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A South African court on Monday dealt a blow to former deputy president Jacob Zuma, ruling that prosecutors may ask Mauritius to release documents which could be used in new corruption proceedings against him. A former hero of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Zuma says charges against him are part of a political plot in the ANC.
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The World Cup is only halfway through, yet the South Africans have won a title, of sorts. Because April 1 is the cut-off point for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) limited-overs championship, based on results and ranking points over a year, South Africa finished ahead of Australia by the slimmest of margins.
A strong, vibrant and democratic African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) was needed to fight poverty and empower women throughout the country, ANCWL president Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Sunday. She was addressing more than a thousand provincial delegates at the ANCWL national council in Esselen Park, Ekurhuleni.
A director of Randgold and Exploration Company Limited, Andrew Christoffel Nissen has resigned, the company said on Sunday. This follows an announcement made on March 15 that the company might merge with the Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited, the company said in a statement.
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Irate West Indies fans called for captain Brian Lara to be sacked following the team’s third consecutive defeat in the Super Eights of the World Cup on Sunday. After Sri Lanka trounced the home team by 113 runs in Guyana, many fans drowned their sorrows with a traditional glass of rum.
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) had by midnight on March 30 collected R493-billion in revenue — R3-billion above the revised 2007 budget estimate of R489,7-billion and about R37-billion more than the original printed estimate of R456,7-billion.
The death toll from political violence in Algeria more than doubled to 45 in March from February as the army stepped up attacks on Islamist insurgents, according to a Reuters count based on newspaper reports. Of the 45 dead, 33 were rebels, 11 were soldiers and one was a foreigner, a Russian, the newspapers reported.
Gerhard Zandberg won the men’s 50m backstroke final on Sunday to provide South Africa with their second gold medal at the world championships. Zandberg stormed to victory in 24,98 seconds, giving South Africa their second win after Roland Schoeman won the men’s 50m butterfly.
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Pakistan’s cricket team on Sunday paid tribute to Bob Woolmer at an emotional memorial service as speculation continued over the precise manner of the coach’s death. The team joined 200 mourners at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, the home of Pakistani cricket, in observing a minute’s silence and offering prayers for the ”shepherd”.
Bloemfontein Celtic pushed Amazulu deeper into the relegation zone when they beat them 1-0 in a PSL game played at Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Sunday. Celtic striker Nthokozo Sikhakhane opened the scoring in the 39th minute when he beat Amazulu goalkeeper Tshepo Motshwening in the far right corner.