A search is on for a lion reportedly on the loose on Johannesburg streets, West Rand police said on Thursday. Inspector Karen Jacobs, spokesperson for the Honeydew police station, said three residents had reported either seeing or hearing a lion in the Rietfontein area.
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has ruled in favour of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and its use of the word ”Tshwane” in television broadcasts. The commission found that the use of the word did not contravene the broadcasting code of conduct.
Two more Johannesburg metropolitan police officers have been arrested for corruption, bringing the total of officers arrested to 56 in seven months, the department said on Thursday. A cashier at the Langlaagte traffic department was arrested on Thursday after a deal with two men to organise fake driver’s licences went sour.
Stephen Gray points out the piece of literature that he thinks Africa deserves.
Attempts to refloat the stranded log-carrier Kiperousa failed on Thursday, but the operation will be tried again on Friday evening, the South African Maritime Safety Authority said. Spokesperson Captain Peter Kroon said on Friday that the cable between the tug and the ship came undone on the first pull on Thursday evening.
Bafana Bafana on Thursday received a disturbing setback for next Saturday’s crunch World Cup game against Ghana when experienced German-based left-back Bradley Carnell withdrew from the squad as a result of a persistent ankle injury. Pivotal number-one goalkeeper Hans Vonk is also a doubtful starter.
Ashwin Willemse’s rugby career hangs in the balance after receiving the news that he has to undergo reconstructive surgery on his troublesome right ankle. ”It is a serious thing and a big setback for me,” said Willemse. ”But, at the same time, it is also a good thing because now it will be known what precisely is wrong with the ankle.”
The South African Under-21 team scored a runaway victory in their opening encounter against Italy at the International Rugby Board Under-21 World Championships in Argentina on Thursday. The South Africans romped to a 83-3 win at the Miresta Rugby Club, after leading 35-3 at half-time.
Jiggs Thorne, the creative brain behind the eccentric mix of chairs, goddesses and candelabra at Jozi’s Franchise gallery, spoke to Lisa Johnston about a unique collaboration that has taken two little-known wood carvers from the side of the Piggs Peak road to the big city.
Eight contestants slug it out in the game of <i>Survivor</i> to make the island of democracy just a little bit bigger, writes Mike van Graan.