Australian spin-meister Shane Warne has admitted that his high-profile personal problems, notably the recent break-up of his 10-year marriage, will cut short his career as the world’s most successful bowler. ”I definitely think it will make me play shorter,” Warne told reporters of his off-field dramas.
Visa USA and American Express are cutting ties with the payment-processing company that left 40-million credit and debit card accounts vulnerable to hackers in one of the biggest breaches of consumer data security. CardSystems Solutions ”has not corrected, and cannot at this point correct, the failure to provide proper data security for Visa accounts,” said Rosetta Jones, a vice president at Foster City, California-based Visa.
Intel’s second-quarter earnings grew 16% and sales jumped to a record ,23-billion (â,¬7,71-billion) on Tuesday as the world’s largest chip maker continued to profit from the rising popularity of notebook computers and growth in emerging markets.
Microsoft sued one of its former executives and Google on Tuesday, the same day the internet search engine company announced it had hired Kai-Fu Lee to head up a research and development centre in China. The Redmond-based software maker argued that by taking a job with a direct competitor, Lee is breaking contractual promises.
The Durban health department intends taking Engen to court after sulphur dioxide emissions at its Durban oil refinery were found to be ”excessive”. ”We’ve served the necessary notices, we are moving ahead with the legal processes,” said the deputy head of the department, Selva Mudaly.
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) on Wednesday said that up to 30 000 Pick ‘n Pay employees are expected to take part in a nationwide strike action from Friday. Saccawu spokesperson Dumisani Dlakile said that wage negotiations with management deadlocked after mediation.
New Zealand recorded 33 new Aids cases in the first six months of this year, more than double the number reported in the first half of 2004.
After strong debate, South African editors last week embraced the rise of tabloid journalism in the South African newspaper industry. This unusual step came at the annual general meeting in Cape Town of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef). A press statement described the tabloids as ”a vibrant element of the changing media landscape”.
For eight years now English crowds have been taunting Jason Gillespie with shouts of ”Where’s your caravan?” But it wasn’t until Australia’s last tour of England in 2001 that the fast-bowler realised that home fans thought he looked like a gypsy with caravans — a common sight among the travelling communities of Britain.
Lleyton Hewitt and Guillermo Coria will be fined for insults during their Davis Cup clash last week — the Australian for calling the umpire a ”poof” and the Argentinian for spitting, Tennis Australia said on Wednesday. The International Tennis Federation had informed Tennis Australia it would determine the fines at its next meeting, a spokesperson said.