The New South Wales Waratahs and the Western Force played out a 16-16 draw in the fifth round of the Super 14 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday. The Waratahs had a last-minute chance to win the Australian derby when they were awarded a penalty near the right touchline, but replacement Sam Norton-Knight took a quick tap and lost possession.
South Africa’s retail petrol prices will rise by 24 cents a litre from March 7 after a spike in global fuel prices over the past month, the government said on Friday. The retail price of 95 unleaded petrol in Gauteng province, which includes the financial hub of Johannesburg, will increase to R5,99 a litre, the Department of Minerals and Energy said in a statement.
Exam supervisors at a German university stuck to rules so rigidly that a man with a bladder dysfunction had to urinate in a bottle in front of 120 fellow students because they would not let him go to the toilet. Overseers at the University of Freiburg told the man that he would be failed if he left the room during the exam.
The Khutsong Anti-North West Forum on Friday called on African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Jacob Zuma to mediate in the ongoing violent protests that have rocked the Merafong Community near Carletonville, west of Johannesburg. ”This is an ANC vs ANC fight,” said the forum’s organiser, Paul Ncawane.
A new minimum wage has been set for farm workers effective from March 1, the Department of Labour said on Friday. ”They [farm workers] are now entitled to a minimum wage of R1 041 per month,” department spokesperson Zolisa Sigabi said in a statement.
It has been attacked many times in its short life, most notably by a former aide to Robert F Kennedy and the editor of <i>Encyclopaedia Britannica</i>. But now the online reference site Wikipedia has a new foe: evangelical Christians. A website founded by United States religious activists aims to counter what they claim is "liberal bias" on Wikipedia.
This year’s budget was a little more tempered for individual taxpayers. We may have become used to having loads of money put back into our pocket each year, but this year Finance Minister Trevor Manuel held back, covering only for inflation adjustment and the impacts of changes to car allowance and medical aid contributions last year.
Tumi is now 35 years old, with only four years of retirement savings in her kitty as she cashed in her retirement fund when changing jobs at the age of 31 to buy a car. Her pension fund is only valued at R67 000. She has recently received a 9% increase in salary as a reward for her hard work. Sophia Swartz, a business development manager from Sanlam Financial Advisors, discusses Tumi’s options
South Africa soccer coach Carlos Alberto Parreira expects in-form star striker Benni McCarthy to end his long boycott of the national team after finding his feet in the English Premiership. McCarthy, who has refused to play for Bafana Bafana since 2005, took his tally for new club Blackburn Rovers to 16 when he scored an outstanding winner against Arsenal in the FA Cup in midweek.
The Auckland Blues extended their lead at the top of the Super 14 standings to five points with a 28-9 win over the Otago Highlanders at Eden Park on Friday. The Blues scored three unanswered tries in the second half to run away with the match after Otago had led 6-3 at the break and held their advantage until the final 20 minutes.