African communication ministers are gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the signing of a policy framework agreement for one of the continent’s biggest broadband network projects, the South African government’s news service, BuaNews, reported on Monday.
Springbok captain John Smit and New Zealand lock Ali Williams have escaped punishment after being cited for punching during Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test in Pretoria. Williams hit South African lock Johann Muller twice in view of referee Alan Lewis, who took no action.
If passed by Parliament as it stands, the Health Professions Amendment Bill will effectively make professional medical boards in South Africa arms of the government, the Democratic Alliance warned on Monday. The party is therefore proposing four key amendments to the measure, DA health spokesperson Gareth Morgan told a parliamentary media briefing.
Learning from previous hosts Germany, South Africa has a wonderful opportunity to ensure that the 2010 Soccer World Cup conforms to the principles of sustainable development, a top United Nations official said on Monday. ”You have to look at multiple benefits,” said Achim Steiner, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Tropical Storm Ernesto slammed into Cuba early on Monday and headed towards Florida, which it could hit later in the week as a revived hurricane. Cuban authorities said they had evacuated tens of thousands of people from south-eastern areas of the country before the storm barrelled ashore.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Holocaust may have been invented by the victorious Allied powers in World War II to embarrass Germany, the semi-official news agency Mehr reported on Monday.
South African hotel and gaming group Sun International on Monday reported adjusted headline earnings per share (HEPS) of 546c for the year ended June — up 33% from the previous year’s 411c. Its full year diluted HEPS declined to 431c from 500 cents before.
Without science and scientists, Africa is doomed to fail in the implementation of the eight Millennium Development Goals, Minister of Science and Technology Mosibudi Mangena said at a media briefing on Monday. He was discussing the role of science in helping South Africa deal with poverty, economic growth and sustainable development.
It could not have worked out more perfectly for the Premier Soccer League and the sponsors had the SAA Supa8 semifinal draw been calculated by an intricate computer programme than the more standard method on Monday. The outcome produced not one juicy derby but two, with Kaizer Chiefs up against Moroka Swallows and Mamelodi Sundowns facing SuperSport United.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has cancelled Tuesday’s planned Atlantis shuttle launch but put off a decision to return the orbiter to its hangar to protect it from tropical storm Ernesto, a spokesperson said on Monday.