A masseur with India’s Commonwealth Games team claimed he was innocent on Wednesday after being granted bail on charges of indecent assault and unlawful assault. Dewan Nabi (35) appeared in the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court over an alleged incident on Monday morning in the Games village.
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Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist said on Tuesday that Australia had much to take out of Sunday’s defeat by South Africa in the final Standard Bank one-day international at the Wanderers. ”We have a lot that we can be proud of,” he said. ”We all know that we took part in something unique.”
Lectures at the University of the North West’s Mafikeng campus will continue as normal on Wednesday following protests by students. ”A court interdict was served on the South African Students Congress (Sasco) and ANC youth league to call off the illegal protest,” university spokesperson Sam Motabogi said on Tuesday.
The Democratic Alliance has presented Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula with a nine-step plan for turning her department into a functional and accountable branch of government. DA spokesperson Sandy Kalyan said the department was in a state of crisis, and nothing was being done about it.
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Jacob Zuma’s first statement to police during the rape probe against him made no mention of consensual sex he has claimed he had with his accuser, the court heard on Tuesday. A police officer also testified he forgot to add to his statement Zuma’s reply when asked to point out the crime scene.
The African National Congress announced its candidates for mayor in the 13 municipalities it controls in Gauteng on Tuesday. There will be new mayors for Tshwane, the West Rand, Metsweding, Mogale City, Emfuleni, Kungwini and Nokeng tsa Taemane municipalities. ”Changing a mayor is not a statement on a specific individual,” the ANC said.
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The Independent Democrats may fulfil its pre-election prophecy of being the king-makers in the City of Cape Town on Wednesday, when the first council meeting elects the new mayor. ”If there is no resolution, the ID has to decide if it will vote for Nomaindia Mfeketo [incumbent ANC mayor] or not,” said the Democratic Alliance.
London-based human rights activist Peter Tatchell on Tuesday dismissed Zimbabwean government allegations that he was linked to a plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. Tatchell, who has attempted citizen’s arrests of Mugabe, described the claims as ”Mugabe fairy tales” and ”downright laughable”.
Life will never be the same for a West Rand man whose R50 Quickpick ticket matched the Lotto winning numbers drawn last Wednesday. He only realised 24 hours after the draw that he was R34-million richer. The payout is the biggest since the game’s inception six years ago.