North West Premier Popo Molefe’s recently divorced wife has gone public with accusations that her former husband sexually molested a pre-teen relative.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) enjoyed a strong opening for the second straight day after being mauled on Monday and Tuesday and the last four days of last week. A weaker rand and strong close on the Dow overnight gave the bourse the impetus it needed to post further gains.
President Bakili Muluzi on Thursday became the first sitting Malawi president to appear before a court of law in the country’s 39 years as an independent state.
For weeks last summer, family photos and videos of Elizabeth Smart, the kidnapped Utah teenager, flickered across the television screens of America as police sought clues to her disappearance.
A defector from Saddam Hussein’s elite Republican Guard claimed yesterday that the Iraqi army was confident it could withstand massive bombing by America because it had hidden vast amounts of military equipment in civilian areas.
Land reform in Zimbabwe has not been handled correctly, President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday.
Various organisations said on Thursday nothing would reverse the loss of life and damage suffered by victims of asbestos-related diseases but they welcomed the settlement agreements with Cape plc and Gencor with a mixture of anger and relief.
Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak admitted his team’s World Cup campaign had been blown off course by political intrigue and internal bickering following their crushing seven-wicket Super Six defeat by Kenya on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan cricket captain, Sanath Jayasuriya, was suffering from a bout of tonsillitis and did not take part in the practice session at the Buffalo Park nets on Thursday morning.
Peter Kirsten has phoned his brother, Andrew, on a few occasions in the past ten months to give him a few pointers on how the Kenyan side should approach their Cricket World Cup matches in South Africa.