Former president of the SA Football Association, Solomon ”Stix” Morewa, is very ill in the intensive care unit at a private hospital in Soweto, City Press newspaper reported on Sunday. He played a pivotal role in getting South African football readmitted to the international fold after a period of isolation.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the army to resume attacks against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, after last-minute hitches scuppered a truce agreement on New Year’s Eve, the army said on Saturday.
It resembles a giant bamboo shoot, can carry people more than a kilometre skyward in less than 40 seconds, and on Friday it was officially declared the world’s tallest building. The 508 metre tall building in Taipei’s Hsinyi district is 56 metres taller than the previous record holder, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
Millions of Turks will lose their status as billionnaires today as the world’s biggest banknote, the 20-million lira bill (worth about R100), is formally declared dead. At midnight last night Turkey adopted a new currency, the new Turkish lira, or YTL, replacing notes which for years had symbolised economic upheaval.
The global effort to ease the suffering of the millions of people stricken by the tsunami disaster was stepped up again on Friday as it became clear that aid was still not getting to those most in need.
From cross-dressing actors to martial arts … From vamps to vampires … From J-Lo to Jude Law … Get your guide to all January’s forthcoming attractions here.
Africa’s prospects for peace brightened yesterday with the signing in Kenya of an accord to bring an end to Sudan’s long-running conflict with southern rebels. "The new year will be a year of peace and democracy in Sudan," vowed rebel leader Yasir Arman, according to Associated Press. "It will be the end of one of the longest wars in Africa."
Quoted by a buddy on my previous column, having described black economic empowerment as ”the insatiable gratification of the gilded holy grail”, my conversant commented, ”You write very nicely, but are you saying you’re for or against BEE?” Writing in the South African landscape can be a tricky thing, with our highly politicised minds automatically arming our cerebral antennae.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the hilarious TV satire <i>South Park</i>, now bring cinema audiences a satirical look at the United States’s role as "world policeman". They spoke to Tom E Rona in Hollywood.
An International Cricket Council XI will play an Asian XI in Melbourne on Jan. 10, with organisers hoping the sport’s biggest stars will help raise millions of dollars for the relief fund for the tsunamis that have devastated parts of Asia.