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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.
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.
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 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.
A Cape Town-based housing innovator who propagates using hemp to curb South Africa’s growing housing problem has not ruled out Constitutional Court litigation to compel the government to revise its dagga legislation. ”There is a strong possibility we will initiate litigation, hopefully within this year,” said Andre du Plessis.
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The Durban High Court heard on Tuesday that the creation of a non-distributable reserve and the rights of three loan accounts in the books of Nkobi Holdings went beyond the accounting knowledge of fraud and corruption accused Schabir Shaik.
A man who ordered a pint of frozen chocolate custard in a dessert shop got a nasty surprise inside — a piece of severed finger lost by an employee in an accident. Unlike a recent incident at a Wendy’s restaurant in California, no questions of truth have been raised about the finger found in a package from Kohl’s Frozen Custard.