Earth Summit Snooze Update
Things are kind of slow around the convention hall, but some of the unwashed are promising lots of fun in the days to come:

Certain environmental and human-rights activists are planning the large-scale disruption of the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, during the next couple of days.

Serious concern exists in South African security circles that this disruption could include violence.

Beeld has learnt on good authority that the South African authorities are bracing themselves for an onslaught by activists bent on derailing, in particular, next week's meeting of about 100 government leaders at the Earth Summit in Sandton.

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Security officials are aware of attempts to barricade the highways to and from Sandton with people, among other methods.

A method used abroad, with activists standing on platforms with a hangman's noose around the neck, is expected to be used on the city's highways.

Security officials are hesitant to approach such protesters, in case the platform gives way and the protesters then would hang themselves.

Ooopsie! Sorry about that, pal!

Sounds like Darwinism in action to me.

There is serious concern about a meeting to be attended by Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres in Johannesburg early next week. There are fears that Israeli and Palestinian activists could come to blows.

Beeld has learnt that if the government has its way, the meeting will not take place.

"We cannot stop the meeting, but we regard it as very provocative," said an official.

How's that? Last I heard, Fishface Arafat was going to show his ugly mug at this hootenanny. Tell me about what's "very provocative" so I can save it for my collection.

In government circles, Greenpeace is suspected of having brought activists into South Africa under false pretences.

It is suspected some of the activists involved in the Koeberg incident had obtained visas saying they were coming for research purposes.

Maybe they just wanted to study for their pilot licences.