DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo president Laurent Kabila has decreed a general amnesty for rebels who have fought his regime since August 1998, Justice Minister Mwenze Kongolo announced. The amnesty was motivated by the DRC’s “need to implement a general measure of pardon with the aim of establishing a new era of peace,” according to the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Bombay | Monday 1.10pm. HANSIE Cronje and his touring South African side will not know whether to be delighted or mortified after star Indian batsman Mohammad Azharuddin was dropped from the first Test line-up due to injury. Azharuddin’s unavailability will leave a huge gap in the Indian batting, but he will be replaced […]

DARREN SCHUETTLER, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.45am. ANGLO American Platinum, the world’s biggest platinum producer, posted stellar earnings on Monday and expected red-hot platinum group metal prices to cool down when Russia resumes metal exports. Amplats reported an 82,7% increase in headline earnings to R2,57-billion ($408-million) for the year ended December 31. The company also posted […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Tuesday 10.55am. ENGLAND’S top cricketers will receive performance-related payments from this summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday. ECB chief executive Tim Lamb and chairman of selectors David Graveney said the shake-up of the pay structure is aimed at improving the results of the national team who […]

MOROKA Swallows’ woes continued on Sunday when they were beaten 3-1 by Santos in Premiership match at the Rand Stadium. Swallows will curse their luck after being 1-0 up in the early stages of the first half. Aaron Nkosi opened the score for Swallows when he headed home from a pass by Patrick Ningiza. Joseph […]

LESOTHO’S King Letsie 111 marked the third day of his wedding celebrations on Sunday, this time at his birthplace south of Maseru. He married commoner Karabo Motsoeneng on Saturday, at a ceremony witnessed by thousands in Maseru. The celebrations on Sunday have a special traditional significance as Motsoeneng will be given a new name, according […]

UK hotels and brewing company Bass has declined to comment on a Financial Times report that it has put its beer division up for sale to focus on the faster growing leisure and hotels operations. Bass shares, which have underperformed the market by 18% in the past year, edged up just one penny to 696p […]

A FIRE at a refugee camp in northwestern Kenya has destroyed 500 huts and left at least 3000 refugees without shelter. The cause of the fire, which erupted on Thursday at a UN refugee camp at Kakuma, 600 kilometers northwest of the capital Nairobi, has not yet been established. One witness, speaking on condition of […]

SHARES in the world’s top platinum and palladium producers, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and Impala Platinum Holdings stumbled on Friday on news Russia planned to resume platinum group supplies. Platinum on Friday was fixed at $715,00 an ounce after hitting an all-time high of $735,00 on Thursday, while platinum was fixed at $537,00 an ounce. […]

TWO Kenyan Members of Parliament were shot and seriously wounded in the capital Nairobi after a traffic accident, police said on Monday. Sammy Leshore, the ruling party’s chief whip, and his deputy Mohammed Shidiye were attacked on Sunday night after their vehicle was in a collision with a matatu, or passenger minibus. Police said that […]