The Canterbury Crusaders remained unbeaten and the expansion Western Force stayed winless as the ninth round of rugby union’s Super 14 provided both blockbuster and B-grade attractions. The Crusaders edged the New South Wales Waratahs 17-11 in a star-studded cliffhanger which had hype and intensity but lacked the final plot twist which might have made it more memorable.
The inconsistent Auckland Blues picked up their first bonus point of the Super 14 season on Saturday with a 32-15 victory over the the Western Stormers. Fill-in flyhalf Isa Nacewa contributed 17 of the Blues’ points as the star-studded side moved up one place to 10th to remain in the unflattering bottom half of the table after eight matches.
Twelve years after the Rwanda genocide, nations still seem unwilling to commit the troops and money that would be needed to stop other mass slaughters of civilians, a top United Nations envoy said on Friday. Governments have repeatedly promised ”never again” in the years since the Holocaust and the 1994 Rwanda killings. They have gotten better at nurturing peace processes, but are still reluctant to do much more.
A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes marched across the nation’s midsection, peeling away roofs, overturning cars and killing at least 10 people in Tennessee, officials said. They were the second wave of violent weather to hit Tennessee in less than a week. Last weekend, thunderstorms and tornadoes killed 24 people in the western part of the state.
If an insect is going to crawl into your ear while you’re sleeping, it will most likely be a cockroach, according to the South African Medical Journal. The latest edition of the journal carries a list, compiled by Cape Town doctor Gary Kroukamp and entomologist Jason Londt, of the bugs hauled out of patients’ ears over a two-year period at Cape Town’s Tygerberg Hospital.
Internet telephony is giving traditional phone service a run for its money, and is expected to be used by 32,6-million United States householdsb in 2010, a new survey suggests. The survey released this week by eMarketer suggests that VoIP, or voice over internet protocol, is luring customers with low prices but that this is just one component in a -billion market for residential voice and data services.
Leswill-Sam Lewis and his sister Connie Solomons recently opened their own bed and breakfast (B&B), Golden Feathers Lodge, in Rondebosch East, Cape Town. The accommodation is aimed at the upper end of the market, which Lewis is able to maintain because he has years of experience working in five-star hotels in Gauteng.
Afrojazz band Freshlyground have become one of the country’s biggest musical sensations. Jocelyn Newmarch talks to founder member Simon Attwell, who plays the flute, mbira and harmonica. "Setting up a new band takes a lot of guts and a lot of effort, with literally no financial return," Atwell says.
Before you open an account with a stockbroker, the first question you need to ask is whether you want to go for a full broker service or execution only, which is usually supported by an online facility. Your decision will be driven by how much you want to invest and what you are prepared to pay for advice.
Conveyancing attorneys and estate agents can tell many stories of dodgy electrical certificates. These are confirmed by horror stories told at dinner parties about the quagmire of buying a new home. By law, an electrical certificate of compliance has to be provided when buying a house. The problem is where that responsibility lies and the opportunity for fraudulent behaviour.