THE public feud between Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and ex-husband President Nelson Mandela took another turn on Friday when she accused her ex-husband of using apartheid-era laws to try seize the home they shared in the 1960s. Madikizela-Mandela has launched a court challenge to the president’s claim to ownership over the tiny house in Soweto. Mandela bought […]
AIDS is killing around 1 200 people a week in Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday. Mugabe revealed the figures at a rally to mark the country’s independence anniversary. “The diseases situation in 1998 was dominated by the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. With an estimated average of some 1 200 AIDS-related deaths per week, AIDS […]
A MAN has appeared in court, charged with the Charlene Smith rape that made headlines two weeks ago. Police have opposed bail for the man, who also has an outstanding murder charge against him. Smith reports that abusive phone calls from the rapist, which she received several times a day both before and after the […]
BOTSWANA on Saturday followed the example of neighbours Namibia and Zimbabwe by holding an auction of ivory for Japanese buyers who paid thousands of dollars per kilo for the protected material, organisers said.The government is expected to reveal on Monday the proceeds of the auction, which was held under an agreement to permit restricted ivory […]
NIGERIA’S military ruling council said on Friday that it will not impose Islamic Sharia law on the country. Provisional Ruling Council member rear admiral Taiwo Abiodun Odedina said at the end of a four-day council meeting in Abuja that no plan exists to impose Islamic law. He said the military government will continue to recognise […]
MANNING Rangers were ejected from the race for the Castle Premiership by Chiefs and Sundowns on Wednesday night. Both teams won their mathces and are tied at 60 points, but Chiefs took their points directly from Manning Rangers in a 4-1 blowout. Pollen Ndlanya and Thabang Lebese snatched two goals apiece against fittingly named Solo […]
MANNING Rangers have said coach Gordon Igesund will not be for sale to any club for less than R1-million, underscoring the value they place on his guidance this season. Two clubs have expressed interest in Igesund, whose reputation has soared in the wake of Rangers’ remarkable season. Rangers’ boss KC Reddy says he is negotiating […]
ORLANDO Pirates ground down Cape Town Spurs 2-1 while Jomo Cosmos spanked Hellenic 2-0. Pirates went ahead 2-0 against Spurs on goals by Nigerian Sam Pam and Phumlani Mkhize. Spurs came back with one in the 80th minute on a strike from Vassili Sofiadelis, but both teams gave lacklustre preformances with poor finishing and attacking. […]
HOME Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Friday launched an investigation to probe allegations that his director-general Albert Mokoena ran a basketball team from his office. Buthelezi said that the investigation will be conducted by Public Service and Administration deputy director-general Mpumelelo Sikhosana. Mokoena allegedly used the department’s telephone and fax to run his basketball team. […]
AN identification parade for the suspected torturers of three alleged United States mercenaries took place in Harare on Friday, a spokesman for the defence lawyers said. The three Americans are charged with sabotage and terrorism after they were arrested in Zimbabwe on March 7 in possession of arms of war in their luggage as they […]