Lesotho’s election on May 25 represented a significant success for a region that has recently been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Even the allegations of vote rigging cannot obscure the triumph of democracy
Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel has said with regard to Zimbabwe: ”They say quiet diplomacy has failed. Should we act like Ariel Sharon? Should we? Should we just go in there; kick butt; blow them up; drive over their cars; should we send in our tanks?”
In the Mail&Guardian of May 24 an article was published concerning the claim by South African asbestos victims against Cape plc. The article made untrue statements concerning the payment of Leigh Day & Co’s legal costs and the handling of the case.
The African National Congress is looking to seize control of KwaZulu-Natal from its Inkatha Freedom Party coalition partner when floor-crossing legislation kicks in next month.
Sepp Blatter was always going to be given another term in office as president of soccer’s governing body, Fifa. But the ramifications for football are grave.
Russia was warmly received into Nato’s embrace this week as the Cold War enemies finally buried the hatchet and began working together in a world transformed by terrorism. Vladimir Putin heaped praise on the Nato-Russia Council.
Close to a third of South Africa’s estimated 13,4-million children work, mostly on farms and in family businesses, according to a Department of Labour document on child labour. This is despite the fact that employing children under 15 is illegal.
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Zimbabwe has declared a six-month national emergency and suspended import restrictions on drugs to treat HIV/Aids.
My unbridled admiration for the <i>Sunday Independent</i> took a giant leap sideways last weekend. This was not only because I couldn’t find John Battersby’s byline anywhere in last Sunday’s edition.