24 THE PAST HOURS
1 Missing Chilean tourist found dead in Ladysmith mortuary
2 Tanzanian billionaire found unharmed, says kidnappers were South African
3 Shock at death of Durban cricket administrator
4 New Ntshongweni mall to unlock economic potential in ‘West Durban’
SUBSTATION ROBBERY
JOHANNESBURG mayor Herman Mashaba yesterday said there was an armed robbery at City Power’s substation in Mulbarton, south of the city.
“Yesterday (Saturday), six armed men stormed the substation at around midnight and held up the security officers on duty and a staff member and tied them (up) with cable ties,” he said.
They stole a 500m drum of cable and 5x75m copper cables. The three were also robbed of their cellphones and a toolbox. | African News Agency (ANA)
HIKER IN SAFE HANDS
A 39-YEAR-OLD man has been rescued after he was seriously injured when he lost his footing in a river on a hiking path in Du Toitskloof Pass, north of Cape Town, on Saturday afternoon.
Rescue workers hiked for an hourand-a-half to get to the man’s location along the trail, ER24 spokesperson Ineke van Huyssteen said yesterday. He had sustained serious injuries to his ankle.
The man was brought to the top of the gorge. The hike up took almost three hours. He was then taken to hospital. | African News Agency (ANA)
SURFSKIERS RESCUED
THE National Sea Rescue Institute in Port Elizabeth rescued two surfskiers in difficulty 1 nautical mile offshore of Main Beach in the vicinity of the Bell Buoy.
Ian Gray, the NSRI’s Port Elizabeth station commander, said the institute’s duty crew were activated after the son of a female surfskier reported that he had received a phone call from his mother who told him that she was adrift at sea and that she was drifting in the water in her life jacket after losing a surfski that had been lent to her by her friend, who was apparently swimming to shore, who was also rescued. | Mercury Reporter
TUNISIA’S TENNIS STAR
MOSCOW: Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur became the first North African and Arab player to reach a WTA tennis final. But her fairy tale run came to an end when Russia’s Daria Kasatkina won 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 to claim the Kremlin Cup title.
The victory denies the Tunisian qualifier a slice of history. She is already the first player from her country to reach a WTA final, but Jabeur was hoping to go one better in the championship match to claim her maiden title. | African News Agency (ANA)
RHINO DEATHS BLOW
TWO of the six critically endangered black rhinos relocated from South Africa to a national park in Chad in May this year have been found dead.
In a joint statement yesterday, the governments of South Africa and Chad, African Parks and South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed that two black rhino carcasses were found in Zakouma National Park in Chad.
They were among a group of six translocated to Chad from South Africa in May to bring the species back to Zakouma National Park after nearly a 50-year absence. The bodies were discovered on October 15. – African News Agency (ANA)
SIMON’S SON HIS SAVIOUR
SIMON Cowell admitted he was on the brink of walking away from his showbiz empire – until he was saved by his son Eric, 4.
“I was getting close to that point. There was so much to deal with and I was exhausted,” he said. The turning point came last October, when low blood pressure and stress left him in hospital after he fell down the stairs.
Cowell moved to Malibu, ditched his cellphone, gave up Twitter and stopped watching TV news. | Mail On Sunday