A United States court on Monday ruled against a man seeking $54-million from the Korean immigrant owners of a dry cleaners who, he said, lost his pants despite a promise of "satisfaction guaranteed". Roy Pearson alleged that Custom Cleaners lost his trousers and misled him with a sign promising satisfaction.
Healthcare officials in Calgary have unveiled a new ambulance designed for treating and transporting obese patients in an emergency, believed to be the first of its kind in this country. The ambulance is equipped with a wide stretcher and a mechanical lift that gently raises patients weighing up to 450kg into the carriage.
A Spanish hotel chain is looking for stressed guests who will be allowed to let off steam next week by smashing the interior of a central Madrid hotel as part of its refurbishment. NH Hoteles will select 30 people who will be able to take part in the destruction of the 146 rooms at the 11-year-old hotel on July 3.
Sri Lanka closed in on an innings victory in the first cricket Test after breaking Bangladesh’s dour resistance with the bat on Wednesday. Bangladesh, trailing by 488 runs on the first innings, were 233-5 in their second knock when bad light stopped play 10.3 overs early on the third day at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
The number of community-service doctors in Gauteng will be reduced from 202 at present to 45 next year, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Wednesday. ”This is a 78% cut that is bound to adversely affect health services,” said the party’s health spokesperson for the province, Jack Bloom.
Africa’s skies are set to become safer with the inauguration on Thursday of the African Civil Aviation Agency (ACAA), a continental body to standardise and oversee licensing, training and inspection of aviation staff and equipment. ”Like the rest of the world, Africa is trying to standardise … airspace,” ACAA CEO Mwangi wa Kamau said on Wednesday.
Accountant Shawn Kureva was left cursing his decision to delay buying cement at a Harare hardware store until he had compared prices elsewhere in inflation-ravaged Zimbabwe. ”The price for a bag of cement was Z 000 and I had enough money for five but thought it was not a bad idea to compare prices,” he said of his shopping trip last Friday.
Multi-award-winning, multi-platinum-selling artist Pink will head to South Africa for the first time this September, Big Concerts announced on Wednesday. "Pink is set to put on a powerful, hit-packed show, whipped up with her unique blend of soulful funk and punk-pop rock’n’roll," the organisers said.
The Mail & Guardian on Wednesday faced possible legal action and even an interdict over a new instalment it plans to publish in its series of articles detailing the criminal networks surrounding Glenn Agliotti, a friend of police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi.
Jacob Zuma’s aide Ranjeni Munusamy has been refused media accreditation for the African National Congress (ANC) national policy conference in Midrand. This effectively prevents her from attending the event, she said on Wednesday. Munusamy worked as a political journalist before she joined Zuma’s camp.