PARLIAMENT has accused the military of a serious breach of security by posting a highly damning internal report on the Internet, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The Sunday Independent said the report, posted on the Internet during February, details decay and declining morale in all sections of the military and a shortage of cash which […]
THE Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on Monday called for an immediate end to the fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea, now that both sides have accepted its blueprint for peace. OAU officials are expected to meet members of the Ethiopian government on Monday before heading for Asmara, where authorities said clashes are still taking place. […]
EIGHT members of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging were denied amnesty for murdering four people and injuring six others at a bogus roadblock west of Johannesburg in December 1993. The eight men told the Truth and Reconciliation’s Amnesty Committee they were trying to scupper South Africa’s first democratic elections. The eight men sprayed 10 black people with […]
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/ 28 February 1999
AFRICAN Nations Cup qualifying fixtures this weekend: South Africa face Gabon on Saturday in Group 4, while Angola take on Mauritius. South Africa leads the group. Group 1 leaders Ghana face bottom-ranked Eritrea, while third place Cameroon take on second place Mozambique. In Group 2, top of the list Morocco, Africa’s highest ranked team, meet […]
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/ 28 February 1999
THE United States will tour Australia in July as part of their build-up to this year’s World Cup, the Australian Rugby Union announced on Friday. The Eagles, who are drawn in the same group as Australia for the World Cup in Europe in October and November, will play three matches during their 12-day visit. They […]
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/ 28 February 1999
ZIMBABWEAN Cabinet ministers are demanding a salary review after a report that senior permanent secretaries receive almost double the ministers’ pay. The report says that permanent secretaries were earning about 70% more while senior permanent secretaries more than double the ministers’ average salaries — even surpassing the salaries of vice-presidents.
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/ 28 February 1999
FOREIGNER sold R1,30-billion worth of bonds on Wednesday after buying R507-million on Tuesday, the latest Bond Exchange data said.
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/ 28 February 1999
MPUMALANGA Premier Mathews Phosa said on Friday that sensitive data has been removed from a computer in his office. He said the matter has been reported to the police for investigation after files on the computer was deleted. Phosa’s spokesperson, James Gibb, said the data was stolen during the past week. “The computer is linked […]
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/ 28 February 1999
THE government seems to recognise that victims of gross human rights violations are entitled to reparation, but clarity is needed as to what this will be, TRC reparations and rehabilitation committee chairperson Hlengiwe Mkhize said on Thursday. Mkhize said she will oppose any statement that there be no individual recommendations, because that would compromise victims. […]
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/ 28 February 1999
ORGANISERS of Nigeria’s weekend presidential vote urged vigilance on Friday as the country prepared to choose a new political leader. The Independent National Electoral Commission urged a high turnout in Saturday’s ballot as voters choose between former military ruler Olusegun Obasanjo and former finance minister Olu Falae for president. Continuing campaigning up to the last […]