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/ 14 January 2007
A second wave of flooding in Malaysia’s south has forced more than 90 000 people to flee their homes and caused two deaths from water-borne disease, officials and reports said on Sunday. The number of people evacuated in Johor state, which borders Singapore, has soared to 92 511, a state news agency said.
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/ 14 January 2007
President Thabo Mbeki addressed the governing African National Congress (ANC) on Saturday to mark its 95th anniversary, at the start of what is likely to be his last year as party leader, which likely will see the volume turned up in the debate over who will succeed him.
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/ 14 January 2007
Distorted woofers blare out Britney Spears tracks, noisy hawkers are back and deafening gunfire is frequent: the familiar chaos has made a swift return after Mogadishu’s brief brush with Islamist rule. It is back to business as usual for residents of the Indian Ocean city.
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/ 14 January 2007
One year after taking the helm of a country torn by 14 years of war, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is winning praise for her efforts to restore the rule of law in Liberia, and for standing up to world steel giant Arcelor Mittal. The rights group Human Rights Watch says Johnson-Sirleaf is slowly but steadily restoring hope to the nation of 3,5-million people.
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/ 14 January 2007
The Cheetahs completely outclassed a poor Samoan side 74-19 in a Super 14 warm-up match played in Kimberley on Saturday. The Cheetahs raced into a 22-0 lead by the 30th minute and never released the pressure as the embattled Samoan side faced a team at the top of their game.
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/ 14 January 2007
The Titans took a huge step to retaining their Supersport Series title — which they shared last season with the Dolphins — when they beat the Highveld Lions by seven wickets in their match at Sedgars Park on Saturday. In Durban, the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins were staring down the barrel of an innings defeat against the Diamond Eagles.
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/ 14 January 2007
With a single ball yet to be kicked in the 2007 Super 14, the Bulls look to be the firm favourites to fly the South African flag in the competition after beating the Stormers 25-19 in a warm-up match played at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The significance of the game was the return of Springbok flanker Schalk Burger.
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/ 14 January 2007
Argentina’s Ariel Canete tops the third-round leader board at the Jo’burg Open, co-sanctioned by the European and Sunshine Tours, where play was suspended just after 2pm on Saturday and called off at 5.45pm due to lightning. The 31-year-old Canete birdied the ninth hole to go to 12-under minutes before play was suspended.
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/ 14 January 2007
Elizna Naude, the Commonwealth, African and South African discus champion, started her 2007 campaign on an exciting note at Sasolburg on Saturday when she won her event at the Vaal Triangle Masters Athletics Championships with a throw of 60,1m. It was her best winning throw since winning the Commonwealth gold medal last year.
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/ 14 January 2007
Manchester United remained six points clear at the top of the English Premiership after a 3-1 win against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday. Reigning champions Chelsea stayed second with a 4-0 home victory over Wigan, while Liverpool remained third after a 3-0 win away to basement club Watford.