The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case sealed one of the most critical defence motions in the case without comment on Friday, continuing a pattern of secrecy he has imposed throughout the proceedings. An attorney representing media organisations promised to oppose the seal.
An employee of ConAgra Foods Inc killed four people in the cafeteria of the plant on Friday, news reports said. The man carried two handguns into the plant and strode into the cafeteria, where he opened fire, The New York Times reported on its website. The man then killed himself.
A liquidator appointed to investigate corruption in the liquidation industry appeared in the Johannesburg Regional Court on Friday for alleged fraud and corruption, police said. Captain Ronnie Naidoo said Enver Motala was arrested on Friday by the serious economic offences unit.
The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger between New Africa Publications and Johnnic Publishing. The transaction paves the way for Johnnic Publishing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnnic Communications, to acquire New Africa Publications, the tribunal said on Friday.
Several rockets were fired at a Baghdad hotel complex housing foreign journalists and businessmen on Friday, scoring a direct hit on the Sheraton hotel and wounding up to four Iraqis. The attack came one day after ousted strongman Saddam Hussein appeared in court to hear charges of crimes against humanity.
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"We must congratulate Rwanda for achieving 48,8% of women representation in Parliament. This is the highest in the world. It means gender parity is no longer a dream but a reality in Africa," told Lulu Xingwana, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy, more than 1 000 women in Pretoria this week.
The Free State Cheetahs got their Absa Currie Cup campaign off to a perfect start with a comfortable 38-19 win over the Golden Lions at Vodacom Park on Saturday afternoon. The Cheetahs led 21-5 at half-time after dominating all aspects of the game against a disappointing Lions outfit.
Bafana Bafana made use of their territorial advantage at FNB Stadium on Saturday when they beat Burkina Faso 2-0 in a 2006 World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifier. Steven Pienaar and Shaun Bartlett scored in the 13th and 32nd minutes respectively to help ease the pressure for the South Africans on the road to Germany and Egypt.
A day after a pair of enthralling, three-set women’s semifinals enlivened Wimbledon, unrelenting rain and uneven match-ups conspired to produce a dreary Friday on which neither men’s semifinal was completed. When play was stopped, defending champion Roger Federer held a 6-2, 6-3, 4-3 edge against number 10 Sebastien Grosjean.
Fourteen thousand spectators rubbed their eyes in disbelief as the Natal Sharks, completely outplayed in the first half, came back from a 6-30 deficit midway through the second half to pip Griquas 33-30 in a pulsating Absa Currie Cup match in Durban on Friday night.