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/ 21 November 2004
South Africa coach Jake White said his side were ”boys” against England’s ”men” during their 32-16 defeat against the world champions in London at a rain-soaked Twickenham on Saturday. ”Now you know why England are the world champions,” White told reporters after the Tri-Nations champions’ defeat.
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/ 21 November 2004
Wales came close on Saturday to recording their first victory over New Zealand in 51 years but were ultimately thwarted 26-25 by a strong All Black defence and some individual brilliance by flying winger Joe Rokocoko. Defying their record of just three wins in their 21 previous encounters, it was all Wales in the early exchanges.
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/ 21 November 2004
Pandemonium broke out inside the Big Top Arena at Carnival City when angry boxing fans protested the dubious verdict that favoured Cassius Baloyi over Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Baloyi was completely outclassed by a hungrier, determined and superbly conditioned Ledwaba.
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/ 20 November 2004
Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon on Saturday announced plans for a major shake-up in the party as part of a ”revisioning” process. This will include organisational restructuring and an urgent programme for more diversity in membership and leadership structures, he told delegates to the DA’s federal congress in Durban.
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/ 20 November 2004
A celebration at the gates of Togo President Gnassingbe Eyadema’s palace turned into a stampede on Saturday, killing at least 13 people as excited crowds tried to surge on to palace grounds. A government statement confirmed the 13 deaths. Officials warned the toll could climb, as hospitals treated scores of other victims.
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/ 20 November 2004
United Nations Secretary General Koffi Annan admitted on Friday there is clear evidence that civilian staff and a small number of troops in its peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) committed sexual abuse, saying he is outraged by the incidents. ”This is a shameful thing for the UN to have to say,” Annan said.
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/ 20 November 2004
Violet-eyed Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor is suffering from congestive heart failure and crippling spinal problems, but the movie icon says she is not afraid of death. The star (72), once hailed as the world’s most beautiful woman, revealed in a rare interview that she is once again staring death in the face.
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/ 20 November 2004
Fred Hale Snr, documented as the world’s oldest man, has died. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep on Friday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover from a bout of pneumonia, said his grandson, Fred Hale III. He was 12 days shy of his 114th birthday.
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/ 20 November 2004
President Sam Nujoma’s chosen successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, won an overwhelming victory in elections in Namibia, garnering more than 77% of the vote, results from more than half of counted ballots showed on Friday. Pohamba is to become Namibia’s second president since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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/ 20 November 2004
Alan Greenspan, United States Federal Reserve chairperson, on Friday gave the dollar a further push lower as he said the huge US current-account deficit threatens to scare off foreign investors. His comments followed remarks from the US Treasury Secretary, John Snow, that poured cold water on the idea of intervention to support the greenback.