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.
It’s a scene reminiscent of an armed standoff or the last days of a condemned man. But the horde of rubberneckers, satellite TV vans and dishevelled hacks stumbling through the long grass at 19 Bogucharskaya Street have a different focus: a broken-down wooden shack.
The Zimbabwean government has gazetted a Petroleum Bill that seeks to establish a Petroleum Regulatory Authority that will regulate and license persons in respect of retailing, producing and procuring petroleum products, the state-owned <i>Herald</i> newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Deadly clashes broke out between the Central African Republic (CAR) army and rebels who crossed into the country from neighbouring Chad, the CAR Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. ”Heavily armed” Chadian rebels attacked forces of the CAR and the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa near Gordil in the north-east of the country, the ministry said.
Egypt’s Parliament has approved a controversial law on judicial reform that falls short of opposition demands but temporarily quiets a fierce campaign against the regime by the country’s judges. ”The law has curbed the powers of the Ministry of Justice, but as a jurist, I am pleased with that,” Justice Minister Mahmoud Abu Leil told Parliament on Monday.
France is set to unveil a reorganisation of European aerospace giant EADS in the next few days amid sustained efforts by the government to clear the air of controversy over production problems, communication breakdowns and share dealings.
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=soccer_world_cup_2006"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/272488/icon_focuson_wc3.gif" align=left border=0></a>Who is going to be the man in the middle when the eyes of the globe are on the World Cup final on July 9? A handful of the leading candidates appear to have ruled themselves out with blunders, blowing the field open. The referees’ committee is due to meet on Wednesday to decide who will officiate during the quarterfinals.