They are planning a hot time in Hell on Tuesday. The day bears the date of 6-6-06, or abbreviated as 666 — a number that signifies the Beast, or the Antichrist, according to some apocalyptic theories. And there is not a snowball’s chance in Hell that the day will go unnoticed in the unincorporated hamlet 100km west of Detroit.
Members of the South African Communist Party (SACP) marched to banks and businesses in Randfontein on Saturday to demand a one-off credit amnesty for all blacklisted South Africans. The party handed over memorandums to managers of banks, furniture retailers and fashion shops in the area.
Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula’s remarks on crime were almost on a par with Jimmy Kruger’s pronouncement on the death of black activist Steve Biko, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said on Saturday. Leon was speaking to several hundred people at a DA rally in Cape Town’s coloured suburb of Tafelsig.
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Jacob Zuma must account to the African National Congress for statements he made during his recent trial for rape, the Sunday Times reported. Zuma is to be summoned to the ANC’s national executive committee to prove his claim that he is the victim of a conspiracy to prevent his succeeding President Thabo Mbeki.
Twelve men and five youths arrested overnight face charges for plotting al-Qaeda-inspired ”terrorist attacks” on several locations in Ontario, Canada’s economic hub, officials said on Saturday. The group is alleged to have acquired three tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a common fertiliser ingredient, and ”components necessary to create explosive devices”, police said.
For a match in which fans were expected to see a spectacle of running rugby, the Springbok XV versus World XV at Ellis Park was a disappointment for many fans who spent up to R300 on their tickets. What was supposed to be a try-scoring festival turned into an uneventful game determined by penalties, particularly for the Springboks.
Bird flu could threaten survivors of Indonesia’s earthquake, an aid agency warned, after finding people whose homes were destroyed sheltering in dung-smeared chicken sheds. A strong aftershock sent panicked survivors running into the streets early on Saturday.
President Yoweri Museveni’s brother was sworn in on Friday as Uganda’s Finance Minister, prompting complaints about the man’s history of financial scandal. Salim Saleh was among 69 new ministers appointed by Museveni, who was re-elected in February for a third term as head of this east African nation.
A bankruptcy court judge has postponed Monday’s scheduled auction of Brazil’s debt-ridden flagship airline Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense (Varig), the company said on Friday. The auction was rescheduled at the request of potential buyers, Varig said in a statement.
Yahoo! says chairperson Terry Semel’s annual salary will be reduced to until 2008 in exchange for millions of company stock options that will give its chief executive an opportunity to build on the -million windfall that he has reaped during the past three years.