Yearly Archives: 2001

CLAIRE KEETON, Hermanus | Saturday THE high number of whales close to the South African shoreline is attracting a growing number of tourists, with whale-watching threatening to overtake game-watching as a holiday activity. “We have counted 182 calves this season (roughly July to November),” said Peter Best, head of the World Wildlife Fund’s whale project […]

Johannesburg | Monday AS the Treatment Action Campaign drags the government to court for refusing to supply anti-retrovirals to HIV-positive pregnant women, the state suggested on Friday it may introduce pilot projects to supply the drugs to public-sector patients infected with the virus. The drug helps prevents transmission of the virus from HIV-positive women to […]

SOUTH African gold mining giant AngloGold announced on Monday a formal challenge to US-based Newmont Mining Corp’s rival bid for Normandy Mining Ltd. AngloGold alleges Newmont has been misleading in its offer for Australia’s top gold mining company. “We consider that the comparative analysis which Newmont has presented in selling its offer and its characterisation […]

Harare, London | Sunday IN Zimbabwe this weekend: police detained a manager of a mobile phone company after he refused to hand over data on opposition party subscribers and a government spokesman fingered British and South African reporters for ‘aiding terrorism’. The private Daily News said Jimmy Shindi, customer service manager with the Econet Wireless […]

AILING former Defence Minister Joe Modise (72) was in a stable condition on Sunday, and is being treated for a malignant disease at his home. The family has requested that no visits should be paid at this stage to give him time to recover. It has been reported that Modise is ailing from terminal cancer. […]

PAUL KIRK, Durban | Friday THOUSANDS of men took to the streets of the South African city of Cape Town on Sunday to protest abuse of women and children, as local police on Sunday reported the rape of an eight-month-old baby. Western Cape police commissioner Lennit Max told some 5 000 men, women and children […]

Johannesburg | Monday THE SA Human Rights Commission said on Monday it remained underfunded and warned that official indifference has robbed it of much of the independence it needs to discharge its obligations. ”After six years of operation, it is very discouraging to have to report that questions about the independence of the commission have […]

A MALAWIAN minister said on Wednesday the Danish ambassador to Malawi was recalled to his country in October because he was “rude” to President Bakili Muluzi. Finance minister Mathews Chikaonda said that Danish ambassador Orla Bakdal was recalled to Copenhagen for “mannerisms against the head of state.” “It had nothing to do with development aid,” […]

NIGERIA and South Africa are expected to sign a military training pact, A Nigerian defence representative said on Wednesday. Ganiyu Adewale said the date and scope of the military training were still being worked out. Nigerian defence chief Ibrahim Ogohi said Nigeria will soon start the exchange of naval cadets with South Africa. The countries […]

PAUL KIRK, Durban | Friday CHIPPY Shaik, the suspended Department of Defence procurement chief, was allowed to make significant changes to the September 2000 arms report the auditor general submitted to Parliament. One alteration – relating to the contract to supply corvette components – clearly served the interests of a contractor in which Shaik’s brother […]