The government will look at buying up commercially available agricultural land in an attempt to speed up land reform, Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Lulu Xingwana said on Tuesday. She was speaking after a presidential working group meeting on agriculture in Pretoria.
South African mining company JCI has agreed to sell its majority stake in Lesotho’s only diamond mine in a multimillion-dollar deal, the buyer announced on Monday. Gem Diamonds said in a statement that JCI and its black empowerment partner, Matodzi, agreed to sell its 76% share in Letseng diamond mine in a deal worth R879-million.
Martina Hingis breezed to victory on Tuesday in her first match back at Wimbledon, five years after her last appearance here and nine years on since the Swiss star won the title as a 16-year-old. Despite the 6-2, 6-2 margin, the 12th seed was made to work hard by Ukrainian Olga Savchuk in the rain-disrupted match, which was carried over from Monday.
The sharing of information between businesses about cash-in-transit heists and robberies will play an important role in the reduction of the crime rate in South Africa, Business Against Crime South Africa said on Tuesday. Chief executive Kenny Fihla said 18 businesses signed an agreement in Johannesburg on Tuesday to exchange ideas and information on robberies.
The South African mediator in the Burundi peace talks on Tuesday shot down claims of a walkout by the country’s last remaining rebel group. South African Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula said the perceived walkout was ”participants breaking into small groups to continue talks”.
The chairperson of the Boland rugby team being investigated after the death of a rugby opponent says racism sparked the incident, Independent Online reported on Tuesday. Delicious Rugby Club chairperson Bennie Leendertz claimed racial taunts caused the outbreak of on-field violence that eventually led to the death of 24-year-old flyhalf Riaan Loots.
The last male child in a family of many boys is likely to be gay, Canadian researchers have found. The study found that ”the most consistent bio-demographic correlate of sexual orientation in men is the number of older brothers [one has]” and not social influences.
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World Cup organiser Franz Beckenbauer on Tuesday added his voice to the criticism of refereeing at the tournament, saying match officials were failing to keep a grip on matches. ”They haven’t got the situation 100% under control,” said Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as a player and a coach.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF on Sunday said most Zimbabweans are grateful for its rule and dismissed as insignificant a new opposition political party launched at the weekend. The United People’s Party was launched last Saturday by former Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Daniel Shumba.
Eight Chinese men were arrested on Tuesday for operating a counterfeit clothing syndicate from a farm in Honeydew, West Rand police said. The clothing, valued at more than R2-million, had labels such as Nike, Reebok and Levi’s printed on them, Superintendent Lungelo Dlamini said.