Four people who allegedly masterminded and executed the biggest gem robbery in the history of Antwerp, the diamond-cutting capital of the world, have been arrested, Belgian police said yesterday.

Last year a rail commuter action group brought an action before the Cape High Court. The applicants sought orders to the effect that Metrorail and the South African Rail Commuter Corporation, together with government departments, failed to provide policing on commuter trains in the Western Cape

A 12-year-old was sentenced to six months in prison for reckless and negligent driving, while a 13-year-old got five years for an ”economic offence”, Parliament’s justice and constitutional development portfolio committee heard on Tuesday.

Even informal settlements should be carefully planned. Why is there no policy on informal settlements, though every town and city has areas that are not officially subdivided and lack formal municipal services where shacks are the primary form of shelter?

The form of Inzamam-ul-Haq was the main area of concern for Pakistan after he was again dismissed without scoring in the Cricket World Cup match against Holland at Boland Park on Tuesday.

Disgraced cricketer Shane Warne had more than once taken the weight-loss pill that earned him a 12-month doping ban.

Wasim Akram became the first bowler to take 500 one-day international wickets when Pakistan won their Cricket World Cup match against Holland in convincing style by beating the Dutch team by 97 runs on Tuesday at Boland Park.

Kenya’s new government took a stride towards fulfilling its people’s dearest hope yesterday by launching a special commission to investigate the theft of £400m of public funds in the country’s biggest ever corruption scandal.