Not the World Cup News

The World Cup News is getting a bit boring! So here's a more general view of what you would be reading here in the newspapers:

A traffic policeman accused of beating up a Durban woman for failing to move out of the fast lane of the motorway two months ago is being charged with assault.

SA roads are among the most dangerous in the world, and it's not just the bad drivers, it's also the potholes and poor maintenance.

A reporter was alledgedly roughed up by one of President Zuma's bodyguards for taking photos of his motorcade.

The budget for President Zuma's 3 wives, a fiancee and 20 children has increased from R4million to R15.5million since 2006.

Two men, one of them a well-known local hip-hop star named "Jub Jub" have been charged with murder for killing 4 teenagers when they crashed while racing each other in Mini Coopers in Johannesburg recently.

A man bitten three times by a green mamba near Durban ran 3 kilometres for help. This about the third attack by green mambas in the last couple of months.

Government inspectors are checking the "sky-car" at Durban's new Moses Mabhida soccer stadium following several incidents in which visitors were left stranded at the top of the arch.

The Queen Mary 2 is having a one day visit to Durban harbour tomorrow.

Today is Human Rights Day, a public holiday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1960 massacre in Sharpville when police opened fire on protesters including women and children, which became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle.

While demonstrating a new safety clip on his gun's holster, a Cape Town police officer inadvertently shot and critically wounded a student constable.

A group of KwaZulu-Natal shack-dwellers failed in a court bid yesterday to force the Durban municipality to allow them to march through the central business district to express dissatisfaction with service delivery and housing.

What a strange country we live in!