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/ 27 September 2005
A gallant Gareth Ormshaw denied Bush Bucks their second successive victory in the Castle Premier Soccer League on Monday evening. The Lamontville Golden Arrows goalkeeper was rock solid and ensured his team walked away with a point after the two teams played to a goalless draw at the Absa Stadium in East London.
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/ 27 September 2005
The African National Congress in the Western Cape is acting against branches and members involved in a series of violent scuffles at party meetings in Khayelitsha on Sunday. At least eight party members have been suspended and face further disciplinary action after a branch meeting in Khayelitsha turned violent on Sunday.
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/ 27 September 2005
Zimbabwe has not rejected loan assistance from South Africa, the country’s Herald Online reported on Tuesday. ”As the central bank, we are looking forward to the conclusion of the negotiations that will replenish our coffers accordingly,” it quoted Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono as saying.
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/ 27 September 2005
The search for the missing Durban yacht Moquini has been called off, the coordinator of the civilian search, Matthew Thomas, said on Monday evening. The Moquini went missing in the Mauritius-to-Durban yacht race two weeks ago. Three aircraft were involved in a private search for the yacht.
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/ 27 September 2005
A man was killed when a tree fell on top of him during high winds on Monday night at Zevenfontein informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Monday night also saw large areas of Gauteng plunged into darkness and roofs flying off houses. Johannesburg emergency services received about 1 500 emergency calls.
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/ 27 September 2005
Figures released by Statistics South Africa show that "expanded unemployment" stood at 8,1-million people in South Africa by March this year — compared to 6,4-million in September 2000. Things have become much worse on the unemployment front, the Democratic Alliance said in reaction.
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/ 26 September 2005
Wildfires began claiming lives — both human and animal — on Monday as they ran unabated across the hot, dry countryside, fanned by heavy winds. A six-year-old girl, Bonakele Ngema, burnt to death in a house where she was trapped while seeking refuge from a roaring blaze that bore down on her in Mntanenkosi reserve, KwaZulu-Natal.
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/ 26 September 2005
Organisations in Dullstroom denied on Monday that there is something wrong with the water quality in the popular Mpumalanga resort town. ”We would like to assure the public that the quality of water in Dullstroom has never been in question,” the organisations said in a joint statement.
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/ 26 September 2005
Food shortages as a result of ongoing drought and crop failures have claimed the lives of at least 29 children in Malawi since January, according to reports published on Monday. The severely malnourished children were being kept at a United Nations World Food Programme rehabilitation centre at the time of their deaths.
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/ 26 September 2005
Labour union Solidarity has made public its plans for improving employment conditions at Nationwide Airlines. The plan, released on Monday, the apparent last day of a strike at the airline, includes proposals for alternative pension provision, growing market share and improved profitability.
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/ 26 September 2005
The five Democratic Alliance MPs who defected to other parties during the 15-day floor-crossing period earlier this month actually lost their seats, the Cape High Court heard on Monday. DA counsel Jan Heunis said the floor-crossing legislation requires a minimum of 10% of a party’s MPs should leave their party ”in a bloc”.
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/ 26 September 2005
The health ministry has responded angrily to Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s criticism of its Aids policies, labelling remarks by the trade union leader at the weekend as ”irresponsible” and saying he needs to get his facts straight. Vavi accused the government of a ”lack of leadership” when it comes to managing HIV.
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/ 26 September 2005
Pharmacists billing fridges and television sets to the medical-aid accounts of prison staff are among the types of fraud uncovered in the Department of Correctional Services in recent years. The department saved about R500-million in medical-aid claims in the 2004/05 financial year by clamping down on fraud and corruption.
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/ 26 September 2005
Storms and strong winds in East London have caused the hull of the stranded bulk carrier Kiperousa to break up, sending about 800 giant logs into the sea. Terry Taylor, spokesperson for the East London Ports Authority, said weekend storms accompanied by very strong winds and surf had opened the hull up to the sea.
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/ 26 September 2005
The number of cases of typhoid in Delmas has increased to 594, a Mpumalanga government spokesperson said on Monday. The total number of people with diarrhoea has risen to 3 303 since the typhoid outbreak in the town on August 22, said Lebona Mosia.
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/ 26 September 2005
The Democratic Alliance is to raise questions in the Limpopo legislature asking for a full list of officials who participated in an African National Congress fund-raising dinner that it has dubbed ”Dinnergate”. The ANC reportedly offered business people and potential donors the opportunity to dine with high-profile government department and parastatal heads — at a price.
