Those involved in lawful protests have nothing to fear from an intelligence probe into such actions, Minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils said on Monday. ”Anybody who transgresses the laws of the country and foments violence, then obviously that is a criminal offence and that is to be dealt with,” he told SAFM.
Veteran grand-slam queens Lindsay Davenport and Mary Pierce battled through to a French Open quarterfinal showdown on Sunday, but Bulgarian 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva gave notice that the clock is ticking on the old-timers. Men’s top seed Roger Federer eased into the quarterfinals for the first time in four years.
Zimbabwe’s struggling national airline has been criticised by the government for launching a new route from Harare to Dubai which saw the national carrier recently flying home with one passenger, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Monday.
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika on Sunday finally launched his own political party, three months after resigning from the party that won him controversial elections last year. ”We want to end hunger… we want to develop this country,” Mutharika told 15 000 supporters who thronged a football ground in Blantyre.
Matt Henjak may own a Brumbies number-nine plate for his car but getting hold of the jumper to go with it sometime in the next two years was never a realistic proposition. Hence the 23-year-old’s far-from-unexpected signing with the fledgling Super 14 franchise for the Western Force on Monday.
The JSE Securities Exchange continued to break new ground on Monday, led by heavyweight resources stocks. However, with markets in the United Kingdom and United States closed, the gains came on extremely light volumes. By 11.51am, the all share index added 0,71%. Resources rallied 1,23%, the gold mining index jumped 2,9% and the platinum mining index climbed 0,53%.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello seized a rare podium finish on Sunday for Ferrari in this disappointing season for the once-serial champions and then predicted a revival in fortunes for formula one’s most famous stable. The Brazilian came home behind the victorious Fernando Alonso after an exciting finish to the European Grand Prix.
Umpires have been taking plenty of verbal abuse at the French Open. Damien Steiner of Argentina, the chair umpire for the match on Sunday between Rafael Nadal and Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean, was jeered long and loudly, first by Grosjean, then by the centre court crowd.
A double suicide attack killed at least 25 people south of Baghdad on Monday as insurgents struck back against a massive operation by Iraq to try to restore security in the capital. ”We have 25 killed and 100 wounded,” said Hilla hospital director Mohammed Dhia, adding that all the casualties were former police commandos.
Rail, road and freight transport group Super Group lifted headline earnings per share by 5% from 123,8 cents to 129,5 cents for the 12 months ended March. It is the 18th consecutive year that the group has delivered solid growth from operations. Revenue increased 19% to R8,3-billion.