A worker was crushed by a six-ton rubbish truck in Durban on Friday morning. A Netcare 911 spokesperson said it appeared that the 40-year old man had slipped off the side of the moving Durban Solid Waste truck. The truck, weighing nearly six tons when empty and 10 tons when fully laden, drove over him.
Splits are deepening in Zimbabwe’s ruling party over the continued tenure of the extravagance-loving mayoress of Harare, reports said on Friday. The central committee of the Harare branch of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) has passed a vote of ”no confidence” in Sekesai Makwavarara, state ZBC radio reported.
Shaun de Waal reviews some of the latest DVD releases.
Everyone loves a winner, but it does not follow that joint winners will be doubly loved. Darryl Accone reports.
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Every World Cup throws up at least one refereeing horror show and the performance of Valentin Ivanov in last Sunday’s game between Portugal and Holland was technically the worst so far. A grumpy semifinal between these sides at Euro 2004 suggested Ivanov was just the disciplinarian for the job.
The Bush administration has refused to abandon military tribunals for Guantánamo Bay inmates despite the United States Supreme Court ruling the ”war on terror” trials illegal, which leading newspapers called a victory for law. The court ruled on Thursday that President George Bush had no authority to order such tribunals.
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”Joga bonito was invented by a sports brand,” smirked Roberto Carlos, reliably the most indiscreet member of Brazil’s squad. ”You can’t blame us for that. Brazilian football is intelligent and winning, with great champions — that’s what we have always been. When you start talking about the beautiful game, that’s more about selling things.”
Tennis fans arriving at the start of this week’s Wimbledon championship were forced to pass through airport-style security scanners after a review prompted by the July 7 terrorist attacks on London last year. Spectators purchasing ”on-the-day” tickets will queue to be checked for weapons and unauthorised items.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rebels have taken advantage of a power vacuum and grown stronger because the world’s attention has been distracted by Iraq, the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) forces in the country said. British General David Richards said he was "optimistic" of defeating the movement.
The JSE remained strong at midday on Friday with the overall market up 2% in line with firmer global markets and strong commodities prices. Following the decision by the United States Federal Open Market Committee to increase interest rates, Wall Street surged more than 2% on Thursday, posting its biggest one-day point gain in more than three years.