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Mafikeng – A man has appeared in court for allegedly insulting former President Nelson Mandela during a Potjiekos competition at Sun City near Rustenburg, North West police said on Tuesday.

Benjamin Burger, 46, a shareholder of the inflatable water games security company hosting the competition at the hotel, allegedly played a remixed version of the national anthem on Saturday, Commissioner Lesetja Beetha said in a statement.

“It is alleged that during the competition he played a CD… containing remixed lyrics of the national anthem, and people who attended the event listened to the song Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, which continued to say Nelson Mandela is a kaffir.”

One of the people attending the competition reported this to wholesale pearl jewelry the hotel manager, who informed the police.

Burger – apparently a main shareholder of the Falcon Security Company which provides security services at the Sun City resort – was subsequently arrested and released on bail of R1 500.

He appeared in the Mogwase District Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on freshwater perl jewelry a charge of crimen injuria.

The matter was postponed to December 11.

Geneva – Two southern African states – South Africa and Lesotho – have leapt into the top 10 ranking of countries where women face the least discrimination, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday.

South Africa sprang from 22 to number six, while Lesotho climbed from 16 to number 10 in the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index which measures economic participation and freshwater pearl strands opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, health and survival of women in 134 countries.

“The latest data reveal that South Africa makes significant improvements in female labour force participation in addition to gains for women in parliament and in ministerial positions in the new government,” said the WEF.

Lesotho also climbed into the top 10 “driven by large gains in pearl necklace the labour force participation of women and narrowing wage gaps”, it added.

Overall, Nordic countries continue to offer women the most equal treatment compared to men, with Iceland ranking number one, followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Ranked ninth, the Philippines was the only Asian country in the top 10. It had “closed the gender gap on both education and health and is among only 12 in the world to have done so,” according to the WEF.

Sri Lanka was the next best performer among Asian countries, ranking 16th due to pearl jewelry wholesale its “privileged position having the best performance in the region regarding political empowerment”.

At the other end of the scale was Yemen, while Chad and Pakistan were ranked second and third worst in terms of equal opportunities for women.

Bloemfontein – Springbok hooker Adriaan Strauss will lead the freswhater pearl necklace Free State Cheetahs in Saturday’s Currie Cup final against the Blue Bulls.

Strauss takes over the captaincy from lock Nico Breedt, while two other Springboks – flanker Hendro Scholtz and wing Jongi Nokwe – have not made the 22-man squad.

Strauss’s inclusion is a huge boost for the Cheetahs ahead of the final.

He captained the Cheetahs to six victories from eight league games as they recovered from a shocking start of four consecutive defeats.

Strauss spent time working on his fitness while he was sidelined with akoya pearl jewelry his hand in plaster.

“I am delighted about that. His throwing in at the lineouts is exceptional, so he is definitely ready,” said Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské.

Strauss could not play for a while because of an operation to his broken thumb.

Drotské has picked Danwel Demas at the expense of wholesale coral jewelry Jongi Nokwe, and included Fabian Juries in the squad.

Bloemfontein – Naka Drotske and Ashley Johnson of the Free State Cheetahs on Thursday received the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month awards respectively at a ceremony held at Vodacom Park.

The Bloemfontein side, coached by Drotske, has been in inflatable castles excellent form in the competition after working their way up from the bottom of the log to book their place in next Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final where they will take on the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.

“It’s a huge privilege to win this award,” said Drotske.

“We are obviously focused on a win next week but it is also a huge honour to be awarded for the rugby that we have planned this month. I couldn’t have done it without the players and the team. Next week will be tough, we are up against world stars but the pressure will be on the Blue Bulls as the game is in their home stadium. We will give it a full shot and are confident that we can beat them and win the Absa Currie Cup this year!”

The judges needed no explanation to award Drotske in this final month of the competition. The Cheetahs coach demonstrated excellent leadership in encouraging and guiding his team to pearl jewelry wholesale defeat the Sharks in last Saturday’s Currie Cup semi-final.

Ashley Johnson received the majority of votes for his standout performances during this final month of the Absa Currie Cup action. Johnson was consistent in both defence and attack, and all of the Cheetahs’ go-forward ball on the field, were as a result of his input.

“For me personally, it is a great accolade and very rewarding for the rugby that has been played, but it’s also an accolade for the team, especially thanks to the performances of the tight five. They’ve really contributed to the overall performance of the side,” said Johnson.

“It’s going to be a huge feat to beat the Blue Bulls as they have many Springboks in their team. It will be a very tough match. But I am confident in our ability, we know what we can akoya pearl necklace do as a team.”

The Cheetahs players have been nominated and awarded more than any other team in this year’s Currie Cup awards.

Fellow players WP Nel and Lionel Mapoe were previously acknowledged and rewarded for their outstanding performances during the season, bringing the total to three out of the four players during this year’s tournament.

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