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/ 19 February 2006
Power had been restored to large parts of the Western Cape by Sunday afternoon, Eskom spokesperson Fani Zulu said. The entire Western Cape was without power early on Sunday following faults on transmission lines because of misty conditions and residual pollution from recent fires.
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/ 19 February 2006
Murdered mining magnate Brett Kebble had an intimate relationship with a young man, the Afrikaans-language <i>Rapport</i> newspaper reported on Sunday. The newspaper said the relationship came to light during the investigation into the wealthy businessman’s shooting death in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs in 2005.
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/ 19 February 2006
Computer users need a special removal tool to rid their computers of the Nyxem computer worm. The tool seeks out and neutralises the worm, says Anja Hartmann, of the German Federal Agency for Information Technology in Bonn. As the pest can deactivate anti-virus software, that software should be reinstalled.
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/ 19 February 2006
Floriculture has become a flourishing business in Ethiopia in the past five years, with the industry’s exports earnings set to grow to -million by 2007, a five-fold increase on the -million earned in 2005. Ethiopian flower exports could generate an estimated -million within two to three years.
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/ 19 February 2006
At least one person bought a winning ticket for Saturday’s record -million (about R2,2-billion) Powerball lottery jackpot in the United States, officials said. People with dreams of winning the record jackpot stood in lengthening lines to buy tickets that flew out of machines at dizzying speeds.
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/ 19 February 2006
The Rolling Stones on Saturday rocked the night away on fabled Copacabana beach with more than 1,2-million fans in one of the biggest concerts the world has ever seen. Sir Mick Jagger, shouted ”Hello Brazil” in Portuguese to a huge roar, and the supergroup worked up a sweat delivering more than 20 of their biggest hits.
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/ 19 February 2006
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has defended his bid for re-election after 20 years in power, saying he is running in next week’s polls because he needs more time to stabilise Uganda, build democracy and national unity, and defeat terrorism. ”I need … the power of the state to help solve people’s problems,” he said.
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/ 19 February 2006
United States oil-services contractor Willbros Group has confirmed that nine employees, including three Americans, were kidnapped on Saturday in Nigeria by guerrillas who attacked a Niger Delta oil terminal. Willbros ”has not, at this time, been contacted by the group which has claimed responsibility”, it said.
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/ 19 February 2006
A searing drought has killed dozens of wild animals in Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania, and has partially disrupted the annual migration of wildebeest and zebras between the two East African nations, conservation officials said. Maasai warriors and others are driving tens of thousands of cattle inside Kenya’s wildlife sanctuaries.
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/ 19 February 2006
The South African women’s hockey team emerged as convincing champions of the inaugural Spar Cup at the Queensmead Astroturf in Durban on Saturday. They defeated Scotland 4-0 in the final to take top honours in the four-nation tournament. The first half saw an expert display from the South African side.