NAOMI CAMPBELL IN SA INTERNATIONAL supermodel Naomi Campell arrived in South Africa on Friday. Campbell is in the country to begin her advertising campaign for a South African retail store. She will leave the country on Tuesday after a four-day shoot.
TRC TO PROBE BUSINESS THE Truth Commission has belatedly decided to probe the role of business under apartheid, acting chairman Alex Boraine announced yesterday. The probe will look at the exploitation of workers and collusion with state bodies. There will also be a brief probe into military conscription, to follow similar hearings on the media, judiciary and prisons.
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MADIBA TURNS 79 PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela turns 79 on Friday. He plans to spend a quiet day at his Pretoria home with his children and grandchildren.
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ZAMBIA EDITORS GET REPRIEVE The two Zambian editors who faced trial on Thursday got themselves an unexpected three-month reprieve when the state failed to send an official representative. The state’s appeal against last year’s release from detention of Zimbabwe Post editors Fred M’membe and Bright Mwape, will now be heard in October.