International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei (L) talks to SA's IAEA ambassador, Abdul Minty, during the 51st regular session in Vienna. ElBaradei called on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment.
AT HOME
The department of trade & industry approves Sasol's BEE deal but an official later says it fails to meet empowerment requirements.
The ANC orders its MPs to rubber-stamp its list of new SABC board nominees.
MTN's network in Benin will be reconnected after a licence fee of US$60m is negotiated.
Four new players, Telkom Media, On Digital Media, e.sat and Walk on Water Television, are awarded licences to operate in the lucrative pay-TV market, ending MultiChoice's monopoly.
The SA Communist Party clears general secretary Blade Nzimande over a missing R500 000 donation, while Cosatu decides to probe its president Willie Madisha on the matter.
Local airline Comair applies for the right to fly the SA-UK route.
ABROAD
Zimbabwe proposes legislation to place majority share ownership of all foreign companies in local hands. Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe urges against nationalisation of remaining foreign-owned banks.
Customers of UK mortgage lender Northern Rock converge on branches to withdraw their savings. The bank's share price drops 40% and the Bank of England grants it an emergency lending facility.
An aircraft operated by low-cost airline One-Two-Go crashes on the Thai island of Phuket, killing 89 passengers.
Former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan criticises President George W Bush in his new book for following an economic agenda led by politics instead of good policy.
Russian prime minister-designate Viktor Zubkov announces he may run for president when Vladimir Putin's maximum two-terms ends next year.
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe announces he will resign after a series of scandals and a crisis over Japan's support for the US-led war in Afghanistan.
SPORT
The Springboks thrash England 36-0 at the rugby World Cup. The Proteas win by 19 runs against England in the World Twenty20 cricket tournament in SA.
Springbok flank Schalk Burger is banned for four games, later reduced to two, for a dangerous tackle.
