Berlin – South Africa’s Olympic and world champion Chad le Clos claimed his second World Cup win of the week on Saturday with victory in the men’s 200m butterfly final in Berlin.

The 21-year-old, who shot to fame by beating Michael Phelps in the 200m fly final at last year’s London Olympics, set the event’s short-course world record in Eindhoven (1:49.04) on Wednesday.

Le Clos won both the 100 and 200m butterfly golds at Barcelona’s world championships, which finished last Sunday before the World Cup series kicked off in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Wednesday then continuing in the German capital this weekend.

Le Clos had to dig deep in Berlin as he clocked 1min 49.90secs in the 200m final with Poland’s Pawel Korzeniowski second at 0.53sec back and Japan’s Daiya Seto adrift at 1.06 in third.

Over the shorter sprint distance, Le Clos, who added the world title to his Olympic crown in the 200m fly at the world championships last week, then finished third in the 50m final behind compatriot Roland Schoeman.

With Le Clos also swimming the 100m fly and 200m individual medley on Sunday, he admitted racing two World Cup meets in a week, straight after the world championships, was taking its toll.

“I’m happy with the time and nice to get another win under the belt,” Le Clos told AFP.

“It’s been a great couple of days, I’ve got a couple of events to come and then I get about 10 days off.

“Everyone is in the same boat, it’s been a pretty tiring week.

“I was up at 5am on Friday to get the train from Eindhoven to Berlin, so it’s been a really busy few days after the worlds.”

Australia’s world champion James Magnussen had to settle for second in the men’s 100m freestyle final as he finished 0.3secs behind winner Vladimir Morozov of Russia, the 50m freestyle world silver medallist in Barcelona.

The 21-year-old Magnussen, who defended his 100m title in Barcelona, will race again on Sunday in the 50m freestyle.

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte, who won world silvers over 200m fly and 400m IM in Barcelona, broke the world short-course record in the women’s 800m freestyle final.

Belmonte clocked 7mins 59.34secs, with New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle came second and Denmark’s Lotte Friis finished third.

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Johannesburg – About 35 000 jobs have been created in rural areas in the past four years, says the department of rural development and land reform.

“The introduction of rural development as an extra mandate of the department of rural development and land reform created 35 000 jobs and provided 17 279 individuals with various skills so they can help themselves,” spokesperson Mtobeli Mxotwa said in a statement.

Mxotwa said the department’s enterprise development arm generated 16 044 of these jobs, while infrastructure development created 5 838 jobs. 

This was reinforced with the enrolment of 12 881 rural youths into the skills training programme called the national rural youth service corps (Narysec)

“Narysec youths are recruited from the 3 000 rural wards between the ages of 18 and 35, irrespective of gender and any disability.

“They are trained in various skills like waste water management, water purification, construction, electricity and agriculture so they can be marketable and also so that they can open their own businesses,” said Mxotwa.

The rural development jobs were created through various initiatives such as building of bridges, schools, health facilities and the construction of roads.

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Johannesburg – A car accident in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, caused a fire to break out at a factory on Saturday evening, paramedics said.

Netcare911 spokesperson Chris Botha said a car had veered off the road at the intersection of Griffiths and Jet Park Roads and crashed into the factory’s flammable liquid store.

“… [The] factory [was] engulfed in flames with balls of fire shooting a 100m into the night sky,” he said.

Paramedics had to wait while firefighters worked to control the blaze.

It was not immediately known whether the occupants of the car managed to escape the fire.

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Kaizer Chiefs (1) 3 (Mashamaite 5, Mathoho 64, Tshabalala 70)

University of Pretoria 0 

Kaizer Chiefs got their revenge over the University of Pretoria thanks to a 3-0 win in a MTN8 quarterfinal clash played at the FNB Stadium on Saturday evening. 

Centre back pairing Tefu Mashamaite and Eric Mathoho grabbed a goal apiece before Siphiwe Tshabalala wrapped things up 20 minutes before the final whistle. 

The University of Pretoria were fast out of the blocks, with only a superb block from Tefu Mashamaite in the second minute denying Obadiah Tarumbwa a certain goal.

Charly Moussono-Moussono broke down the left before playing the ball into the area, Tarumbwa looked destined to meet the cross and find the back of the net, but the Glamour Boys centre-back denied the Zimbabwean. 

Mashamaite then got on the score sheet three minutes later. Siphiwe Tshabalalas corner-kick was flicked on by Bernard Parker and brilliantly cleared off the line from Moussono, but Mashamaite was well positioned and thundered the ball into the back of the net from the rebound. 

The Glamour Boys controlled the ball well, camping at times inside the University sides half. The Soweto giants, though, failed to convert possession into goals and nearly paid the price in the 29th minute when Mpho Marupings header went just wide of Itumeleng Khunes left hand upright following good work from Thabo Mosadi. 

Knowledge Musona went close just before the break, but his powerful effort only managed to rattle the side-netting. 

Chiefs went into the break a goal to the good, thanks to some killer instinct from centre back Tefu Mashamaite. 

Ayanda Lubelo had an opportunity to square things up on the hour mark. Lubelo flung himself at a Mosadi cross, but failed to make contact at point blank range, to the relief of Mzansis No 1 Itumeleng Khune. 

Eric Mathoho doubled the Glamour Boys lead in the 64th minute of the encounter. The centre back rose highest before nodding in Tshabalalas corner-kick. 

Tshbalala then grabbed one himself six minutes later. The Bafana Bafana midfielder played a neat one-two with Bernard Parker before slotting the ball past a helpless Washington Arubi to seal matters on the night. 

The Amakhosi join Bidvest Wits and Platinum Stars in the semifinals. The Clever Boys and Dikwena also put three past Bloemfontein Celtic and Free State Stars respectably. 

Chiefs: Khune, Gaxa, Mathoho, Mashamaite, Masilela, Lebese (Gould 78), Letsholonyane, Katsande, Tshabalala, Parker (Masango 88), Musona (Majoro 83) 

Tuks: Arubi, Kekana, Mkhwanazi, Shoyisa, Moussono-Moussono, Maruping, Selolwane (Sibande 75), Matsi, Lubelo (Mathosi 60), Tarumbwa (Fikru 75), Mosadi-TDN

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