The Cape High Court on Monday jailed for life a science graduate who launched a fatal axe attack on his former gay partner, who had started a new relationship with another partner. Judge Daniel Dlodlo told Michael Barend van Zyl (29) that he was a danger not only to society, but also to himself.
Springbok coach Jake White on Monday congratulated the Sharks and the Bulls on their achievement of reaching the semifinals of the Vodacom Super 14 competition. White said the South African franchises’ cooperation with SA Rugby on the conditioning strategy of the national team has benefited rugby in the country immensely.
Dina Rodrigues did not flinch on Monday as a Cape High Court judge on Monday pronounced her and her four co-accused guilty of the murder of baby Jordan-Leigh Norton. She stared straight ahead as Judge Basheer Waglay said that even though she only planned the June 2005 killing, she was as guilty as the men she hired to carry it out.
An Eastern Cape traffic officer seized seven state vehicles that were apparently being misused by civil servants at the weekend, the Dispatch Online reported on Monday. Some of the vehicles he confiscated were out of their jurisdiction and others had no valid authorisation for trips.
If the Democratic Alliance is to shrug aside it baggage from the past, it could hardly do better than vote Cape Town mayor Helen Zille into the top job.
It is a huge mistake to think Johannesburg’s inner city has reached its full potential, mayor Amos Masondo said at the Inner-City Summit on Saturday, convened to address Johannesburg’s progress towards becoming a world-class African city. ”We have much to be proud of, but the challenges that remain are huge,” he acknowledged.
Technicians were to work through Monday night in a bid to fix the country’s new electronic national traffic information system, officials said. National Department of Transport spokesperson Collen Msibi said work on the system took longer than expected, preventing centres from opening on Monday.
M&G Media, which publishes the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> newspaper in Johannesburg, has been contracted by Mafube Publishing to take over its key management functions, it was announced on Monday. M&G Media will market and distribute all magazine titles published by Mafube — including <i>Enterprise</i> magazine — and assist with advertising sales.
The African Union announced on Monday it would send an extra 8Â 000 peacekeepers to Somalia but said dialogue remained the only solution to the bloody conflict in that country. "The crisis in that country has so far proved intractable. The AU has decided to send 8Â 000 troops immediately to assist peacekeeping efforts," AU chairperson John Kufuor said.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday congratulated Cape Town mayor Helen Zille on her election as head of the country’s official opposition, the Democratic Alliance. ”We wish her the best of times as the new leader of the opposition,” said ANC spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama.
Thembinkosi ”Terror” Fanteni scored in the 52nd minute to earn a victory for Ajax Cape Town against their city rivals Santos in an Absa Cup semifinal clash played at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday. Ajax left-back Brett Evans swung a corner kick to the far post which Dominic Isaacs headed towards goal and which Fanteni cheekily flicked into the back of the net.
South African businesses on Sunday said several of their employees were missing following the disappearance of a Kenya Airways aircraft. MTN, confirmed that five of its employees were missing. The 737-800 aircraft left Douala in Cameroon at five minutes past midnight on Saturday but failed to arrive in Nairobi, Kenya.
South Africa’s drive to abolish colonial and apartheid-era place names has met resistance in parts of the black community, where activists accuse the ruling African National Congress of honouring only its own heroes. Thousands of demonstrators thronged the streets of Durban on May Day to protest proposals to rename close to 200 buildings, roads and other landmarks.
Cape Town mayor Helen Zille was on Sunday elected as the new leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). The announcement was made by DA leader Tony Leon to over a thousand delegates at the party’s federal congress in Gauteng. She beat two other contenders for the position, Eastern Cape leader Athol Trollip and federal chairperson Joe Seremane.
Controversial African National Congress (ANC) funder Sandi Majali has threatened to ”spill the beans” about how R11-million of public money ended up in the coffers of the ANC ahead of the 2004 elections and the role played state oil company PetroSA in the dodgy transaction, the Sunday Times reported.
