Australia completed their rout of New Zealand with an emphatic nine-wicket win in the third cricket Test with a day to spare in Auckland on Tuesday, comfortably wrapping up the series 2-0. The manner in which the Australians dealt with New Zealand underlined the vast gulf between the trans-Tasman neighbours.
A shark-attack victim is recovering well in the Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic after four hours of surgery to his right leg and foot. Chris Sullivan (32), a British tourist on holiday in Cape Town, was attacked, presumably by a great white shark, at Noordhoek beach on Monday.
The South African Towing and Recovery Association (Satra) launched a probe on Monday into allegations that a man, who has been arrested, was disconnecting traffic lights to drum up business for West Rand tow-truck drivers. Satra chairperson Andre van der Merwe said the man was part of an information network used by towers.
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As Zimbabwe’s elections draw near, President Robert Mugabe has ratcheted down the violence and intimidation that have cowed dissent, hoping he can win a stamp of legitimacy. But he has lashed out at Archbishop Pius Ncube, calling him a half-wit a day after the cleric called for a peaceful uprising against Mugabe.
The Congo’s top health official said on Monday he fears an outbreak of a rare haemorrhagic fever could spread from neighbouring Angola despite efforts to curtail cross-border traffic and monitor arrivals from the infected area. ”We’re worried despite the precautions we have taken,” he said.
Several of the major investors in animation studio DreamWorks SKG will be able to realise a few dreams of their own after announcing plans on Monday to sell -million-worth of shares in the company. But the company’s founders, Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, are not selling any of their shares.
Israeli settlers say Prime Minister Ariel Sharon missed the last opportunity to prevent a civil war on Monday after he defeated an attempt by dissident MPs to force a referendum on the government’s plan to remove all Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Parliament voted down the referendum Bill by 72 to 39.
A four-year-old girl in Iceland has found a message in a bottle that was thrown into the sea off the coast of Greenland 18 years ago, Danish media reported on Monday. The message was sent off in the summer of 1987 by a group of youngsters being shuttled by boat to a football match
Forget about natural disasters. In Britain, you’re more likely to get your knickers in a knot. There are other perils, including insidious scorpions, nasty hornets and wicked rats. Your house is no haven either…with people hospitalised from accidents in their beds, mainly caused by cigarettes or faulty electric blankets.
Necessity is the mother of invention and this is especially true when it comes to party people. A new innovation being launched at the Glastonbury rock music festival will allow revellers to party right through the night without disturbing the neighbours.