December 1, 2011: Eighteen people, including a baby, died when a minibus taxi crashed into a truck outside Belfast in Mpumalanga this morning.
Oh no, it just can’t be true. They’re doing this to punish South Africa. Accordiing to Sport24, Test referee Bryce (pay the Price) Lawrence won the NZRU Referee of the Year award for a fourth time.
That is really laying it on a bit thick after Pocock-gate. The Bokke must be gagging into their tepid post-WC lager.
East Coast Radio: OPINION: “In my opinion, an HIV-free generation will only be possible if all HIV positive people are able to get treatment immediately – irrespective of their CD4 count.” Today marks World Aids Day.
From News24: A map showing the prevalence of HIV-Aids around the world.
Euro debt crisis: International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde says the organisation has no plans to bail out Italy and Spain in response to fears that they may default on their debts.
From the Washington Post (with Bloomberg): Asian stock markets soared Thursday after major central banks acted in concert to lower borrowing costs, hoping to prevent a global credit crisis similar to the one that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
Benchmark oil rose above $100 per barrel and the dollar fell against the euro but rose against the yen.
According to latest Plastics SA figures, of the 573 000 tons of plastic used in South Africa in 2009, some 165 772 tons – or 28.9% – was recycled. This is up from 19.7% in 2000 when 90 457 tons of a total 460 000 tons was recycled.
COP17 Climate Change conference
Climate change blues: Dismay abounded at the United Nations (UN) climate-change talks in Durban yesterday evening when some Latin American countries, the US and Saudi Arabia voiced reservations about signing off on the Green Climate Fund.
These reservations broke the broad consensus that the draft fund, while imperfect, could be adopted and operational soon after next year’s talks, in Qatar. – Business Day
NOT ON THE BALL: It was a rather low day in the fortunes of footballing giants Manchester United when they were knocked out of the Carling Cup last night by minnows Crystal Palace. Describing the loss, young Irish central defender, Johnny Evans, (captain on the day) commented: “It’s good that the manager plays the younger lads (in this competition), but unfortunately we’ve not managed to get the result.
“My first game was in the Carling Cup (against Coventry in September 2007) and it didn’t turn out as well as we expected, but the lads have got to keep focused and work hard on their games.”
Mmmmm, wonder how hard fans of bitter rivals Liverpool were laughing on Merseyside at that result (2-1 Palace). Another case of the famous hairdryer treatment, I suspect.
From Orange News: The BBC has apologised after motoring journalist and author Jeremy Clarkson said he would like to see striking public sector workers “shot” in front of their families.
The Top Gear presenter made his comments on BBC’s The One Show following Britain’s biggest public sector strikes in 30 years.
He said of the strikers: “I’d have them all shot. I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families.”
– Compiled by editor, Garth Johnstone