Daily Archives: September 21, 2015

LIVE: BDS protests at Pharrell concert

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Protestors started making their way to Grand West Casino on Monday ahead of US Grammy-winner Pharrell Williams’s concert.

Activist movement, Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions SA (BDS) is leading the protest where they say they are expecting 40 000 protestors.They are protesting Williams’s concert because he has partnered with retail chain Woolworths in a campaign.

“The boycott is not a malicious boycott or punitive. It’s simply aimed at how we can get Israel to end its occupation according to international law,” BDS’s Muhammad Desai told News24.

“Woolworths is a company that has in the past supported human rights and good human values. We believe that’s wonderful, and they have a good business journey,” he said.

For more http://www.news24.com

Eddie Jones named new Stormers coach

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Cape Town – Decorated international rugby coach, Eddie Jones, will take over the role as head coach of the Stormers at the start of the 2016 Super Rugby season.

The former Wallabies head coach and 2007 World Cup-winning Springbok technical advisor will assume the Stormers coaching reins from Allister Coetzee, who moved to Japan after the Stormers’ SA Conference-winning 2015 Super Rugby campaign.

“Our Director of Rugby, Gert Smal, always promised that he would deliver the best and in Eddie Jones I am more than satisfied that we have appointed the best coach to take over the reins of the Stormers,” said WPRFU President, Thelo Wakefield.

“Eddie is no stranger to South African rugby and we look forward to making him feel welcome and ensuring that he brings more silverware to Newlands.”

Having guided the Brumbies to Super Rugby success back in 2001, Jones coached the Wallabies between 2001 and 2005 – delivering Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup success, as well as taking them to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final on home soil.

For more http://www.news24.com

Two white men arrested in Taung over assault and snake threat

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

Two white men were arrested by Reivilo police after they allegedly kidnapped a man between the age of 18 and 25 on Saturday.

According to reports, the two men kidnapped and assaulted the victim after they accused him of being behind string of house breakings that took place on nearby farms.

They allegedly took him to the farm and threatened him with a snake.

Our source said: “It is alleged that there were string of house-breakings recently at their places and they suspected that the man was behind them. Upon seeing the man walking alone in the streets, they pounced on him and assaulted him.”

The suspects are expected to appear before Taung Magistrates Court today.

-TDN

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