September 2009 - News

Quake hits Peru

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck in southeastern Peru, close to the Bolivian capital of La Paz. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 9:32 PM by News24 Top Stories

SA farmers in Libya land deal

SA's largest farmers' union expects to conclude a multimillion hectare farmland deal with the Republic of Congo and agree on a smaller land lease with Libya, its deputy president says. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 8:15 PM by News24 Top Stories

Elephant euthanised

The elephant cow that provoked an uproar after being spotted in pain at an Mpumalanga game reserve has been found and euthanised. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 7:53 PM by News24 Top Stories

Bharti points finger at SA

Bharti has put the blame of the collapse of a R180bn merger with MTN on South Africa, saying the government "has expressed its inability to accept" the structure of the merger. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 7:33 PM by News24 Top Stories

Spiteful ex eats goldfish

An American woman who was angry with her former common-law husband fried their pet goldfish and ate some of them. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 7:22 PM by News24 Top Stories

Steyn's boot keeps Pienaar out

Ruan Pienaar will only be picked at flyhalf for the Boks again if he can get his goal-kicking standard up to that of Morné Steyn. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 7:15 PM by News24 Top Stories

Defence gets damning report

After incurring more than R118m in irregular spending and more than R4.5m in fruitless spending, the defence department has received a qualified audit from the Auditor-General. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 7:14 PM by News24 Top Stories

Pastor sentenced for assault

A Richards Bay pastor who was convicted of indecently assaulting female congregants must go to prison, the Supreme Court of Appeal has found. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:08 PM by News24 Top Stories

'My kids can rest assured'

Two Mozambicans have received life sentences for killing Welsh businessman Fred Picton-Tubervill in front of his children, a judgment his wife says is relieving. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:08 PM by News24 Top Stories

Scopa wants more teeth

Parliament needs to be given extra powers to take action against lying officials as the current law on oversight does not go far enough, Scopa says. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:07 PM by News24 Top Stories

UN chief sacks Afghan deputy

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has dismissed the deputy UN special envoy to Afghanistan who has been involved in a row with his boss over the country's fraud-tainted election. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:05 PM by News24 Top Stories

Bharti/MTN: Banks lose R370m

The collapse of talks between India's Bharti Airtel and SA's MTN Group means banks have lost out on an estimated R370m-plus of mergers and acquisitions fees. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:03 PM by News24 Top Stories

With "subversive" rallies banned and the media, politicians and church leaders reduced to silence, the junta in Guinea have stood no opposition after its forces massacred more than 150 people. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:02 PM by News24 Top Stories

Eksom's tariff submission 'late'

Eskom's tariff submission had not been received by the National Energy Regulator of SA mere hours before the deadline. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 5:19 PM by News24 Top Stories

'Public transport = safety'

Enforcement of traffic laws alone is not enough to achieve safer South African roads, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele says. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 5:15 PM by News24 Top Stories