against Chippy Shaik after the Public Protector refused to investigate. ”The DA agrees with the Public Protector that the best oversight agency to investigate the allegations … is the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA),” said spokesperson Eddie Trent.
A draw to determine the order in which candidates’ names will appear on the ballot for a new Democratic Alliance (DA) leader was held at the party’s parliamentary offices in Cape Town on Friday. Top spot was won by DA federal chairperson Joe Seremane.
Bells were set to toll in the United States on Friday marking a day of mourning for 32 students and teachers shot dead on a university campus by a deranged student. The day of religious services and commemorations comes amid burning questions over how South Korea-born Cho Seung-Hui was able to buy two guns and ammunition.
Nigeria’s opposition accused the government of detaining its activists and stuffing ballot boxes in the north on Friday, a day before a presidential election in Africa’s most populous country. The Action Congress and All Nigeria Peoples Party said the tactics were a repeat of widespread abuses that marred a state election last weekend.
Roger Federer won his 500th career match on Friday, beating David Ferrer 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters. ”I am very happy to have done it here,” said Federer, who reached the final in Monte Carlo last year. ”That is a lot of games. I’m glad they are victories.”
Armed men attacked an oil-rig security vessel at a facility of a multinational oil company in Nigeria’s southern oil-rich state of Bayelsa, officials said on Friday. Unconfirmed industry sources said six people were thought to have been wounded in the attack late on Thursday, while three could have been kidnapped during the attack.
After four days of racing lost to poor winds, the Louis Vuitton Cup finally got under way on Friday as the first regatta between United Internet Germany of Germany and BMW Oracle of the United States took place. With a wind speed of between eight and nine knots, the first regatta began at 2.15pm local time in the port of Valencia.
Highly endangered mountain gorillas in the East Africa region have shown a steady resurgence in the past decade due to conservation efforts, a wildlife group said on Friday. The WWF said there are currently 340 gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to nearly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.
Youths in Khutsong in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, have again protested against their incorporation into the North West, police said on Friday. Superintendent Louis Jacobs said the youths barricaded streets, burned tyres and stoned passing vehicles at about midday.