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The South African National Navy will receive the third in a series of four corvettes purchased under the controversial arms deal from a shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday. So far two of the corvettes have been received — the SAS Amatola and the SAS Isandhlwana. The SAS Mendi will be the last of the four to be delivered.
A long anticipated battle erupted on the subcontinent yesterday, with Pakistan hurling missiles at India’s men. India, the regional superpower, responded in fury, scattering the Pakistani attack, returning fire with its own biggest guns. All agreed it was a great day for Cricket.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions will campaign to ensure that farm workers are able to vote in the coming election, Cosatu president Willie Madisha told the funeral procession of Nelson Chisale who was allegedly assaulted and thrown to lions.
The Madrid bombings which killed 200 people were dramatically claimed by the Islamic militant group al-Qaeda early on Sunday morning. The Interior Minister Angel Acebes said police had recovered a videotape. ”It’s a claim made by a man in Arabic with a Moroccan accent,” he said. ”He makes the declaration in the name of someone who says he is the military spokesman of al-Qaeda in Europe.”
A tycoon who lives in London and who once advised controversial author Jeffrey Archer has emerged at the centre of accusations over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. In a remarkable tale of bizarre twists, millionaire Ely Calil, has been accused of financing the operation.
It’s official. The South African U23 national soccer team, Amaglug, Glug, have not qualified for the Athens Olympics when they lost to Ghana 2-1 in Pretoria on Saturday. There was no score at half-time.
Moroka Swallows striker, Lungisani Ndlela, scored a hat-trick enabling ”The Birds” to beat Zulu Royals 4-2 in PSL game played at Rand Stadium on Saturday. Swallows lead 3-1 at half-time. Ndlela scored his first in the opening minute and team-mate Dennis Lota doubled the score in the seventh.
The Stormers pulled of a dramatic 27-23 victory over the in-form Waratahs in their Super 12 match at Newlands on Saturday. It was a heart-stopping encounter, with the Stormers first racing into a 22-0 lead, then allowing the Waratahs back into the game and trailing 23-22, before right wing Breyton Paulse’s second try in the 76th minute clinched the game.