South Africa Jails Fisherman For Killing A Shark

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A South African man has become the first person in the world to be convicted of killing a great white shark after he hooked one while fishing from the shore.

Leon Bekker, of George, Western Cape, pleaded guilty to contravention of the Marine Living Resources Act which includes attempting to kill, disturb or be in possession of a white shark without a permit. Bekker pointed out that he had no idea at first that he’d hooked a great white shark but he pleaded guilty so as not to waste the court’s time.

South African Billionaire Pledges Half His Wealth To The Poor

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Henry T. Heald once said; “When lack of funds prevents hospitals from functioning efficiently and fully, private philanthropy of all kinds must help. The difference it makes in terms of human betterment represents the kind of happiness that money really can buy.”

This is why Patrice Motsepe, South Africa’s first and only black billionaire has announced he is giving away half his wealth to improve the lives of the poor.

The mining magnate said the money would be handled by the Motsepe Foundation to address education and health issues.

Nigerian man stabbed to death by his South African wife

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Nigerian man, Tony Rholand  (pictured above on the right) was stabbed to death by his South African wife, Lungi, at their home in Willims town, Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday January 1st. The couple, who have a kid together, got into an argument in the early hours of January 1st and before anyone could stop it, Lungi stabbed Tony severally in the stomach. Tony died in the hospital a few hours later. Lungi has been arrested. 

South Korea Gets First Female President, Park Geun-Hye

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Park Geun-hye the daughter of the late dictator Park Chung-hee, has become South Korea’s first female president. Park, the 60-year-old leader of the conservative Saenuri Party, defeated 59-year-old liberal challenger Moon Jae-in — once jailed for opposing her father’s rule — by a margin of about 3.5%.  on Wednesday. “Park Geun-hye has made history. The keen contest that saw an unprecedented voter turnout of 75.8% can do any democracy proud,” Vishnu Prakash, Indian ambassador to South Korea, said after exit polls when a majority of the votes had been counted.

Nelson Mandela Has Lung Infection- South African Govt

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South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela has a lung infection but is responding to treatment, South African government said Tuesday, as the revered anti-apartheid icon spent his fourth day in hospital.
This is the first time officials have revealed why Mr Mandela, 94, was rushed to a military hospital in the capital, Pretoria, on Saturday.

21 Ex-Militant Return After Completing Non-Violence Training In South Africa

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Twenty-one leaders of former agitators in the Niger-Delta region on Tuesday returned from South Africa after completing a non-violence and leadership and business development training. The leaders returned aboard a South African Airways flight, along with the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta  and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr Kingsley Kuku.

Fighting in Edo community over manhood initiation

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Many residents of South Ibie Kingdom, near Auchi, Etsako East Local Government, Edo  State  on Tuesday fled the community as fighting broke out between youths and the police.
The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the fight broke out following a dispute between the monarch and some sections   of the kingdom on whether to hold the Manhood Initiation Celebration during Eid-el-kabir.

Amosun laments pipeline vandalism, fuel scarcity

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Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday expressed sadness at the excruciating fuel scarcity in the South-West, arising from the vandalism of a vital pipeline at Arepo in Ogun State.

A statement by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant (Media), Mrs. Funmi Wakama, said he spoke in his office in Abeokuta when a delegation from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria Western Zone, comprising Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi, led by its Chairman, Mr  Olumide Ogunmade, paid him a visit.

He sought a joint effort by all stakeholders to end the menace of pipeline vandals, whose activities led to the inferno at Arepo and shutdown of Mosimi depot.

He cautioned against indiscriminate parking of fuel tankers along the Lagos/ Ibadan highway, “which results in traffic congestion and economic losses.”

Ogunmade, who spoke earlier, urged the government to intervene in fast-tracking the repair of the pipeline, emphasising that the continued closure of Mosimi depot would not only result in job losses but hinder the smooth supply of petroleum products to all the states in the zone, as Lagos alone could not service the entire region.

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Blatter accuses S’Africa of poor World Cup preparation

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FIFA President, Sepp Blatter
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Sepp Blatter has accused South Africa of being too busy dancing to properly organise the 2010 World Cup.

The Fifa supremo was speaking about the past failings of countries who have held the prestigious tournament, which is next being hosted in Brazil in 2014.

Blatter has revealed that the world footballing governing body had to push South Africa to persuade them to get to work on the World Cup.

“When we came to Africa, the Africans – they got the World Cup in May 2004 – they were dancing during one year,” he told reporters. “They were just dancing because they got the World Cup.

“Then we had to call them and say, ‘Please, start to work!’ and we had to push a little bit to start to work.”

Eight years earlier, South Korea and Japan had co-hosted the 2002 iteration of the tournament and, although he praised their enthusiasm, Blatter has admitted his disappointment at the vast array of unused stadiums in the East Asian nations.

He added: “In South Korea and Japan they were so eager to organise the World Cup that they could have done two!

“Because they were ready with so many stadiums in Korea and the same number in Japan, in my opinion it was overdone.

“And now, in one of the countries at least, they have some stadiums which are white elephants – this is not the aim of the World Cup.”

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