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it happened overnight<br />
drc<br />
The Democratic Republic of<br />
Congo’s planning minister,<br />
Olivier Kamitatu, has called<br />
upon his government to<br />
diversify the nation’s economy<br />
and stimulate job growth.<br />
Unemployment is a massive<br />
problem in the DRC, and<br />
exacerbating the problem is an<br />
almost exponential population<br />
growth, with the 71 millionstrong<br />
country set to have<br />
double that number of people<br />
in the next 23 years. The DRC’s<br />
major industry may still be<br />
mining, but Kamitatu said<br />
agriculture should be a focus.<br />
australia<br />
Samsung has dashed recent<br />
media reports that it was<br />
coming towards a deal with<br />
Apple, reportedly agreeing to a<br />
speedy court case in exchange<br />
for the release of the Galaxy<br />
tablet in Australia over its<br />
global patent disputes. The<br />
consternation revolves around<br />
technology in the iPad2 and<br />
Galaxy 10.1. Back to the courts<br />
we go, then.<br />
sport<br />
new Zealand<br />
Rugby, World Cup: New<br />
Zealand’s threat to boycott<br />
the next Rugby World Cup in<br />
2015 if income isn’t distributed<br />
differently has had its bluff<br />
called by the International<br />
Rugby Board chief, Mike<br />
Miller, who said, “Everyone is<br />
replaceable”. The New Zealand<br />
Rugby Union CEO, Steve Tew,<br />
whined about the commercial<br />
model of the tournament<br />
last week, but Miller claims<br />
Tew was part of the decisionmaking<br />
process and is also<br />
aware of the restructuring<br />
that will take place regarding<br />
the World Cup once the 2011<br />
tournament is over.<br />
France has announced its<br />
match squad for the quarter<br />
final against England on<br />
Saturday. Coach Marc<br />
Lievremont has made two<br />
changes to the starting XV<br />
with Nicolas Mas returning<br />
to the front row and Imanol<br />
Harinordoquy in at number 8.<br />
France XV: 15 Maxime Medard,<br />
14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurelien<br />
briefs<br />
Victor Matfield (Reuters)<br />
Rougerie, 12 Maxime Mermoz,<br />
11 Alexis Palisson, 10 Morgan<br />
Parra, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8<br />
Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Julien<br />
Bonnaire, 6 Thierry Dusautoir<br />
(captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4<br />
Pascal Pape, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2<br />
William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste<br />
Poux.<br />
Replacements: 16 Dimitri<br />
Szarzewski, 17 Fabien Barcella,<br />
18 Julien Pierre, 19 Louis<br />
Picamoles, 20 Francois Trinh-<br />
Duc, 21 David Marty, 22 Cedric<br />
Heymans.<br />
Victor Matfield has blamed<br />
the catalogue of injuries at this<br />
World Cup on the <strong>south</strong>ern<br />
hemisphere schedule, saying<br />
that northern hemisphere<br />
teams had more time before<br />
the tournament to rest. While<br />
South Africa and New Zealand<br />
have lost key players this<br />
tournament, most notably<br />
tuesdAY - 4 october 2011
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