TWENTY-ONE people were killed on Sunday in landmine explosions and gun battles in the Hiran region of central Somalia. On Sunday, five escorts of a food convoy were killed and six wounded when their vehicle went over a landmine near El-Ali. After the convoy turned back, it was attacked again, according to an eyewitness, who […]

Dealers said the currency’s weakness, after a period of relative stability, has little to do with South Africa’s economic fundamentals and was mainly the result of the strength of the US dollar, particularly against the euro.

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Accra | Monday 9.20pm. CAMEROON and co-hosts Ghana scraped into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Monday despite both losing in a thrilling finish to Group A. Cte d’Ivoire defeated Ghana 2-0 in Accra through goals from Bonaventure Kalou and Donald Olivier Sie while an early Massamesso Tchangai goal gave outsiders Togo a […]

THE United Nations on Friday appealed for $190-million to avert another major humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. “If adequate assistance is slow in arriving, the crisis (of 1999) will not only return but will be much larger in magnitude and severity and certainly more costly to mitigate,” according to a statement released by the UN country […]

A SENEGALESE judge began hearing harrowing testimony of torture and killings against exiled former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre in a landmark human rights case in Africa. Lawyers said four Chadians who say they were tortured by Habre’s henchmen during his 1982-90 rule filed into the chambers of Judge Boucounca Diallo of the Regional Court in […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 4.00pm. HITCHES in South Africa’s free trade deal with the European Union over the use of the terms grappa and ouzo are unacceptable, Britain’s visiting minister for Africa Peter Hain has told The Sunday Independent. “I share South Africa’s intense frustration with the way in which all our interests are […]

ANGLOVAAL Mining (Avmin) has signalled its intention to dispose of its stake in the Saturn diamond partnership to De Beers in a deal that could net it close to R40-billion. The Saturn Partnership is a 50% stakeholder in the pretax profit of Venetia Diamond mine, the richest diamond mine in SA. De Beers receives the […]

ANGLOGOLD, the world’s biggest gold producer, said on Tuesday the company’s shares have been included in the All Ordinaries index of the Australian Stock Exchange. AngloGold said in a statement the stock represented 0,11% percent of the ASX All Ordinaries index and 9,6% of the ASX Gold index. Last month the South African gold miner […]

FORD Motor Company has doubled its investment in vehicle manufacturer SA Motor Corporation to 90% by acquiring a further 45% share from Anglo American Corporation of SA. Ford, which already holds 45% of Samcor’s shares, is set to purchase Anglo’s 45% — 35% immediately and the remaining 10% within the next two years. Ford will […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kimberley | Sunday 6.00pm. MARK Ealham claimed a world record five lbw decisions and England’s best one-day international bowling figures as they gained revenge over Zimbabwe with a crushing eight-wicket win on Sunday. England overtook Zimbabwe’s paltry 161 for nine with almost 18 overs to spare. It was some compensation for their dismal […]