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/ 27 September 2004
Australian leg-spin genius Shane Warne is hoping for double success in the upcoming Test series in India by setting a world bowling record and mastering the hosts’ formidable batting line-up. The first objective is a mere formality as he is just six victims short of surpassing Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan’s world mark of 532 Test wickets.
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/ 27 September 2004
Botswana’s October 30 parliamentary and local government election is bound to resemble South Africa’s April poll in one major respect — we already know the winner. The hegemony of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the country’s politics will assure it of victory — as it has in seven consecutive general elections since 1965.
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/ 27 September 2004
Iran announced this week that it had resumed producing uranium gas for enrichment as a nuclear fuel, three days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told it to freeze all operations connected with uranium enrichment or face possible retaliation.
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/ 27 September 2004
Shosholoza crew member Sieraj Jacobs (25) of Grassy Park in the Cape lost the tip of his little finger on his right hand in a sailing accident on Thursday afternoon last week while practising with the team for the upcoming two America’s Cup pre-regattas which start next week off Valencia in Spain.
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/ 27 September 2004
”The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has noted with deep concern the recent story in the Mail & Guardian suggesting that MPs did not disclose business interests, as required by the parliamentary code of ethics,” writes Zwelinzima Vavi. ”How do we put an end to this big hurry to get rich faster?”
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/ 27 September 2004
Here is the world’s most nonsensical job description. Your duty is to work tirelessly to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. And to work tirelessly to encourage the proliferation of the means of building them. This is the task of the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed el Baradei. Of course Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons — and it has the legal entitlement
to do so, argues George Monbiot.
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/ 27 September 2004
Mamelodi Sundowns were held to a 0-0 draw by the determined Dynamos at the Securicor Loftus stadium in Pretoria on Sunday. The visitors were let down by their lack of ideas. Mpho Maleka and Thomas Ledigwane missed early chances that could have given their team a dream start to the game.
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/ 27 September 2004
Orlando Pirates drew 2-2 against Moroka Swallows in the big Premier Soccer League local derby played at the Rand stadium on Sunday. Swallows led 1-0 at half-time, thanks to an own goal by Jimmy Tau in the 40th minute. The ball ricocheted off Tau after a thunderous shot from Shaun Permall.
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/ 27 September 2004
When Vijay Singh started out as a pro golfer more than 20 years ago, -million seemed an unreachable goal for his career. One more victory — and, the way he’s playing, that could be only one more tournament away — and Singh will become the first to win -million in one year, a figure even Tiger Woods hasn’t reached.
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