One Israeli woman has received an unexpected boost from her breast implants during the Lebanon war — the silicone embeds saved her life during a Hezbollah rocket attack, a doctor said on Tuesday. "It’s a fact that the silicone implants prevented her from a more serious and deeper wound," Jacky Govrin, of the hospital in Nahariya that treated the woman, told army radio.
President Robert Mugabe warned critics on Tuesday that Zimbabwe’s army stood ready to ”pull the trigger” against anyone seeking to topple him as a mounting political and economic crisis raises fears of unrest. Opposition leaders this year called for street protests to end Mugabe’s long rule, which they say has reduced the country to an economic basket case.
Security for the South African cricket team has been upgraded and the team will stay in Sri Lanka for now. Cricket South Africa (CSA) general manager, cricket affairs, Brian Basson, said on Tuesday that CSA had appointed a top independent security consultant to evaluate the security situation in Sri Lanka after a bomb blast close to the team’s hotel in the capital, Colombo.
The Western Cape is losing its tag as the murder capital of the country, provincial minister of community safety Leonard Ramatlakane said on Tuesday when announcing the intensification of a provincial crime-combating strategy. ”We are making a dent, an impact … We are winning the battle,” an upbeat Ramatlakane told reporters. He said Capetonians could look forward to the release of crime statistics in September.
Sex-crimes accused Cezanne Visser has told the Pretoria High court she has appointed a new legal team to handle her future defence, South African Broadcasting Commission radio news reported on Tuesday. Visser, an advocate herself, said she fired her former legal representative because she was not satisfied with the way he was handling her defence.
Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, appeared on Tuesday in a front-page newspaper photograph apparently kissing a woman on the cheek and grabbing her breast at a recent summer party in London. The Sun said Harry’s girlfriend, South African Chelsy Davy (20), was overseas while he enjoyed his evening at a nightclub in London.
This week’s Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state summit will have to look at how to revitalise the implementation of the economic-integration agenda of the region, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad said on Tuesday. South Africa’s predominant position in intra-regional trade will also have to be a matter of discussion, he said.
Northern Somali authorities loyal to the interim government on Tuesday hunted down clerics trying to spread the grip of Mogadishu-based Islamists, and peace talks scheduled for Sudan were put on hold. The Islamists asked for a two-week delay in Arab League-brokered talks, now past a Monday deadline, to form a Cabinet after its dissolution for non-performance last week.
A strike at Shoprite stores around South Africa enjoyed widespread public support and is impacting on the company, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) said on Tuesday. ”The strike is continuing today [Tuesday] and the fact that Shoprite are closing some stores is proof that the strike is having an impact,” said Saccawu negotiator Thoko Mchunu.
The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains as unstable as ever as vote counting continues following landmark elections two weeks ago, with incumbent president Joseph Kabila leading with 53% of the votes counted by Tuesday.