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/ 21 January 2007
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams gestured ”number one” with her index finger after rolling back the years to gatecrash the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday. The unseeded Williams crushed eleventh seed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-2 in front of an adoring crowd at the Rod Laver Arena after passing the sternest test yet in her comeback from injury.
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/ 21 January 2007
Three decades ago, millions of Egyptians took to the streets across the country to protest the government’s removal of subsidies on basic commodities in an explosion of violence that shook the regime to its core and appeared to end any further talk of economic reform.
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/ 21 January 2007
The European Commission is set to decide this week whether to propose tough new emissions limits on new car models after the automotive industry failed to meet voluntary targets. EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas is eager to set binding limits on new passengers cars but needs the backing of his colleagues in the European Union’s executive arm to go ahead with the proposal.
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/ 21 January 2007
Veteran New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan rode his luck and came to the rescue as the Kiwis made 218 in their triangular one-day series clash with Australia here Sunday. McMillan’s vigorous 89 enabled his side to recover from 136 for seven and post a competitive total after winning the toss and electing to bat.
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/ 21 January 2007
Kenya’s John Kelai won the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday as thousands of the city’s residents ran alongside top athletes from Africa and Australia. Kelai clocked a time of two hours, 12 minutes and 27 seconds to beat out Ethiopians Gashaw Melese with 2:12,32 and Tariku Jufar in 2:12,49.
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/ 21 January 2007
A Russian business delegation is due in Zimbabwe on Sunday to sign a deal worth -million for the construction of mini hydro-power stations. The delegation, from Russia’s Turbo Engineering, was expected to sign the deal this week for the construction of 17 power stations on small dams around country.
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/ 21 January 2007
Police will go after those who helped two accused Boeremag members evade capture, National Commissioner Jackie Selebi said on Saturday. He attended the short court appearance of Rudi Gouws (29) and Herman van Rooyen (33), who escaped from custody in May last year. They were re-arrested early on Saturday morning.
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/ 21 January 2007
The national executive committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) came together for the second day of its annual lekgotla (meeting) in Kempton Park on Saturday, the party said. All eyes will be on the ruling party in the year ahead as its new leadership will be elected at its 52nd national conference in December.
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/ 21 January 2007
Experts predict that the cost of fraud convict Schabir Shaik’s hospital stay is nearing R500 000, the Saturday Star reported. According to doctors who spoke to the newspaper, each of Shaik’s medical conditions would only require a week-long stay in hospital and would not warrant 57 days.
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/ 21 January 2007
Ten people have been arrested for the possession of six tonnes of abalone with a street value of R10-million, Gauteng police said on Sunday. ”Police investigations are continuing and police are investigating the possibility that they have been operating as a syndicate,” Director Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said.