A SOUTH African military reconnaissance team was due to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday to discuss South Africa’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations. A spokesman for the South African National Defence Force said that the team was expected back in South Africa on 12 June and that they would brief […]
THE UN has expressed concern at the plight of two dissident Cuban doctors reportedly detained in Zimbabwe after seeking asylum in a third country. The two, Leonel Cordova Rodriguez, 31, and Noris Pea Martinez, 25, were taken from their home by armed soldiers in the capital, Harare, on Friday afer allegedly denouncing the Cuban leader, […]
OVER 1000 emerging sugarcane growers in Mpumalanga face bankruptcy because they can’t get an estimated R60-million to fix flood damage to irrigation infrastructure. The farmers grow sugarcane on more than 7000 hectares in the Onderberg region in a project described as the most successful black empowerment project in Africa. A flood relief body in the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Gaborone | Thursday 12.00pm. THE Botswanan government aims to conclude double taxation treaties with all countries in the Southern African Development Community as soon as possible. The move is attracting foreign and local businesses. Already 16 companies have shown interest in setting-up in Gaborone, the majority of them from South Africa. International Finance […]
Former president Nelson Mandela said he believes his successor Thabo Mbeki has done a good job during his first year as president.
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 1.30pm. WENDELL Domingo, manager of the South African men’s hockey team barred from Olympic competition by the National Olympic Commission of South Africa, says that “because of Nocsa, hockey in this country is dead.” The Cape Argus reported on Thursday that at least six players are considering quitting the […]
ALAN FINLAY, Johannesburg | Thursday 2.00pm. MICROSOFT South Africa has called a ruling by a United States judge ordering that the software giant be split in two “draconian” and says it is an “unwarranted intrusion” into the software industry. However Microsoft SA’s marketing director Terry Annecke said it is unlikely the ruling will have much […]
CHENJERAI Hunzvi, the chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association, gave what he called a “last warning” to independent daily, “The Daily News”, to desist from publishing articles that tarnished his image and that of his organisation. Hunzvi told journalists at a press conference that he had called the press conference to refute […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki met Danish lawmakers in Copenhagen on Wednesday ahead of talks with Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and a brief summit with other Nordic leaders. Mbeki, who arrived in Denmark Tuesday accompanied by Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and his wife, Zanele Mbeki, with Queen Margrethe II. Mbeki will also hold meetings with Danish […]
ZIMBABWE enjoyed a comfortable 49-run win over an Ireland side bolstered by the presence of Australian Mark Waugh on Wednesday. Grant Flower led the way for Zimbabwe, making an undefeated 64 from 73 balls as the touring side totalled 227 for four from their 50 overs. Flower then helped to ensure there was no shock […]