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/ 26 January 2006
Gauteng police Commissioner Perumal Naidoo has appointed a team of senior officers to investigate allegations of racism in the North Rand dog unit. It was reported on Wednesday that a black member allegedly made a written threat to kill three white policemen and a female administrative officer.
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/ 26 January 2006
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Controversy surrounding the compilation of the local government election candidates’ list for the Bophirima region in North West is deepening, media reports said on Wednesday. The Democratic Alliance has formally complained following ”an incident” at the regional electoral offices in Vryburg on Friday.
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/ 26 January 2006
When Fayard Nicholas danced, his body knew instinctively what to do — whether it was tap, ballet or his signature, high-in-the-air full split. Teamed with his brother, Harold, Nicholas moved with a natural grace and athleticism that inspired generations of dancers, from Fred Astaire to Maurice and Gregory Hines to Savion Glover.
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/ 26 January 2006
A commercial destination of carnal pleasure has opened its doors opposite Parliament, media reports said on Thursday. The new business, the Model Club, arrived not long after MPs campaigned successfully for the closing of an Adult World sex shop opposite the houses of Parliament.
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/ 26 January 2006
The result in a knife-edge Palestinian election is expected to be announced on Thursday amid forecasts that the Islamists of Hamas have deprived the ruling Fatah faction of its majority. Exit polls released late on Wednesday showed Hamas would make a dramatic entry into Parliament, if falling just short of usurping Fatah.
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/ 26 January 2006
Franz Seitz, one of Germany’s most prolific film producers, has died at the age of 84, his son said on Tuesday. Seitz produced about 80 films, including <i>The Tin Drum</i>, an adaptation of the novel by Nobel laureate Guenter Grass that in 1980 became the first German picture to win an Oscar for best foreign film.
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/ 26 January 2006
South African trade union Solidarity on Wednesday launched an initiative aimed at addressing the lack of skills in South Africa’s labour market. The union’s general secretary, Flip Buys, addressed the launch of Sol-Tech, the union’s initiative that also aims to assist enterprises with the implementation of their skills-development programmes.
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/ 26 January 2006
The spot price of platinum on Wednesday climbed to an all-time high of $1 060,50 an ounce on fund-buying of the metal, analysts said. Fund interest was largely based on platinum’s more constructive fundamentals, relatively low inventories and the strong upward momentum, analysts said.
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/ 26 January 2006
Bakkies such as the Opel Corsa and Nissan 1400 sell only in South Africa, Brazil and … well, that’s about it. As a result, Ford, General Motors and Nissan have pretty well had the field to themselves for decades in South Africa. Then, last year, Fiat introduced its Strada pickup, and Proton’s newly launched Arena light pickup has now arrived to wee on the South African manufacturers’ batteries.
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/ 26 January 2006
Nuclear power, the long-time foe of the environmental movement, is returning to favour in many countries where issues of energy dependency and the rising cost of fossil fuels are driving policy changes. On Monday, Britain announced a public consultation on its future energy supplies, raising the spectre of a return to nuclear power.