Makhaya Ntini bowls extremely quickly. Stand behind the batsman at any practice session, and one realises anew that the fan or even the competent amateur player hasn’t the faintest idea of just how quick a real fast bowler is. Even five yards back, protected by Jacques Kallis’s bat, there is a moment of terrified glee.
London doesn’t take kindly to defeat. And Londoners certainly don’t take kindly to referees who repeatedly sin against their clubs. Arsenal’s brave but ultimately fruitless 2-1 failure against Barcelona in Paris in the Champions League final on Wednesday night will be picked apart for weeks to come.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sue Van der Merwe has concluded discussions about economic co-operation with her Iranian counterpart. Sheikhattar Alireza, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Cooperation, is in South Africa for a working group meeting, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said in a statement on Friday.
Three policemen, a reservist and another man were arrested this week for dealing in ammunition without a licence, police said on Friday. A police reservist, Inspector Craig Brendon Sacke (31) and 33-year-old Stephen Grippa were arrested on Monday, said Senior Superintendent Mary Martins-Engelbrecht.
Pension fund trustees from seven states and New York City demanded to meet with Exxon Mobil’s independent directors to discuss what they called the oil company’s failure to consider how concern over global warming could affect energy companies.
Thierry Henry has decided to stay at Arsenal and is expected to sign a new four-year contract with the north London football club on Friday, Britain’s Sun newspaper said. ”I hope to stay as long as I can keep running,” the tabloid quoted the club’s 28-year-old captain as saying.
Cape Town newspaper The Daily Voice must apologise for having used pictures of the naked bodies of slain actor Brett Goldin and fashion designer Richard Bloom, media reports said on Thursday. The press ombudsman had reprimanded the paper and ordered it to publish an apology prominently on the front page.
After being up over 1% at one stage, the JSE was well off its highs just before noon on Friday due to selective offshore selling of heavyweight stocks. Volumes were fairly light, which contributed to the market’s volatility. By 11.55am, the all share index was up 0,25%.
A new report released on Thursday disputes scientists’ claims that bones of a dwarf human discovered on an Indonesian island are those of an entirely new human species. The 18 000-year-old bones found on Flores Island in 2003 were given the scientific name Homo floresiensis, and the nickname ”Hobbit” after the diminutive figures in JRR Tolkien’s novel.
If we make the right decisions as we seek to bridge the science/religion divide we can edge forward step by step, fighting poverty, suffering, social evils and abuses of nature. Human nature is open, and not just to evil. The choice is ours. The science and religion debate is the attempt to make a choice for the better.