Newport’s Percy Montgomery has been included in the Springbok starting line-up for Saturday’s second Test against Ireland at Newlands in Cape Town. He replaces the erratic Gaffie du Toit at fullback, whose poor goal-kicking effectively cost him his place. Also called up is the Lions’ Jacque Fourie in the number 11 jersey, replacing Henno Mentz
Top South African development coach Farouk Khan has resigned as technical director at Castle Premiership side Santos. Khan worked for Chiefs as a development coach before he was recruited by Santos to join them as an assistant coach two seasons ago.
Andre Agassi has reportedly decided to miss Wimbledon which starts next week for the first time since 1997 because of a lingering hip problem. Agassi won his first major in 1992 at Wimbledon, but has lost in his opening match in his last three tournaments.
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will not accept any unconstitutional change of government in the region, and reserves the right to intervene in such an event, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said on Monday. The announcement comes after renewed concerns over the developments in Bukava in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fanwell Khumalo, convicted in February on 103 charges of rape, kidnapping, and indecent assault, was back in court on Monday seeking mental observation before he is sentenced. His application comes after a psychiatrist testified on Monday to the possibility that Khumalo may be suffering from severe brain damage sustained from a car accident, resulting in irresistible impulse” and ”diminished control”.
The trade union Solidarity has launched an investigation into a spate of suspensions at the state arms manufacturer Denel, its spokesperson Dirk Hermann said on Monday. By his count the company has now suspended 18 members of staff, including some belonging to Solidarity.
Black economic empowerment in South Africa is set to ”significantly progress” following the signing into law earlier this year of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, says government. In this regard, trade and industry’s first task would be to appoint members to a BEE advisory council.
South Africa has a higher rate of people disabled by strokes than most developed countries, a Southern African Stroke Prevention (Saspi) report revealed on Monday. The report said South African men were more at risk from having a stroke than women, although the research suggested that diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol were higher in rural females.
Another milestone in South Africa’s multi-billion rand arms deal will be reached on Tuesday in Germany, when the SA Navy’s latest addition to its maritime arsenal is officially launched. The first of the Type 209-class submarines, ”S 101”, will be launched that country.