Rico, the Rhino Dog

The Endangered Wildlife Trust welcomed Rico, a two year old Belgian Malinois that arrived from Germany, he is being trained as a wildlife sniffer dog, but with an emphasis on detecting rhino-horn at OR Tambo International Airport just outside Johannesburg.

Cosatu protest

Cosatu members participate in a mass protest in Johannesburg against labour brokers and the new e-tolling system in Gauteng.

Meadowdale shooting

A man was killed in an apparent gang related hit in Meadowdale near Johannesburg in the morning. He was dropping off his wife at work when two balaclava clad men fired 17 shots through his window killing him and critically injuring his wife.

Malema

Julius Malema during a press conference held in the foyer of Luthuli House in Johannesburg. Various leaders of provincial branches gathered to show their support of Julius Malema in the face of his suspension from the ANC.

EFC 12

Jeremy "Pitbull" Smith and Garreth "Soldierboy" McLellan slug it out during the Middleweight Title fight at EFC 12 held at Carnival City, near Johannesburg.

Jeremy gets Garreth in a deep guillotine choke to win the fight.

The main card fight was the highly anticipated Middleweight Title Fight. Both these fighters are extremely tough and capable of great wins. The fight was intense, with the crowd support for both fighters creating an electric atmosphere, both fighters fought their hearts out, but in the end a single mistake by McLellan allowed Jeremy to get him in a guillotine choke, and it was game over. One thing that impressed me was McLellans graciousness in defeat. He was visibly upset, but he acknowledged the good work by Smith on a couple of occasions. So, Jeremy Smith is the new Middleweight Champion, at least for a while until some new contender enters the frey.