A New Zealand policewoman is receiving counselling after the discovery she had been moonlighting as a prostitute, but has kept her job on the force, police said on Thursday. The Auckland officer had taken up part-time work as a prostitute "for a limited time", said police media communications manager Jon Neilson.
In an edited extract from her short story <i>Jungfrau</i>, Mary Watson introduces us to the sound of midnight.
Nadine Botha speaks to a crop of girl rockers who want to be recognised for their musical ability, not their bra size
<b>DVD OF THE WEEK</b>: Niren Tolsi reviews <i>Gorillaz Demon Days Live</i>, shot in November last year at the Manchester Opera House.
Lloyd Gedye speaks to British band Gomez about their new album, <i>How We Operate</i>
Three-quarters of British sport fishermen would rather go fishing than go to bed with their partners, a survey showed on Thursday. More than half of the 1 000 anglers surveyed by bookmaker Totesport also said they would rather catch a record-breaking trout or salmon than spend a night with a supermodel.
Lafarge South Africa on Friday signed a R1,1-billion empowerment deal with consortium Sinako that may result in 26% of its quarries and 10% of its manufacturing businesses in South Africa being sold. Lafarge Mining incorporates aggregates and limestone, and Lafarge Industries incorporates cement, gypsum-plasterboard and ready mix concrete manufacturing.
A man who cut off his own penis in a drunken bet had his organ stitched back on Thursday by Latvian doctors, the first such operation in the country’s history, Latvian public television reported. The 30-year-old man made a bet with his friend for 1 000 lats ($1 800) that he would cut off his penis.
India has arrested three men in connection with last week’s Mumbai bombings that killed more than 180 people, and urged Pakistan on Friday to hand over a top Kashmiri militant as a gesture of its determination to fight terrorism. The three men, all Indian Muslims, were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the July 11 attacks.
The death of veteran journalist Barry Streek had robbed news writing in South Africa of one of its most committed exponents, colleagues said in tribute on Friday. A long-time committee member and former vice-chairperson of the Cape Town Press Club, Streek died earlier in the day after a long struggle with cancer. He was 58.