Hard labour should be reintroduced as a mandatory sentence for murderers, rapists and armed and violent robbers, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) federal congress urged on Sunday. It accepted a resolution condemning rampant crime that was ”undermining the fundamentals of our democracy”.
The education crisis is the greatest challenge facing South Africa, newly elected Democratic Alliance Leader Helen Zille said on Sunday. In her first speech as party leader to delegates at the DA Federal Congress in Midrand, Zille outlined what she saw as the greatest challenges in the country.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday it would table new questions in Parliament aimed at establishing who was ultimately responsible for the Oilgate scandal. This follows a report that African National Congress (ANC) funder Sandi Majali had threatened to ”spill the beans” about the transfer of R11-million to the ANC.
Mamelodi Sundowns saved themselves from beetroot-red blushes while coming back from a second minute deficit to beat Tunisian club Sportif de Gafsa 2-1 in a fourth round CAF first-leg Confederation Cup match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday afternoon.
Tony Leon on Saturday delivered his last speech as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), predicting that the party would one day bring about a new government in South Africa. In an emotionally charged session of the party’s federal congress in Midrand, he thanked supporters for the ”incredible journey” they had allowed him to take in heading the DA.
A try two minutes after the hooter gave Griquas a sensational 33-29 Vodacom Cup final victory over the Blue Bulls in Kimberley on Friday. Fullback Zane Kirchener touched down in the corner to hand Griquas their third Vodacom Cup title after winning the trophy in 1998 and 2005.
While Kaizer Chiefs’ downward spiral has ironically gained momentum since the firing of Ernst Middendorp, the German-born coach is being described as a saviour by Armenia Bielefeld after guiding the Bundesliga club out of a serious relegation hole.
AB De Villiers, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock have been nominated for the Standard Bank one-day international cricketer of the year award to be announced on Wednesday. The Proteas nominated Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock and Ashwell Prince for the South African players’ player of the year award, while the fans’ vote went to AB De Villiers, Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock.
Judgement in the baby Jordan murder trial in the Cape High Court was adjourned to Monday after Judge Basheer Waglay reached page 82 during his reading of the 150-page document. In the dock is Dina Rodrigues and four accomplices — Sipho Mfazwe, Mongezi Bobotyane, Zanethemba Gwada, and Bonginkosi Sigenu — accused of the murder of baby Jordan-Leigh Norton in June 2005.
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed papers for an interim order to obtain Mauritian documents crucial to an investigation of African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thint, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Friday.
The first round of talks between Eskom and three unions representing over 20 000 employees was described as a failure by trade union Solidarity on Friday. The electricity public utility company offered workers a 4% wage increase while the unions want 15%.
Murdered Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, whose death shocked the cricket world, was cremated on Friday after a private family ceremony near Cape Town. Woolmer (58) was murdered on March 18 in mysterious circumstances shortly after Pakistan were eliminated from the World Cup following a shock defeat by Ireland.
Radio Pretoria, a radio station catering specifically for ”boere-Afrikaners”, on Friday asked five appeal judges to order the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to reconsider an application for a four-year community broadcasting licence. Judgement was reserved.
Equity transactions are not a major factor in the rise of the black middle class in South Africa, a new study on black economic empowerment has found. More important contributors included skills development, enterprise development and preferential procurement, researchers Khehla Shubane and Colin Reddy said on Friday.
Nudist king Beau Brummel is not welcome in the Northern Cape’s Afrikaner-only enclave of Orania, the Orania Beweging (Orania Movement) said on Friday. ”Brummel’s preference to walk around naked is his own business, but when he wants to draw Orania in on his plans to open a nudist farm for whites only he is on the wrong path,” said the Orania Beweging.
The Cape High Court has granted an application for the provisional liquidation of Boland Rugby Limited, the professional arm of the Boland Rugby Union, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday. Before being placed under curatorship, Fidentia was the main sponsor.
Teacher unions on Friday rejected the government’s pay-increase offer of 6%. National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa president Dave Balt said that following a meeting with government representatives on Thursday night the union refused the offer. ”We have made our position very clear as to what our demands are, and the employer has not taken us seriously.”