ANC centenary the scene of pomp and ceremony

ANC centenary celebrations continued into the early hours of Sunday ahead of the historic January 8 statement by President Jacob Zuma in Bloemfontein.

ANC centenary draws praise from African leaders

African leaders have hailed the ANC in centenary celebrations for the continent's oldest liberation movement which inspired regional freedom battles.

Africans drunk on Obama

But a greater lesson lies in the US election, writes C Don Adinuba.

Who wants to be president?

Even before the president, who died on August 19 in Paris, is buried and his mourning period is over, the search for his successor has started.

Death of a president

Zambia faces uncertainty after the death of Levy Mwanawasa earlier this week, writes Robert Chisanza.

US: Put pressure on Zim for poll results

A top United States official urged African leaders on Sunday to put pressure on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to release the results of the presidential election, insisting the opposition had won. The Southern Africa Development Community "should ensure that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission releases the results of the elections," said US Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer.

Crisis-hit Kenya pins hopes on AU

African Union chief John Kufuor was due in Nairobi on Tuesday on a crucial mission to broker talks between Kenya's rival leaders and end the political turmoil that has claimed hundreds of lives. Ahead of Kufuor's arrival, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga jousted with various proposals that would allow the two men to sit down together.

New name for North West municipality

The Southern District municipality in the North West would be named after the former Zambian president Dr Kenneth Kaunda, the municipality said on Tuesday. The council passed a resolution on the new name at its meeting on Monday, mayor Boitumelo Moloi said.

Mbeki: Crime a symptom of 'rapacious individualism'

The prevalence of corruption and other forms of crime in South Africa reflected a society that had embraced a culture of individualism, President Thabo Mbeki said on Wednesday. Delivering the eighth annual Steve Biko memorial lecture at the University of Cape Town, Mbeki said social ills such as corruption represented society's rejection of positive moral values.

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