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/ 6 November 2006
The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, on Sunday vowed to push on with a five-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip in which 47 Palestinians have been killed and around 250 injured, saying he wanted to ”significantly decrease” rocket fire from Palestinian militants.
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/ 6 November 2006
Haiti, Burma and Iraq are perceived as the most corrupt countries in the world, while Finland is seen as the cleanest, a respected global graft watchdog reported on Monday. South Africa was 51st among 163 countries listed in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index, down from 46th last year.
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/ 6 November 2006
The Harare city council’s decision to shut down many firms dealing with funeral services has led to the birth of a thriving but illegal "death business" at state-owned hospitals in the Zimbabwean capital. Hospital employees are cashing in on bereaved relatives who can no longer afford skyrocketing funeral fees.
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/ 6 November 2006
United States President George Bush is using the last day of his 10-state campaign swing to flush out voters needed to keep Republicans sitting in the governor’s offices of Florida, Arkansas and Texas. Bush hits the campaign trail on Monday for the fifth consecutive day.
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/ 6 November 2006
Saying billions of the world’s poorest people are at risk from global warming, Kenya urged a 189-nation conference on Monday to do more to fight climate change and help Africa. Kenyan drummers and dancers started the annual November 6 to 17 talks to chart ways to widen the United Nations’s Kyoto Protocol beyond its first period.
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/ 6 November 2006
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) first deputy managing director, John Lipsky, said on Monday that he saw tremendous potential in South Africa, but emphasised the need to maintain transparent economic policies, as well as the need to take action to benefit from foreign direct foreign investment.
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/ 6 November 2006
A nuclear reactor at Koeberg in Cape Town automatically shut down on Sunday night but risk of power interruption was minimal, Eskom said on Monday. "The initial indication is that the fault is on the turbine control system, which is currently being investigated," it said in a statement.
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/ 6 November 2006
Ant Stott and Sven Bruss walked away with the spoils at the end of a thrilling five-boat charge for the line in the Vaal Challenge canoe marathon that ended on Sunday. At the end of 75km and two days of breakneck racing, the title was decided in the technical channels on the Vaal River just above the finish.
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/ 6 November 2006
Three wickets in seven balls by Lance Klusener and a great throw from Yusuf Abdullah that ran out troublesome late-order batsman Morne Morkel (11) as he attempted a second run sent the Titans packing on Sunday. Meanwhile, in Cape Town, the Cape Cobras decimated the Lions with a convincing all-round display.
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/ 6 November 2006
The JSE reached yet another high on Monday morning, with Impala’s eight-for-one shares split sending platinum shares skywards. Positive world markets and a strong gold price gave the bourse added support. By 11.53am, the all share index was up 0,68% at 23 750,16 having touched a record level of 23 763,779.