cullinan derailment By Novell Zwangendaba – Following a derailment on Sunday afternoon of a steam locomotive, owned and operated by a private operator, Friends of Rail, travelling from Pretoria to Cullinan, the Railway Safety Regulator has initiated an investigation into the incident. The train utilises a branch line and normal commuter operations have not been affected. None of the 627 passengers sustained any injuries. Preliminary investigations indicate that sleepers may have been stolen resulting in the derailment. About 10 railway sleepers had been stolen near the Cullinan station, causing the train to come off the tracks. None of the 627 passengers travelling from Pretoria were injured in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 |
Shout-Africa – A British soccer fan who burst into the England team’s World Cup changing room in Cape Town on Friday night, was banned from attending any further matches when he appeared briefly in the Cape Town World Cup court yesterday. Pavlos Joseph appeared before magistrate Jahstree Stey, who released him on R500 bail and warned him to return to court on Monday morning when he was to go to trial on two charges. Joseph, 31, whose address given as 115b Clive Rd, Dulwich, London, is to be charged under the Safety at Sport and Recreational Events Act of 2010,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 21st 2010 |
Shout-Africa SPORTS – SOUTH AFRICA – Whatever their fortunes on the pitch, players from the competing nations at this FIFA World Cup™ are enjoying the experience off it. The temperatures might be dropping but the visiting teams are feeling the warmth of the African spirit. It certainly had an immediate impact on France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff who, recalling the welcome Raymond Domenech’s squad received when arriving on South African soil, said: “We had a fantastic welcome when we arrived. It brought us all a smile and gave us some fresh energy, seeing all the people who were waiting for us.”... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 21st 2010 |
By Novell Zwangendaba GAUTENG – A collection of the newest and most creative contemporary designs from around Africa, PACE2010 opens this monday at the Craft and Design Centre, Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. PACE2010, comes on the heels of another successful exhibition, SPace: Currencies in Contemporary Art, which opened with a VIP function at MUSEUM Africa in Newtown. An impressive list of artists was released for the art exhibition as the host city’s first event during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, featuring artists from across the continent. SPace: Currencies in Contemporary African Art will run for two months, until 11... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 21st 2010 |
Shout-Africa Sports – Johannesburg – Teko Modise has admitted that South Africa’s priority is to exit the Soccer World Cup with their heads held high rather than hope for an unlikely qualification to the last 16. Bafana Bafana are on the brink of elimination after picking up a solitary point from their opening two Group A games. They must now beat France on Tuesday and hope that Uruguay do not play out a draw with Mexico, while there would also need to be a considerable swing in terms of goal difference. Modise accepts that South Africa are no longer in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 20th 2010 |
