On a sultry summer’s night, men crowd into a tent on the edge of Lahore’s red light district. They silently eyeball the slinking female figure on stage before them. She flirts, pouts and bats an eyelid, rolling her hips and running a suggestive finger across the lips.
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) remained firm at midday on Thursday as the weak rand boosted resources and mining stocks. Traders said the market was waiting for the announcement on interest rates following the conclusion of the Reserve Bank monetary policy committee’s two-day meeting.
Argentina qualified for their ninth successive World Cup with a sweet 3-1 defeat of arch-rival Brazil on Wednesday. The Argentines joined Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Korea as the first nations to qualify for next year’s finals, along with host Germany, an automatic qualifier in the 32-nation field.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are on the prowl for summer signings to help tip the balance in what could be the closest Premiership race for years. Arsenal are in negotiations with Stuttgart about Belarus winger Alexander Hleb as manager Arsene Wenger tries to strengthen the right side of his midfield.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dropped a bombshell in his keynote speech opening this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. ”Yes, it’s true,” said Jobs, confirming the rumours. ”We are transitioning from PowerPC to Intel processors.”
It’s official: South African men are bigger talkers than women when it comes to cellphones in their cars. Fifty-seven percent of men interviewed in a major new study admitted to talking on their cellphones while driving, compared with 37% of women.
A Kenyan judge on Thursday dismissed murder charges against four Kenyan men accused in the 2002 al-Qaeda linked bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel near the southern city of Mombasa and ordered them released for lack of evidence. ”The accused ought not to have been charged with murder,” he said.
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown was on Wednesday night finalising the details of a new deal to wipe out the multilateral debts of Africa’s poorest countries after British Prime Minister Tony Blair won agreement in principle from United States President Bush on Tuesday in Washington.
The Eastern Cape’s Great Train Race has been cancelled this year due to differences between Athletics South Africa (ASA) and Eastern Province Athletics (EPA). The race — in it’s 25th year — had to be called off after ASA and EPA were embroiled in a dispute regarding a controversial ruling over foreign athletes.
Brazilian football legend Pele (64) broke into tears during a press conference in Sao Paolo as he spoke about his son’s arrest and now-established drug habit. ”It’s regrettable because I’ve always fought intensely against drugs, and I didn’t notice this in my own house,” the football great said.