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/ 24 October 2006
The JSE recorded another record high on Tuesday, boosted by a weaker rand and firmer world markets overnight. However lower commodity prices and a soft production report from BHP Billiton pared the JSE’s gains. By 12.06pm, the all-share index was up 0,22% at 23Â 521,99 after touching a high of 23Â 538,17.
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/ 24 October 2006
Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has played down his chances of matching the achievements of the retired Michael Schumacher. The 25-year-old Spaniard reclaimed his crown at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and in so doing, ended Schumacher’s bid to add to his record of seven drivers’ championships.
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/ 24 October 2006
The All Blacks will wear an embroidered poppy on a sleeve of their rugby jerseys when they play France next month to honour New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives in wars last century. The poppy is the symbol of remembrance for those killed in combat, particularly in the two world wars.
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/ 24 October 2006
Thousands of extra video cameras are being installed on Beijing’s buses in an effort to improve public politeness ahead of the 2008 Olympics, state press said on Tuesday. The campaign is aimed at raising standards of courtesy in the capital, such as giving up bus seats to the elderly, children, pregnant women and the handicapped, Xinhua news agency said.
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/ 24 October 2006
Spin-king Shane Warne on Tuesday defended Australia’s ageing top-order batsmen and the form of fast bowler Glenn McGrath ahead of next month’s Ashes series against England. Australian fast-bowling legend Dennis Lillee said on Monday he feared the age of Australia’s top order batsmen would expose the home side to defeat in the much-anticipated clash.
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/ 24 October 2006
Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin has appointed six new members to the South African Airways (SAA) board, a spokesperson said on Monday. The new members were Francine-Ann du Plessis, Jeurgen Schrempp, Nkosana Moyo, Koosum Kalyan, Billy Modise and Margie Whitehouse.
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/ 24 October 2006
A plane from Angolan state airline TAAG made an emergency landing on Monday in Lisbon just 15 minutes after taking off from the Portuguese capital due to technical problems, officials said. The Boeing 747, which was bound for the Angolan capital Luanda, landed safely at Portela airport, Portugal’s busiest, just before 7am (6am GMT).
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/ 24 October 2006
Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets’ worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said on Tuesday. It also said in a two-yearly report that populations of many species, from fish to mammals, had fallen by about a third from 1970 to 2003.
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/ 24 October 2006
Palestinian gunmen kidnapped a Spanish photographer working for the Associated Press news agency in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the AP in Gaza and Palestinian security sources said. An AP employee in Gaza said the photographer was getting into a vehicle when four gunmen seized him.
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/ 24 October 2006
A weaker rand in recent months and price increases in raw material has put pressure on the South African tyre industry, Continental Tyre’s senior official said on Tuesday. Natural rubber increased by 86% from June 2005 to the present and this has translated into a 15-16% increase in the price of producing a tyre.