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/ 11 September 2006
Extreme drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has become endemic in KwaZulu-Natal, media reports said on Monday. Dr Tony Moll, principal medical officer at the Church of Scotland hospital in Tugela Ferry, said doctors in his area had been identifying new XDR-TB patients every month since January last year.
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/ 11 September 2006
Sajid Mahmood starred with both bat and ball as England fell over the line to beat Pakistan by three wickets in the fifth and final one-day international at Edgbaston on Sunday and so end the series all square at 2-2. Set a meagre 155 to win, England finished on 155-7 with 19 overs to spare.
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/ 11 September 2006
Fearing for their modesty, a group of former South African rugby internationals have won a court order banning the sale of a film showing them at the infamous military style ”Kamp Staaldraad”. The Springbok rugby team endured a stint at the controversial camp as preparation for the 2003 World Cup.
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/ 11 September 2006
Hopes of a bumper wheat harvest in crisis-ridden Zimbabwe have been dashed by repeated power cuts and fuel shortages, a newspaper reported on Monday as a Cabinet minister promised to step up white farm evictions. Irrigation systems have been running on reduced capacity because of the frequent cuts.
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/ 11 September 2006
England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson could miss the autumn international Tests after being told he will be sidelined for up to eight weeks with a torn medial ligament in his right knee. Wilkinson has suffered a catalogue of injuries since the 2003 World Cup when he kicked the championship-winning drop goal that beat hosts Australia.
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/ 11 September 2006
Australia’s Adam Scott believes the narrow fairways and deep rough at the Sentosa Golf Club’s par-71 Serapong Course helped him maintain focus on his way to a successful Singapore Open title defence on Sunday. The world number six birdied the 18th to defeat South Africa’s Ernie Els in a three-hole playoff and register a first victory since his triumph here 12 months ago.
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/ 11 September 2006
First National Bank’s property economist John Loos says there is a potential indirect impact to come in the local housing market from the property slowdown in the United States. Loos says that from 1999, the local housing boom was driven by the combination of a massive reduction in local interest rates along with accelerating economic growth.
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/ 11 September 2006
South Africa’s choice of forging close ties with Iran is sending "a clear message to the world" that it has chosen the wrong friends, official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon said on Monday. Leon charged that it "is entirely unclear what national or international interest our diplomatic engagement with Iran is serving".
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/ 11 September 2006
With Sasol’s headline earnings figure already in the market following a trading update last week, investors will be looking at other corporate issues including growth, cost and cash management, when the company releases its full year results on Tuesday.
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/ 11 September 2006
Grapes that get too much sun face the same problems as humans: Tan today, wrinkle tomorrow. Which is why winemaker Aaron Pott, taking a cue from sun-worshippers, started spraying his grapes with a compost ”tea” that includes small amounts of aloe vera and yucca.