Two police officers patrolling the beach in a sport utility vehicle ran over and killed a sunbather, who was in California to attend her son’s wedding. The officers in the patrol vehicle did not immediately realise they ran over the woman and continued driving, police Commander Tom Chronister said in a statement on Monday.
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Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe will be given a warning about smoking on the touchlines at the World Cup after he lit up during the 3-1 victory over Iran, world soccer governing body Fifa said on Tuesday. Fifa officials spotted Lavolpe smoking when they reviewed the videotape of Sunday’s match in Nuremberg.
A political solution to the violence in East Timor could take weeks to be hammered out, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta warned on Monday as the United Nations readied an aid appeal for the tiny nation. The four-year-old country descended into bloody chaos last month after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri sacked 600 soldiers from the west who had complained of discrimination in the ranks.
The government of Guinea on Tuesday confirmed that 10 people had been killed during clashes between security forces and student protesters over the cancellation of school exams. Spokesperson Moussa Solano said ”the government regrets the incidents and the loss of human life.
The government hopes to draw about 100 000 small businesses into the tax net through a new amnesty that opens in August, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday. The minister was to table legislation that makes provision for the amnesty in the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.
Global (and in particular emerging) markets are currently in the throes of a necessary but painful breather. The relentless pace that saw most markets recover significantly from the lows of March 2003, with South Africa at one point up roughly 200%, was unsustainable, and the necessary correction therefore came as no surprise.
Reasons for the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) decision not to screen an ”unauthorised” documentary on President Thabo Mbeki remained unclear on Tuesday, despite a ministerial reply on the issue in Parliament. Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri denied any member of the SABC’s board stopped the ”production” of the documentary.
New local styles have come and gone, but only the veterans have enjoyed continued international success — and Hilda Tloubatla says she knows why.
The JSE was taking a merciless pummeling in noon trade on Tuesday as weaker world markets and lower commodity prices exacted a heavy toll. Basket selling by futures players ahead of Thursday’s closeout exacerbated the downward pressure. By 12.15pm, the all share index was down 4,42%.
Drinking coffee may shield the liver from the ravages of alcohol, according to a long-term study released on Monday. A study of more than 125 000 people found that the risk of developing alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver dropped with each cup of coffee they drank per day.