Two lions — thought to have escaped from the Kruger National Park in September — were shot and killed near the park’s Numbi gate, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks agency said on Monday. Spokesperson Jimmy Masombuka said officials tracked down the lions after a community member reported that five of his cattle had been killed […]
Cause of Delmas diarrhoea outbreak still a mystery
Authorities are working "round the clock" to establish what caused an outbreak of diarrhoea in Delmas, the Mpumalanga health department said on Wednesday — though the Treatment Action Campaign in the province has accused the department of covering up the cause of the outbreak. Six children who were hospitalised on Friday with high fevers were […]
Pakistan opposition aims to unite
Pakistani opposition parties tried to forge a united front on Wednesday against military President Pervez Musharraf who insisted a state of emergency was necessary for fair elections. United States ally Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, declared emergency rule in nuclear-armed Pakistan on November 3 when he suspended the Constitution, rounded up thousands […]
Abramovich to buy Ocean Airlines
Russian oil billionaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, is in talks to take a controlling interest in Italian freighter operator, Ocean Airlines. The airline has been suffering financial problems recently, following its decision to abandon an IPO flotation in August. Air Cargo News has learned that the delicate negotiations are at an […]
iPhone Sales Restricted
Apple decided to restrict the sales of iPhone. The restriction will be in the sense that for each customer two iPhone will be provided. This marketing technique is in anticipation for Christmas sales and to prevent illegal trafficking in the telephones The company reported that from now onwards the purchase will be only with bank […]
Britney Spears and her ex-husband fought a court battle over custody of their two sons
As Britney Spears and her ex-husband fought a court battle over custody of their two young sons, a publisher said on Friday that the pop star’s mother is writing a book about parenting. Religious publisher Thomas Nelson said it will publish Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story Of Fame And Family in a Tabloid World, […]