Limpopo police are seeking a court interdict to prevent the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) from staging demonstrations at the Beitbridge South African-Zimbabwean border crossing on Wednesday. Police spokesperson say they fear the march would disturb traffic and road safety in the area.
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It is a question being asked with ever greater urgency in the upper echelons of the Roman Catholic hierarchy: to what extent will Pope John Paul II’s legacy to the church be a clone of himself? The Pope’s suffering has prompted speculation over the direction in which his successor will take the church.
Baron Freytag von Loringhoven is the only survivor among the close advisers of the Führer. For many years a Germany steeped in guilt did not want to hear his story. Now it has taken a French publisher, Perrin, to release Dans le Bunker de Hitler — his unique account of the days leading up to the suicide of the Führer.
Another referee is suspected of involvement in Germany’s match-fixing scandal, the soccer sports court investigating the affair said Saturday. Felix Zwayer, a witness in the case, is accused of holding back information and failing to tell investigators he was sounded out by a fellow referee to help influence a match.
Four people died on Saturday from an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the provincial hospital of Uige in northern Angola, bringing the total nation-wide death toll to 119 in less than six months. Until now the most serious outbreak of the disease was in the DRC where 123 people died between 1998-2000.
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Bulawayo’s outspoken Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube has openly called for a Ukraine-style ”peaceful popular mass uprising” by Zimbabweans to oust President Robert Mugabe, the Sunday Independent newspaper reported. Commenting on Thursday’s poll, Ncube said: ”No way will elections kick him out.
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President Robert Mugabe’s party has dubbed this week’s elections in Zimbabwe an opportunity to ”bury Blair”, claiming the British premier is the puppet-master of the MDC. At a rally Mugabe told supporters: ‘You will be lost if you vote for the opposition because it would be as good as voting Blair into power.’
Hail a new star in scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar. Hail a new Sharks outfit. Hail courage, commitment, character, spirit, passion and confidence. And salute the brave men of Natal for a complete swing around in fortunes following a mid-week change in coaching personnel.
Bafana Bafana made heavy weather of beating Uganda 2-1 in a hard fought 2006 World Cup and African Cup of Nations group two clash. But the win has revitalised South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for a third successive World Cup final. South Africa bagged three valuable points and still top their group with 12 points.