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/ 26 September 2005
Firefighters were put on standby in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape on Monday after fears that blazes in four other provinces could spread, a public-private firefighting organisation said. Working on Fire spokesperson Val Charlton said fires are raging in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and Mpumalanga.
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/ 26 September 2005
A leading South African HIV/Aids expert on Saturday advocated male circumcision as the best available ”vaccine” against the virus in his country, where an estimated six million people are infected and more than 600 people die every day. South Africa has the one of the highest number of people living with HIV/Aids in the world.
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/ 26 September 2005
About 4 000 delegates from around the world gathered at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg, on Sunday night to attend the opening of the 18th World Petroleum Congress. The red carpet was rolled out and guests were entertained by drummers, dancers and singers in-between welcome speeches and meals.
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/ 26 September 2005
A 24-year-old United States citizen was found murdered at a Pretoria school
on Saturday, police said on Monday. Edward Rector was found in a classroom at the Ubuntu Private School in Boschkop on Saturday morning, Inspector Anton Breedt said.
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/ 26 September 2005
The Government Printing Works (GPW) which prints identity documents and passports could collapse if state departments failed to pay about R150-million that it is owed, media reports said on Monday. GPW chief executive Tom Moyane warned of the possibility of closure, saying ageing printing machinery needed millions of rand to replace.
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/ 26 September 2005
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Lawyers for former deputy president Jacob Zuma will this week challenge the recent search and seizure operations by the National Prosecuting Authority, media reports said on Monday. Michael Hulley, Zuma’s lawyer, said he would demand the return of all documents and other evidence seized in the raids.
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/ 26 September 2005
After a career of more than 50 years, South Africa’s legendary singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba has decided she will end her performing days with a farewell international tour that starts in Johannesburg on Monday. ”I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me,” Makeba said in an interview.
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/ 26 September 2005
Former South African Football Association leader Solomon ”Stix” Morewa died in his sleep at his Fourways home, north of Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sunday, his family said. Before his death, Morewa (61) had been suffering from complications related to diabetes.
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/ 25 September 2005
Orlando Pirates general manager Phil ”Mr Jones” Setshedi, not generally known for his expressive emotions, rocketed out of his seat in the media box as though jet-propelled after Isaac Chansa scored the solitary goal of the Premier League game against Jomo Cosmos at Ellis Park on Saturday night.
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/ 25 September 2005
The Sharks rediscovered their emphatic form of the early rounds of the Absa Currie Cup when they blew the Leopards off the park on Saturday in an exhilarating display of attacking rugby. The final score was 58 – 24. The game was played in blistering heat and when the match reached the three-quarter stage, the Sharks ran out of steam.
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/ 25 September 2005
The Blue Bulls overcame a spirited Cheetahs side 26 -22 in Currie Cup premier division match in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Cheetahs flyhalf Willem de Waal did not put a boot wrong when he slotted six out of six kicks for a personal tally of 17 points, while Derick Hougaard bagged 16 points from four penalties and two conversions.
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/ 25 September 2005
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KwaZulu-Natal Premier S’bu Ndebele has pledged to lead a delegation of top ANC leaders to support axed deputy president Jacob Zuma when he appears in court on October 11, the Sunday Times reports. Ndebele, a close ally of President Thabo Mbeki, has recently been under pressure from his mainly Zuma-supporting colleagues in the province, said the newspaper.
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/ 25 September 2005
In Berea, an inner city suburb in Johannesburg, a worn-out sign next to a hole in a wall reads: ”Place your newborn baby in the door of hope. Anytime day or night. We will care for your baby.” Inside is a square steel container with a colourful teddy bear blanket, ready for the next arrival.
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/ 25 September 2005
Several thousand people streamed through the streets of Johannesburg on Saturday in the 16th annual Gay Pride march themed ”the right to be, the freedom to express”. On foot or dancing on buses or trucks, a largely white crowd made its festive way through the city under the blazing sun.
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/ 24 September 2005
A strike by at Nationwide airlines was receiving little support on Saturday, the company’s financial director said. The trade union Solidarity had said its about 320 members would go on strike from Friday afternoon. The airline employs about a thousand staff.
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/ 24 September 2005
Botswana wildlife officers, armed with rifles, have begun to patrol the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in their latest attempt to drive Bushmen out of their homes, Survival International reported on Friday. Spokesperson Miriam Ross said the officers had harassed and threatened the Bushmen.