As a media company, if you didn’t have a good 2004, Harry Herber says you’re likely to shut down in 2005. The signs are out there that we can be as bullish about the immediate future.
More investigations are needed to ensure that private security firms operate within the law, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday. Nqakula said that a report — to be released soon — will advise the government on how to deal with problems in the private security industry.
Peter Jooste, the convener of the Springbok selection panel, has confirmed that the panel will announce the national squad for the upcoming tours on May 14. In order to prepare adequately for the tough international season ahead, during which they will play 12 Tests, the Springboks will attend a training camp from May 20 in Bloemfontein.
Click on image for full-size view.
Prime Minister Ebrahim al-Jaafari pledged to unite Iraq and fight terrorism as Iraq’s first democratically elected government was sworn in on Tuesday amid escalating violence. ”You all know the heavy legacy inherited by this government. We are afflicted by corruption, lack of services, unemployment and mass graves,” Al-Jaafari said.
The Freedom of Expression Institute is deeply alarmed at government ”threats” to introduce legislation to make individuals and organisations ”speak responsibly” on sensitive matters. ”It is also highly unfortunate that the government has chosen [World Press Freedom Day] to make these threats,” it said on Tuesday.
It was before dawn and farmer Ghulam Mohaiudin was starting work before the hot sun rose over northern Afghanistan’s Bachgah valley. Then there was a huge bang and he thought the world had ended. He passed out, but minutes later a ”killing pain” in his injured eye and arm brought him back to his senses.
Supporters of Togo’s ruling-party presidential candidate, Faure Gnassingbe, gathered on Tuesday under tight security ahead of official results expected to confirm he will succeed his father as president of the West African state. Meanwhile, panicked Togolese continued to flood the border zones.
The convener of the Springbok selection panel, Peter Jooste, has confirmed that the panel will announce the national squad for the upcoming tours on Saturday May 14. Jooste said the panel will not change the principles of its selection policy, which resulted in nine out of 13 Test wins for the Springboks in 2004.
The crisis engulfing Sri Lankan cricket deepened on Tuesday as police raided the offices of the suspended governing body and its chief handed in his resignation. Witnesses said armed police forced their way into the offices of Sri Lanka Cricket, whose official recognition is on hold amid allegations of financial irregularities.