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/ 16 September 2005
The Democratic Alliance has asked National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to reverse its loss of five seats in the House during the floor-crossing window period. A letter by DA chief whip Douglas Gibson, delivered to Mbete on Friday morning, also threatened court action should the party’s bid fail.
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/ 16 September 2005
”South Africa’s two greatest rugby rivals square up at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, and what a humdinger it promises to be. A dozen Springboks will be chomping at the bit to get stuck into opponents who, a couple of short weeks ago, shared the green-and-gold jersey,” writes Rob Davies.
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/ 16 September 2005
A senior Israeli defence official on Friday challenged the Palestinian Authority to slam shut the open border between Gaza and Egypt, saying its credibility was on the line over its failure to stop the flow of gunrunners and others across the frontier. There are fears al-Qaeda terrorists will infiltrate Gaza through the open border.
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/ 16 September 2005
Australia’s immigration department said on Friday it had wrongly cancelled the visas of up to 8 000 international students and asked diplomatic posts around the world to tell the wronged pupils they can resume their courses. In a major hitch for Australia’s stated goal of becoming Asia’s education hub, a court found the immigration department had been using incorrect paperwork.
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/ 16 September 2005
A sewage leak into the Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West was being fixed and posed no danger, the Madibeng municipality said on Friday. The extent of the pollution was being measured, but ”it is nothing to write home about”, said council spokesperson Kenneth Ngubegusha.
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/ 16 September 2005
British supermodel Kate Moss Friday faced stinging new allegations of drug abuse as cosmetic giants and leading fashion houses were reported to be considering the future of her contracts. The London Times and a string of popular newspapers said the career of the 31-year-old model from Croydon, near London, was now on the line.
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/ 16 September 2005
The JSE reached another record high on Friday as a surge in bullion to its best levels since June 1998 saw gold stocks soar. By 11.57am, the all share index was up 0,73% at 16 266,84 after earlier touching a record high of 16 272,14. The gold mining index rocketed 6,59%.
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/ 16 September 2005
Elephants and buffaloes are dying of starvation in a wildlife-rich area of western Zimbabwe, the state-controlled Herald reported on Friday. The paper said at least four elephant calves and several buffaloes have died recently in the Matetsi area near Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe’s prime tourist resort.
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/ 16 September 2005
Leaders from around the world hold a final day of meetings at the United Nations World Summit in New York on Friday, with Iran’s nuclear ambitions and condemnations of terrorism as top issues. Three European foreign ministers on Thursday talked with Iranian officials at the summit in a bid to head off a showdown.
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/ 16 September 2005
South Africa’s black economic empowerment (BEE) efforts are set to receive a boost in the form of a multimillion-dollar investment from the New York Common Retirement Fund. South African President Thabo Mbeki will be briefed later on Friday on the intention of the fund to increase its current levels of investment in South Africa to support BEE.