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/ 3 September 2006
Africa is facing the prospect of a sharp increase in new and fatal strains of tuberculosis (TB) as drug-resistant forms of the disease find those living with HIV easy victims, according to medical experts. Specialists in communicable diseases will gather in Johannesburg this week for a conference on the topic.
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/ 2 September 2006
Israel is like the elephants of the Kruger National Park, observed Ariel Sharon’s former spokesperson on a recent visit to South Africa. Ra’anan Gissin was speaking as the guest of the country’s Zionist Federation: ”We just want to be left alone,” he pleaded. ”We seem docile, but if you wound us we can go crazy because we are an endangered species.”
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/ 2 September 2006
With coach-in-waiting Carlos Alberto Parreira looking on impassively as an observer in the presidential suite, Bafana Bafana were dealt a disturbing, if not mortal, blow of qualifying for the 2008 African Nations Cup finals in a goalless draw against Congo-Brazzaville at the morbidly deserted FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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/ 2 September 2006
A wounded Springbok team laboured hard to a spirited 21-20 Tri-Nations victory over the All Blacks at Rustenburg’s Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Saturday, bringing to an end New Zealand’s 15-match unbeaten run. The Springboks delivered a commanding and near-ruthless performance.
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/ 2 September 2006
When a wooden politician delivers the best line of the MTV Music Video Awards, you know the thrill is gone. So was the decadence, outrageousness and spontaneity that used to make the awards such a guilty pleasure. James Blunt and Gnarls Barkley each took home two awards on Thursday night.
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/ 2 September 2006
A British government minister may have thought he was keeping up with modern trends when he put a draft policy on the internet on Friday, but was soon left red-faced when hundreds of pranksters defaced it. More than 170 cyber-jokers trashed the document by adding in bizarre paragraphs for fun
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/ 2 September 2006
A New Zealand Maori says if French winemakers can stop other people from using their place names such as Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux, he is claiming intellectual property protection for his local hill, a newspaper reported on Saturday. It’s a big question because the peak is regarded as the longest place name in the world.
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/ 2 September 2006
Seven years ago when the South African Football Association (Safa) first flirted with the idea of acquiring the services of Carlos Alberto Parreira, the renowned Brazilian coach was delayed by custom officials at Johannesburg International airport for somewhere between an hour and 90 minutes. ”No problems this time,” he said on Friday.
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/ 2 September 2006
Western Province (WP) moved back to the top of the Currie Cup log with a convincing 23-12 win over the Blue Bulls at Newlands on Friday night. In other matches, the Sharks ran out massive 82-14 winners over the Pumas, the Border Bulldogs lost to the Boland Cavaliers and the Griffons lost to the Leopards
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/ 2 September 2006
The Lions fuelled their faint hopes of sneaking into the semifinal of the Absa Currie Cup on Friday night by beating tournament favourites the Cheetahs 39-28 in a riveting clash at Ellis Park. For the Lions, this game was a dream come true and something that seemed almost unimaginable following their bad start to the competition.