In other news seven Somali pirates have been handed to the Kenyan police by the German navy. The seven were handed over to the Kenyan Police at the port of Mombasa on board a German naval ship. They were arrested at sea, 645 Kilometres off Mogadishu, Somalia. Elsewhere in Nairobi police battled hawkers along the Kirinyaga road for close to half an hour.
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.