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/ 26 September 2005
The Government Printing Works (GPW) which prints identity documents and passports could collapse if state departments failed to pay about R150-million that it is owed, media reports said on Monday. GPW chief executive Tom Moyane warned of the possibility of closure, saying ageing printing machinery needed millions of rand to replace.
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/ 26 September 2005
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Lawyers for former deputy president Jacob Zuma will this week challenge the recent search and seizure operations by the National Prosecuting Authority, media reports said on Monday. Michael Hulley, Zuma’s lawyer, said he would demand the return of all documents and other evidence seized in the raids.
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/ 26 September 2005
An estimated 24-million violent and property crimes were committed in the United States last year, which represents the lowest level in over three decades, according to a government report. The same survey, hailed by the Bush administration as a reward for its tough-on-crime policy, also found that only 50% of all assaults against individuals were being reported to authorities.
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/ 26 September 2005
New restrictions on internet news content in China are aimed at controlling an increasingly independent society that is demanding more rights protections. The new rules issued on Sunday by the State Council, China’s Cabinet, require internet operators to re-register their news sites and police their sites for content that can "endanger state security" and "social order".
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/ 26 September 2005
After a career of more than 50 years, South Africa’s legendary singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba has decided she will end her performing days with a farewell international tour that starts in Johannesburg on Monday. ”I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me,” Makeba said in an interview.
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/ 26 September 2005
At least four people were killed in northern Peru late on Sunday when a strong earthquake shook the region, local authorities announced. But they said they expected damage from the tremor to be limited. The tremor, measuring seven on the Richter scale, shook an area north of the city of Moyobamba at 8.55pm, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru.
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/ 26 September 2005
Former South African Football Association leader Solomon ”Stix” Morewa died in his sleep at his Fourways home, north of Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sunday, his family said. Before his death, Morewa (61) had been suffering from complications related to diabetes.
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/ 26 September 2005
An upsurge in attacks by Darfur’s main rebel force, including the capture of a key government-held town, is undermining the latest internationally sponsored talks on bringing peace to Sudan’s western regions, according to senior United Nations officials.
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/ 26 September 2005
Stuart Appleby was a dejected spectator as United States foe Chris DiMarco sank a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole to win their match one-up and claim the Presidents Cup for the United States. But the 34-year-old Australian took some confidence from the Internationals’ effort in Sunday’s 18 and a half –15 and a half loss to the Americans, who improved to 4-1 with one drawn in the biennial team matches against a non-European squad.
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/ 26 September 2005
Israeli jets bombed targets in Gaza on Sunday, in the first surge in violence since the withdrawal of troops and settlers from the territory, as Ariel Sharon, Israel’s Prime Minister, prepared to face a leadership challenge. Two Palestinians were killed and four injured in a direct hit on a car, witnesses said.