Pakistan tour manager Zaheer Abbas confirmed on Wednesday the team’s upcoming one-day series against England will go ahead after a disciplinary hearing involving captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was postponed. Inzamam faces charges of ball-tampering and bringing cricket into disrepute.
The South African government on Wednesday acknowledged that it has a major problem in tackling the country’s crime rate ahead of hosting the next Soccer World Cup in 2010. Lawmakers were told during a briefing on preparations for the tournament that a detailed survey of crime-fighting technology is under way in a bid to allay fears.
Someone should account for the Department of Home Affairs’ disintegration to an almost completely dysfunctional level, a Democratic Alliance spokesperson said on Wednesday. She was commenting on the report of the interim task team established to oversee the department following highly critical findings made by the auditor general last year.
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No decision has been made on whether the state will pay cash-strapped former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees in his Durban High Court battle against fraud and corruption charges, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said in reply to a Democratic Alliance question in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
There is no leadership tussle within the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the federation’s president told reporters on Wednesday. ”We work very closely with each other, and I can assure you that there is no war in the federation,” said Willie Madisha.
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed on Wednesday while clearing unexploded Israeli shells in southern Lebanon, underscoring the dangers of a region awaiting the deployment of thousands of United Nations peacekeepers. The three men were the first Lebanese troops to die since the army began moving south last Thursday.
While Jenson Button lines up as a race winner for the first time in Turkey this weekend, the main spotlight is back on Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher. The Formula One title battle has reached a decisive phase, with five races remaining and the only two men on the starting grid who know what it feels like to be a world champion separated by just 10 points.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is remaining tight-lipped hours ahead of a planned international day of action on Thursday. ”It is a secret,” said Rukia Cornelius, the TAC’s national manager, on Wednesday. The day will see protests at South African embassies and government institutions in South Africa, the United States and Europe.
Sephiwe Shabange (22) sat patiently with four other men in a busy clinic in Mbabane, Swaziland.
Unlisted mobile services provider Cell C on Wednesday reported a 23% rise in net profits to R199,3-million for the six months ended June. Jeffrey Hedberg, new Cell C CEO, commented: "While certain key performance indicators reflect that we are moving in the right direction, I am not pleased with our performance over the first six months of 2006."