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/ 22 September 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns surged to the top of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) with an inspiring 1-0 victory over Bloemfontein Celtic at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Wednesday night. In other matches, Santos and Dynamos played to a draw, as did Leopards and Swallows, and Bush Bucks beat Ajax Cape Town.
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/ 22 September 2005
World number one Tiger Woods and handpicked partner Fred Couples face South African Retief Goosen and Australian Adam Scott in a crucial opening showdown on Thursday in Gainesville, Virginia, at the Presidents Cup. The sixth edition of the clash between 12-man International and United States squads begins with six foursomes matches.
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/ 22 September 2005
The trade union Solidarity on Wednesday announced that it will go ahead with strike action against Nationwide Airline following a deadlock in negotiations. Solidarity spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans said the union has given Nationwide a 48-hour strike warning, which will expire on Friday.
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/ 22 September 2005
Just hours after Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula told the nation that burglaries at commercial and residential properties were down, his own party’s caucus was bemoaning the fact that there had been ”a spate of burglaries at parliamentary residential villages” in Cape Town.
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/ 22 September 2005
A group representing more than 8 000 United States writers is suing Google, alleging that the company’s attempt to digitise the book collections of several major libraries represents massive copyright infringement. The Google Print Library programme is aimed at creating a searchable library of all the world’s printed books.
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/ 22 September 2005
Israeli threats to prevent next year’s Palestinian elections unless Hamas is disarmed could lead to a collapse of the present ceasefire and a new wave of attacks from the West Bank, the militant group has warned. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon demanded that Hamas disarm and renounce its charter.
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/ 22 September 2005
The country that unleashed Big Brother on an unsuspecting world has taken reality television a step further: a late-night talk show whose presenters will consume drugs and engage in sex acts on air, then discuss their experiences afterwards. The Spuiten & Slikken show starts on October 10.
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/ 22 September 2005
Crude oil prices climbed toward a barrel on Thursday as Hurricane Rita closed in on Texas, raising fears it would hit key production facilities along the United States Gulf Coast that were largely untouched by Hurricane Katrina’s onslaught three weeks ago. The category-five hurricane is expected to strike Texas on Saturday.
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/ 22 September 2005
At least 64 people died and hundreds of thousands were displaced after powerful storms left a trail of devastation across the Indian and Bangladeshi coasts in the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Wednesday. The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh bore the brunt of the storms, which killed 58 people in the region.
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/ 22 September 2005
Social crimes, which are on the increase, are often committed behind closed doors and difficult to police, according to Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula. Addressing a Business against Crime dinner, he said combined efforts by government ministries have increased the number of arrests and improved investigations.