OWN CORRESPONDENT, Jolo | Sunday 3.30pm. FEARS that a dozen foreign journalists have been captured by Muslem rebels on a Philippine island subsided on Sunday after the bulk of them returned to base in the regional capital. Eleven out of the original 13 reported missing were back in Jolo town on Sunday, and officials said […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Sunday 3.00pm. FORMER Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith said on Sunday that his cattle and maize farm in central Zimbabwe has been invaded by a group of about 50 people, who have pegged out plots. He however told journalists that he is not concerned about the situation. Speaking outside his house […]
KURT SCHORK, Makolo | Sunday 3.30pm. BRITISH forces in Sierre Leone say the capital Freetown has been secured, despite rebels retaking the strategic town of Masiaka on the main highway to the capital on Sunday. “We have withdrawn and we have taken up defensive positions,” a major in the Sierre Leone Army said. Revolutionary United […]
SUDANESE Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail urged Eritrea and Ethiopia on Sunday to show “self-restraint” in their border conflict, saying he fears its effects will spread across east Africa. “The effects of this war will not be confined to the two states, but will spread to affect neighbouring countries including Sudan,” he said. He called […]
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday he is “very disappointed” by the failure of western nations to set up a rapid reaction force to intervene in the civil war in Sierra Leone. “I am disappointed, I would even say I am very disappointed, and I am not the only one,” Kofi said in an […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Saturday 5.30pm HELLENIC clinched a place in the BP Top 8 and Free State Stars moved within one point of safety after a 1-1 Castle Premiership draw at an unseasonally hot Greenpoint Stadium. The goals arrived within 60 seconds at the end of the first half with former Stars player […]
THE commander of pro-government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo has denounced constant attacks by rebel groups in the north and east of the country. “There have been several skirmishes in which rebels supported by Rwanda and Uganda have been incessantly attacking positions held by allied forces,” said General Amoth Chingombe, commander of the […]
THE resumption of hostilities on Friday in the border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea involved the biggest battle fought for a year, a senior Eritrean official said. This latest outbreak in fighting, the first serious battle since last June, followed the failure of a UN Security Council delegation to convince the warring sides to resume […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Durban | Saturday 5.00pm. THE Stormers dramatically came from behind to put themselves into contention for the Super 12 semi-finals by beating the Sharks 32-28 in a thrilling match characterised by ill-discipline at Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. The win and bonus point gave the Stormers 31 points and a brief stay […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Saturday 2.00pm ZIMBABWE’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change went into emergency talks on Saturday to consider calling a general strike in the face of escalating political violence against government opponents. Even as the meeting was being held, a well-billed anti-government rally was being disrupted by a group of war veterans, […]