A Western Cape African National Congress (ANC) councillor and South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) executive member was gunned down in Guguletu on Saturday night, South African Broadcasting Corporation radio news reported on Sunday.
Africa’s last absolute monarch, Swaziland’s King Mswati III, has secretly married his 13th wife, whom he chose in 2005 amid outrage over her age, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Phindile Nkambule, now 19-years-old, was attending high school in the capital Mbabane before she dropped out in 2005 to assume royal duties.
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There is no truth in media reports that Cosatu leaders have ”dropped” their support for Jacob Zuma as a candidate for the African National Congress (ANC) presidency, the union federation said on Sunday. According to the Sunday TImes, Cosatu leaders had expressed reservations with regards to Zuma becoming ANC president.
Normal order was restored in the Super 14 rugby competition over the weekend as perennial favourites Canterbury Crusaders muscled their way to the head of the table. The Crusaders took control of the logjam at the top of the championship when they beat the Otago Highlanders for their fifth consecutive bonus-point win.
Opposition supporters burned buildings, blocked roads and barricaded election offices in Nigeria on Sunday as partial results from flawed state elections showed a big victory for the ruling party. Local newspapers estimated about 50 people were killed in fighting linked to rigging in Saturday’s elections for 36 state governors/
Nigeria’s national police chief called for calm on Sunday as he announced that preliminary figures showed 21 people were killed in violence during state elections meant to boost civilian rule and stability. Nigeria’s private daily newspapers reported much higher death tolls.
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England batsman Kevin Pietersen insists his bitter feud with South Africa captain Graeme Smith will not distract him from his mission of trying to secure a World Cup semifinal place. If South Africa win Tuesday’s Super Eights clash then they will be guaranteed the final last four spot and England will be out.
Jerry Kelly aced the par-three fourth hole on his way to a four-under par 67 on Saturday to grab the lead at the United States PGA Verizon Heritage after a tough day for Ernie Els. Kelly, who trailed leader Els by three strokes when the day began, stood on 13-under par 200 after 54 holes.
Brazil’s Felipe Massa driving a Ferrari won the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to record his third career victory. Englishman Lewis Hamilton was second in a McClaren — becoming the first driver to finish on the podium in his first three Grand Prix — and Kimi Raikkonen of Finland in another Ferrari was third.
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday threatened to take Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour to court to force him to release the parole conditions of former African National Congress chief whip Tony Yengeni. ”I will not address myself to one offender when I have so many offenders in the country,” Balfour apparently told the DA.