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/ 19 December 2006
Web surfers may soon be able to explore the canyons of Mars and experience a virtual flight over the surface of the moon thanks to a deal announced on Monday between web search company Google and the Nasa Ames Research Centre. Nasa and Google said they will work together on a range of technical problems and will make Nasa’s space exploration work more accessible to the public.
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/ 19 December 2006
Justin Gatlin and Floyd Landis made headlines for their sporting achievements in 2006. They were bigger news when they were caught in the year’s biggest doping scandals. Gatlin, who equalled the world record in the 100m, and Landis, who won the Tour de France, had positive tests for testosterone revealed within 48 hours of each other at the end of July.
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/ 19 December 2006
Pharmacists filed an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court on Monday challenging the new medicine-price regulations, said three pharmacist organisations. The pharmacists are challenging both the recommendation on medicine-dispensing fees made by the medicine-pricing committee to the minister of health and the regulations in terms of which it was made.
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/ 19 December 2006
Silver Stars CEO Larry Brookstone called it ”the other final”. Mamelodi Sundowns coach Gordon Igesund saw it as ”a psychological boost that could decide the premier league title”. Clearly, Wednesday night’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) game between log leaders Silver Stars and PSL champions Sundowns at the Super Stadium is of some considerable significance.
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/ 19 December 2006
Fabio Cannavaro received recognition for his outstanding performance in leading Italy to World Cup glory on Monday when he was handed the Fifa World Player of the Year award to add to his European Footballer of the Year honour. The imperious Italy captain was a rock at the heart of a defence that leaked just two goals in seven matches.
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/ 19 December 2006
A ”Perthetic” performance by England in the third Test of the Ashes, thereby conceding the historic urn to Australia, was blasted in the British press on Tuesday, most of which called for the resignation of coach Duncan Fletcher. England, set a near-impossible 557 to win, seemed as if they might make a battle of it on the final day before yet another collapse at the crease.
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/ 19 December 2006
Sudan’s humanitarian and development needs will reach a whopping $1,8-billion in 2007, by far the largest share of the global funds demanded by United Nations chief Kofi Annan, the UN said Tuesday. "Sudan will require more than $1,8-billion to fund humanitarian, recovery and development projects in 2007," said a UN press release.
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/ 19 December 2006
Zambia, normally one of Africa’s most stable countries, is facing unprecedented turbulence as opposition leader Michael Sata turns up the heat on the government only weeks after losing a general election. With tens of thousands of followers attending rallies of Sata, also known as "King Cobra", observers fear it is only a matter of time before simmering tensions boil over.
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/ 19 December 2006
Though sightings are down from last year, Great White Sharks are still being spotted regularly off Cape Peninsula beaches, the City of Cape Town said on Monday. Water users should remain cautious and practise ”responsible and educated water use” by swimming, surfing or kayaking in areas where shark spotters or lifesavers were on duty.
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/ 19 December 2006
Nasa planned to undock the space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station on Tuesday after an eventful mission that included a crucial rewiring and the retraction of a stubborn solar array. The undocking will be the first step in the shuttle Discovery‘s journey home, which is slated for Friday, a day later than originally planned.