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/ 22 December 2004
Opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs and swing bowler Charl Langeveldt are included in the 14-man squad for the second and third Castle Lager/MTN Tests against England announced on Wednesday. All-rounder Zander de Bruyn is the only member of the team that lost to England in the first Test to be dropped.
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/ 21 December 2004
Anglo Platinum’s corporate communications group manager, Mike Mtakati; his wife, Nonhlanhla; and his four children were killed in a road accident early on Monday morning. Their nieces, travelling with them, also died in the accident, according to a statement by Anglo Platinum on Tuesday.
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/ 21 December 2004
The United South African Pharmacies, an industry body representing more than 1Â 200 community pharmacies, says Monday’s Supreme Court of Appeal decision to set aside the government’s medicine-pricing regulations provides an opportunity for pharmacies to adopt a pricing model acceptable to all role players.
Dept of Health doesn’t give up
‘The judgement was wrong’
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/ 21 December 2004
A twin brother and a quick change of clothes helped an 18-year-old sentenced for assault and robbery escape from jail, reports said on Tuesday. The jailed brother was allowed an unsupervised visit from his twin brother. About 45 minutes later, the visitor left the jail while guards locked up what they believed to be the twin who was serving a sentence.
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/ 21 December 2004
Protective fibres woven into bulletproof vests for United States troops in Iraq are being put to the test outside the battlefield — by Japanese schoolchildren. Madre, a Japanese security firm, said internet orders in Japan have been trickling in for knife-resistant sweatshirts and windbreakers it makes for children.
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/ 21 December 2004
The South African rand remained strong against major currencies in late-afternoon trade on Tuesday after rallying to its best level since December 1998 earlier in the afternoon when dollar sales saw stop losses triggered at R5,68. Currency traders said the rand was likely to take its cue from the euro for the rest of the day.
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/ 21 December 2004
An explosion hit a United States military base in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, causing multiple casualties. US media reported that 22 people died in the explosion, including US and Iraqi military personnel, and more than 50 were wounded. The White House reacted by saying it will not let violence "derail" democracy in Iraq.
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/ 21 December 2004
With Christmas just a few days away, and news of an extended ceasefire between the government and rebels, the inhabitants of northern Uganda might be expected to be getting into the swing of the festive season. Instead, there is concern that starving fighters from the Lord’s Resistance Army will emerge from the bush in a combative mood.
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/ 21 December 2004
Scores of white Zimbabwean farmers dispossessed of their farms under the government’s controversial land reforms have turned to countries in the region and beyond for sustenance, their union says. Dozens have invested in farming in neighbouring Zambia and Mozambique, while others are preparing to settle in Nigeria.