South Africans of all races are gearing up to mark a historic Zulu uprising against British colonial masters a century ago, seen as the birth of black resistance that later ended apartheid. Soldiers in uniform and Zulu warriors on Sunday will commemorate the 100th year of the Bhambatha rebellion in protest against a British tax.
Danish ceramicist Bjoern Wiinblad, best known for his pottery decorated with native fairy characters and trademark cherubic maidens, has died, his secretary said on Friday. He was 87. Wiinblad died shortly before midnight on Thursday, said Goy Badse, his secretary of 45 years.
The Vereeniging laundry murder case will soon be re-enrolled at court, Gauteng minister of community safety Firoz Cachalia said on Friday. ”The police have assured me that the matters of concern raised by the magistrate are being dealt with and that the case will soon be re-enrolled at court,” Cachalia said during his budget speech.
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Under-pressure Brazil striker Ronaldo on Friday called on the media to stop harping on about his weight and called on reporters to show him more respect. ”The issue of my weight does not interest anyone; it’s just ridiculous,” the 2002 World Cup winner snapped.
Former African National Congress chief whip Tony Yengeni has filed papers with the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein in a final bit to challenge his four-year prison sentence passed in 2003 in relation to fraud. Yengeni is asking for leave to appeal directly to the Supreme Court of Appeal against his fraud sentence.
The traditional-medicines sector will soon be recognised in the department of health’s budget, Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Friday. Speaking at a traditional-medicine workshop in Benoni, Tshabalala-Msimang said her department will also speed up the process of establishing an interim traditional-health council.
The Kruger National Park (KNP), veterinary surgeons and researchers are closely monitoring an outbreak of anthrax in the north of the park. ”We would like to assure the public that this is a minor outbreak … and, at this stage, there is no major cause for concern,” KNP executive director Bandile Mkhize said.
The United Association of South Africa has accused Transnet of intimidation after a witness in a disciplinary case against 14 of its members was arrested during the hearing in Johannesburg on Friday. The man, who had been called to testify in defence of 16 Transnet employees, was arrested by police during a recess in the hearings.
Hospitalised former president FW de Klerk is recovering well, his family said on Friday. ”He’s very relaxed at the moment and everyone is very positive, and it seems as if we’re over the worst and now it’s just the road ahead,” De Klerk’s eldest son, Jan, told the South African Press Association.
World number one Roger Federer advanced to the final of the French Open for the first time on Friday when Argentina’s David Nalbandian retired injured while the Swiss player was leading 3-6, 6-4, 5-2 in their semifinal tie. Federer (24) will play either defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain or Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic in Sunday’s final.