Lebanese army troops prepared to move on Friday to the edge of the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms, the main flashpoint for fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas before the war that a United Nations truce has halted. Trying to consolidate the five-day-old truce, the UN said it has received substantial offers of more troops for Lebanon.
Advertisements for toilet paper making claims about ”technology” may mislead the public and should be changed, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said on Friday. ”The ASA found that the claim implies some exclusivity and advantage of this product [over similar products from different manufacturers],” said Gail Schimmel, head of legal and regulatory affairs with the ASA.
Like many of my Protestant-born ilk, I was dismayed at yet more accusations of grimy carnal goings-on among the Catholic clergy. Not that, for even one lapsed Anglican minute, I believe one word of the lurid sensationalist twaddle of how children have been abused sexually by certain of God’s chosen representatives on Earth.
The South African Coin Corporation has been ordered to withdraw an advertisement about selling a R5 Mandela coin for R100 000, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said on Friday. In a statement, the ASA said it had received a complaint from a member of the public that the advertisement was misleading.
Mohammad Asif marked his return to Test cricket with four wickets as Pakistan salvaged some pride on the first day of the fourth and final Test against England at The Oval on Thursday. His 4-56 in 19 overs was instrumental in England being bowled out for a meagre 173.
The beauty of having a billionaire benefactor is not so much the money available to spend, but the money available to lose. Look beyond this summer’s acquisition of Andriy Schevchenko and the relentless pursuit of Ashley Cole and consider instead what happened within the space of two unheralded days in July.
David Beckham for Newcastle. Ruud van Nistelrooy ditto. Patrick Vieira to Manchester United. The whole Italian team headed for Chelsea. Steve McClaren to rejuvenate England. And most bizarrely of all: Wembley to be ready for the next FA Cup final.
The Currie Cup begins in earnest this weekend, with all bar the Lions and Bulls having played seven matches, with seven more to come before the semifinals and final. At the halfway mark the five major metropolitan provinces lead the way with Griquas providing a potential fly in the ointment and the Valke and Pumas making up the numbers.
<b>CD OF THE WEEK:</b> Dudley Perkins is the funkiest cat in hip-hop since Humpty Hump emerged in the 1990s selling Digital Underground sex packets, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, the first black South African to achieve his doctorate in literature, would have turned 100 this year, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.