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.
Former Celtic manager Billy McNeill said had he been in charge of the club at the time he would never have signed Roy Keane, who has retired from football, the Scottish Sun reported on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Irishman, who was plagued by a hip injury last season, announced his retirement after just 13 appearances and one goal for the Hoops.
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The superstars of Brazil were set to burst on to the World Cup stage on Tuesday as the reigning champions start their bid for a sixth title when they play Croatia in the German capital. The team, spearheaded by Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, are the hot favourites to retain the title they won four years ago in Japan.
Indonesia on Tuesday downgraded its top alert on Mount Merapi volcano as scientists said they no longer believe an eruption is imminent. Merapi — whose name means "Mountain of Fire" — was put on red alert on May 13 and its activity has fluctuated since then. It has declined substantially since Friday when part of a lava dome forming at its peak collapsed.
A rebel group in western Sudan’s Darfur region threatened on Tuesday to scuttle peace efforts in the country’s troubled east if excluded from planned negotiations. ”We do not accept the decision to exclude us from the talks between the Eastern Front and Khartoum,” Khalil Ibrahim, leader of Justice Equality Movement (JEM), told Agence France-Presse.
Somali leaders met with regional government ministers on Tuesday to try to find a way to empower Somalia’s United Nations-backed government, which watched from the sidelines as a fundamentalist Islamic militia battled warlords and seized its capital.
Coal supplies to Zimbabwe’s main power stations have been massively scaled down, further crippling electricity supply in the struggling Southern African country. Power cuts took a rapid turn for the worse this weekend, with residents of some parts of Harare and other cities reporting cuts lasting up to seven hours every day since Friday.