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/ 16 October 2003
Shocked by reports of the alleged filming of the rape and murder of a Johannesburg woman, many South Africans are asking: are snuff movies real or merely an urban legend? Interviewed this week, experts in a range of disciplines simply did not know.
Talks to finalise the details of a power-sharing agreement for war-torn Burundi are to resume in Pretoria on Monday afternoon following a session which lasted right through Sunday night, a government spokesperson said.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma will not be prosecuted over South Africa’s multi-billion rand arms deal, despite indications that there may be a corruption case for him to answer to, the country’s top prosecutor said on Saturday.
The prosecution in the Boeremag treason trial was accused by the defence on Wednesday of trying to create an impression of danger around the 22 men in the dock.
A subpoena issued for former president FW de Klerk to testify for the defence in the Boeremag treason trial was set aside by the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday.
An urgent application by former president FW de Klerk for the Pretoria High Court to set aside a subpoena directing him to testify for the defence in the Boeremag trial is to be heard on Friday.
The parents of teenager Happy Sindane — who claims a black woman adducted him from a white family years ago — have still not been found, officials said on Tuesday.
The elation of warring Congolese parties over a long-awaited peace agreement on Wednesday was tempered by warnings that tough times lay ahead. ”No one must imagine that this deal will implement itself,” said United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan after the signing ceremony at Sun City.