THIEVES apparently working for an international art syndicate have stolen 15 priceless centuries-old maps of Africa from the University of Witwatersrand at the weekend. “Following what appears to be a well thought out plan, armed thieves entered the William Cullen Library on Saturday 30 September, minutes before the library was due to close for the […]
NAMIBIA’S agriculture ministry has lifted a ban on the import of live pigs and pork products from South Africa. The ban was imposed on September 18 in response to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The only restrictions that will remain in place are for cloven-hoofed animals and products from KwaZulu-Natal, and these will be lifted […]
EMSIE FERREIRA, Cape Town | Tuesday IN one of the most unexpected scenes to unfold before South Africa’s truth commission, hardened apartheid assassin Ferdi Barnard has begged for – and received – forgiveness from a man he tried to kill, Transport Minister Dullah Omar. Barnard also revealed that the military had tried to sway the […]
MALAWI has officially switched on its new but controversial 64 megawatts hydro-power project, bringing the country’s total power output to 234 megawatts. The much-delayed $130m dollar Kapichira hydro-project was declared open by President Bakili Muluzi at the weekend. Work had been halted in 1992 after donors withdrew all aid to Malawi to put pressure on […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday DISGRACED Cape Metropolitan Council (CMC) mayor William Bantom, who was ousted from his post last month for allegedly watching pornography on the Internet, found a legal loophole to pay himself a “golden handshake” during his final days in office, the Cape Argus newspaper has reported. The CMC remains tightlipped […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has refused to comment on a book in which the body’s deputy chairperson, Alex Boraine, published the commission’s proposed findings on former president FW de Klerk. The TRC said in a statement the fact that Boraine had chosen to publish the findings against De […]
THE Anglo American Platinum Corporation has launched a new corporate identity which will see the familiar abbreviation of Amplats fall away. The company is now called Anglo Platinum (AngloPlat), says the company’s Steve Calladine. Its old pentagonal logo has been replaced with a new three-layer triangular logo, described as bold and distinctive, which Calladine says […]
REUTERS, Kinshasa | Tuesday UN HUMAN rights chief Mary Robinson has blamed both the government and rebel groups for what she calls “widespread human rights violations” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Unfortunately, I have taken note that at this moment, men and women are pursued and detained for having expressed their opinions,” Robinson […]
AFP AND OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Tuesday SOUTH Africa has slammed Israel for what it calls the “excessive and disproportionate use of force” which has seen 56 people die in clashes in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Israel since last week. Israel and the Palestinians agreed early today to observe a ceasefire following five […]
THE DEMOCRATIC Republic of the Congo has authorised two radio stations and one television network to resume broadcasts after banning them two weeks ago for breaking media laws. Radio Elikya, Radio Kintwadi and Television Antenne A had ”regularised their files” and resumed operations with immediate effect. Another seven stations remain banned for alleged irregularities ranging […]