A 30-YEAR-old man has been sentenced to 229 years in prison by the Pretoria Regional Court after he pleaded guilty to 23 charges, including rape, attempted rape, indecent assault, armed robbery and the illegal possession of a firearm. Andre Gregory Mohammed admitted to attacking his victims at or near their homes during the day in […]
SOUTH A BOLIVIAN man arrested this week for drug smuggling has passed 20 of the “cocaine bullets” detected in his stomach, but police suspect the 31-year-old man has at least another 60 of the foreign objects in his stomach. The Bolivian apparently swallowed up to 80 condoms filled with cocaine before attempting to pass through […]
THE Kenyan government has introduced a bill to target corruption and economic crimes in an effort to appease the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The introduction of the bill was a key condition for the resumption of IMF lending, suspended three years ago on the grounds of rampant official corruption and economic mismanagement. Meanwhile, Kenyan members […]
AT least 45 people were killed when a bus plunged off a bridge in eastern Kenya on Thursday night. About 27 people survived the accident, the second transport disaster to hit Kenya in a week, but the death toll was expected to rise to at least 50. The bus, with an official capacity of 65, […]
FORMER South African president Nelson Mandela was holding intensive talks in Tanzania in a last-minute bid to bridge deep gaps among Burundi’s warring political factions. With only one day left before a historic power-sharing deal is due to be signed, he was pressing all sides to overcome their differences. Tanzanian officials in Arusha said Mandela […]
NAMIBIAN security forces have arrested 33 Angolans suspected of being agents of the rebel Unita movement since the beginning of the year, says Namibian Police Chief Inspector Moses Hawanga. The arrests took place in a series of security ”clean-up” operations in the Kavango region near the Angolan border where police claim more than 50 civilians […]
<b>Review: The Bridge</b>
The wicketkeeper’s desire to play for South Africa is in contrast to other players’ apathy Peter Robinson You really have to hand it to Nic Pothas. After waiting for what must have seemed like most of his life to play for South Africa (or most of the 1990s, anyway) he was finally given his chance […]
Khadija Magardie A Free State school principal who wrote acid testimonials for a group of matric pupils has dashed the hopes of the youngsters of studying further or getting jobs after school. The letters of reference from the poisoned pen of the principal of Diphetoho High School, in Botha-ville, near Kroonstad, conclude with the principal’s […]
Ntuthuko Maphumulo soccer On paper Carlos Queiroz is one of the best coaches ever to set foot in South Africa. He is known as the “professor” in Portugal, but despite his outstanding achievements he was not well known in Africa until world ruling body Fifa recommended him to the South African Football Association (Safa) as […]