Yearly Archives: 2001

A RECENT study by the Organisation for Social Science and Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) has determined that, in comparison to social indicators of other sub-Saharan nations, Rwanda has the highest level of poverty. The report noted that 62% of Rwandans lived below the poverty line. – Irin 16

THE human race is likely to be wiped out by a virus before the end of this millennium unless space colonies are built as an escape route, famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking warned in an interview on Tuesday. He told the Daily Telegraph he thought biology — rather than the threat of nuclear Armageddon — was […]

Harare | Wednesday ZIMBABWE could face massive bread and other food shortages as well as labour unrest as a result of strict price controls imposed by the government last week, business leaders have warned. Jacob Dube, president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, warned that bakeries would suffer losses of 1,8-million Zimbabwe dollars ($32 700) […]

A MAN was arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with the murders of a mother and daughter on a farm on the West Rand on Monday, police said. Captain Paula Nothnagel said the man was arrested at Manziville in Krugersdorp. During his arrest he was apparently found in possession of two firearms that belonged to […]

ZIMBABWE’S opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has suspended eight top officials, including four lawmakers, from party positions amid internal squabbles. Welshman Ncube, the MDC secretary general, said the eight, who include Learnmore Jongwe, the party’s chief representative, and Tapiwa Mashakada, shadow finance minister, were relieved of their duties pending a probe into the in-fighting. […]

CHRIS MCGREAL, Cape Town | Wednesday A DEVASTATING report into Aids suppressed by the South African government because it identifies the disease as the largest killer in the country and predicts millions more deaths, was finally made public yesterday after unions, churches and politicians demanded its release. But cabinet ministers spent recent days trying to […]

BURKINA Faso aims to vaccinate five million children against polio in a two-day nationwide campaign next week, the director of preventive medicine Clement Zidouemba said on Tuesday. Zidouemba said children under age five would be targetted in the programme, which starts next Monday. The drive is sponsored by the World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO’s representative […]

Afghanistan, Washington | Saturday AT least four explosions shook Kabul early on Saturday as US aircraft resumed raids over Afghanistan’s capital after a temporary halt the previous day, the Muslim holy day, residents said. The jets carried three sorties and dropped heavy bombs while Taliban anti-aircraft batteries went into operation, they said. “We heard two […]

Harare | Wednesday AN estimated 8 000 Zimbabwean workers have left South Africa since Friday, apparently unaware of an agreement that postponed their deportation, the state-run Herald newspaper said on Wednesday. South Africa had ordered the deportation of some 15 000 Zimbabweans working on farms near the border, but agreed to postpone their repatriation after […]

Jalalabad, Kabul | Wednesday FIFTEEN people have been killed by the United States when bombs destroyed a mosque and surrounding houses in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, the Taliban’s ambassador to Pakistan told a press conference on Thursday. ”In this mosque which was demolished by a US attack 15 people have reported to have […]