Failure to disclose information on investigations into allegations of bribery against Shamin ”Chippy” Shaik by the Public Protector reflects badly on the country’s reputation, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday. Shaik was allegedly paid a -million bribe by one of the arms-deal bidding companies.
Not only should the emission of greenhouse gases be prevented, but adapting to climate change must also be prioritised, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Sunday in reaction to findings released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change over the weekend.
A worldwide scientific effort to catalog every living species has topped the one-million milestone. Six years into the programme, the total has reached 1 009 000, researchers report. They hope to complete the listing by 2011, reaching an expected total of about 1,75-million species.
Requests by the Tsitsikamma community to fish in marine sites are being considered, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism said on Sunday. As the site is a marine protected area, there may be a set of conditions applicable to the Tsitsikamma community before approval is granted.
The release of a Chinese national after about R4-million in pirated CDs and DVDs were found at his Cyrildene home was a travesty, the South African Federation against Copyright Theft said on Sunday. Zhouren Chen’s case was removed from the roll by a senior prosecutor at the Johannesburg Specialised Crimes Court due to police deviations from procedure.
The Department of Foreign Affairs was on Sunday looking into reports that the body of a murdered South African national had been found in a plastic bag on the outskirts of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, it said. Local police identified the man as Kenneth Scott Andrew, a resident of Durban.
Roman Catholic bishops marked Easter Sunday with an unprecedented message to President Robert Mugabe to end oppression and leave office through democratic reform or face a mass revolt. ”The confrontation in our country has now reached a flashpoint,” they said in a pastoral message pinned up at churches throughout the country.
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African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma called for people to go back to their values at an Easter Sunday service in the eastern Free State, media reports said. Zuma called on churches to make sure that the laws that govern are not in contradiction with the laws of God.
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Ricky Ponting hit 86 on Sunday to lead Australia to a seven-wicket win over England in the World Cup Super Eights and reaffirm his team’s status as overwhelming tournament favourites. England had won the toss and batted first, but collapsed from 230-5 to 247 all out despite Kevin Pietersen scoring 104.
South Africa has three major challenges affecting the lives of our people, namely poverty, unemployment and HIV/Aids. In every black community, more than 80% of the people are without a stable job to earn a decent income.