THE United Nations mediator to Angola left the war-torn country on Monday following the withdrawal of the UN mission there, as reports of weekend clashes reached the capital. “I am leaving Angola encouraged. We did our best,” Issa Diallo told journalists before his departure. Diallo said the United Nations would continue to work to end […]
SOUTH AFRICA will be short of water just 20 years from now unless people cut back their usage immediately, Water Affairs Minister Kader Asmal said on Monday. “Our economy is growing. Our climate is becoming drier. Our demand for water is growing too,” said Asmal, launching National Water Week at Cape Town’s Waterfront. “Experts predict […]
GHANA and Nigeria will co-host the 2000 African Nations Cup, the African Football Confederation (CAF) said Monday in Guinea. The West African countries replace Zimbabwe, who failed to meet stadia and financial targets, in staging the 16-team event from January 23 to February 13.
MATTHEW LEE, Washington | Tuesday 7.00pm. A YEAR after his landmark trip to Africa, United States President Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged the international community to forgive $70-billion in debts owed to it by African countries. Clinton announced the proposal at the opening session of a US-Africa ministerial meeting at the state department at which […]
SIX people have drowned and scores more are missing after a boat carrying at least 200 people sank in the Forcados River in south-east Nigeria, press reports said on Tuesday. The accident took place late on Sunday near Burutu in the swamps south of the troubled oil town of Warri, the reports said, quoting police […]
President Nelson Mandela on Monday thanked Denmark for its help in the struggle against apartheid.
KENYAN Simon Bor set a course record of 2:09:25 in winning the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, beating the mark set 11 years ago by compatriot James Bungei by almost one minute. South Africa’s Johannes Maremane finished fifth in 2:14:19.
THE Azanian People’s Liberation Army will officially disband at a parade in Umtata on Saturday March 20. PAC spokesperson Wonder Masombuka said on Tuesday the move comes after a unanimous decision at the party’s conference in December that its armed wing be officially disbanded. PAC President Stanley Mogoba will preside over the final parade in […]
President Nelson Mandela will meet Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi in the capital Tripoli.
AT least 800 armed Democratic Republic of Congolo soldiers fleeing a rebel offensive have streamed into Zambia over the past few days, the Times of Zambia reported on Monday. The paper reported that nearly 10000 civilians including some French settlers had also crossed into Zambia. The soldiers entered Zambia through the northern town of Kaputa, […]