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/ 28 February 2001
Once again, rehab has sidelined one of Hollywood’s hot properties, leaving TV and movie producers wondering what to do without their star while publicists profess to the world that the show will go on.
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/ 28 February 2001
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday THIS year’s South African wine harvest is set to be the smallest in more than a decade, even though exports have soared, particularly to the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia, say industry sources. The South African Wine Industry and Information Services (SAWIS) predicted that the harvest would, due to cool […]
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/ 28 February 2001
BARREN soil, scorching sun and choking dust will be a thing of the past for 200 new families in Elukwatini, near Badplaas, when 400 trees are planted in their gardens this week. The project is spearheaded by Elukwatini Trees for Homes in Mpumalanga and is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) […]
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/ 28 February 2001
THE management of the pan-African carrier Air Afrique appears inflexible ahead of a renewable 24-hour strike over the planned layoff of nearly half the airline’s staff. Acting general manager Claude Bessec said that the new management, in place since January, could not indicate at present the modalities of payment to some 2 000 workers facing […]
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/ 28 February 2001
GUMISAI MUTUME, Washington DC | Wednesday SOUTH Africa’s human rights scorecard has been blemished by the excessive use of force by security forces, political violence, overcrowded prisons and increasing vigilante activities, a United States government report has warned. The Country Report on Human Rights Practices, issued annually by the US State Department, said South Africa […]
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/ 28 February 2001
THE pump price of petrol will go up by at least 7c/litre from March 7, says the government, and further fuel price increases can be expected in April when the latest fuel tax rises take effect. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced in the Budget last week that the petrol levy would be raised by 2.4c/litre […]
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/ 28 February 2001
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Wednesday RED-FACED South African police have been forced into a humiliating apology after a mock hostage drama – which they reported as real – was broadcast to the world at large by unsuspecting local and international media. The incident has sparked outrage amongst the media, members of the public and even […]
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/ 28 February 2001
Justin arenstein, Nelspruit | Wednesday MPUMALANGA has fast-tracked disciplinary hearings against four senior hospital managers who allegedly allowed a volunteer rape crisis group to distribute anti-Aids drugs to rape victims without written authorisation. Health department representative Lucky Molobela confirmed that the disciplinary hearing against Rob Ferreira hospital superintendent Dr Thys van Mollendorf, hospital manager David […]
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/ 28 February 2001
COLONEL Eddy Kapend, a key aide to assassinated Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president Laurent Kabila, has been arrested for “involvement” in his slaying, the French daily Le Monde reported. Kapend played a key role in the succession of the dead president, approving the choice of his son Joseph, 29, over several other contenders including […]
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/ 28 February 2001
DUMISANE LUBISI, Pietersburg | Wednesday THE President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) at the University of the North, who has been at the institution since 1992 for a four-year B Juris law degree, is among 10 SRC members suing the institution for R1m for defamation for revealing that they owed more than R400_000 in […]