UEFA chief Michel Platini expresses disgust at FIFA scandal, wants Blatter to stand down
UEFA President Michel Platini has spoken for the first time about the FIFA scandal which has seen several of its officials charged with racketeering and bribery. Platini says he is ‘disgusted, nauseated’, and that ‘enough is enough’. The Euro ’82 winner and Les Bleus legend gave his backing to Jordanian candidate Prince Ali in tomorrow’s FIFA elections, and assures that a ‘huge majority’ of national associations will do likewise. He...
Fake doctor busted after five years at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said “more controls are needed to ensure that all medical qualifications are checked stringently”. The DA’s shadow MEC for health in Gauteng‚ Jack Bloom‚ made this call as it emerged that “a fake doctor worked at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital for more than five years before his false qualification was detected”. Bloom said that‚ according to a written reply to his questions‚ the...
South African man raped at gunpoint by three women so they could collect his sperm
A 33 year old man has been kidnapped and raped at gunpoint by three women inSouth Africa after they sought to collect the man’s sperm. At the time of the incident the man had been asked to give directions to the three women who had pulled up in a black BMW. Forced in the back of the automobile at gunpoint the man’s abductors then drove off, driving him a distance of 500km reports the UK’s dailymail. It was there that the women...
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, confirms interest in buying Arsenal
Bloomberg, not the usual source for major international football news, have come up with the goods in a fascinating interview with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, confirming he wants to buy Arsenal. Aliko Dangote is a cement and commodities tycoon, who’s is valued at $15.7 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Dangote attempted to buy Arsenal back in 2010, however that bid never came to...
South African musicians release song to help fight the spread of xenophobia
Many artists got together to help fight the spread of xenophobia in South Africa. This song is a little message from them on how they feel about what what is going on. “We would like to thank J Something, Proverb, Reason, Chad Saaiman, Nadia Nakai, Shugasmkx, Brickz, Tswyza, DJ Speedsta, Kwesta, Thabsie and Luvuyo Mandela for their contribution on this song. The music video was directed and produced by Studio Space Pictures. The song...