THE self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland has given Ethiopia free access to a dock which will allow the land-locked country to receive critical food supplies, Ethiopian officials announced on Thursday. Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Ayenew Bitewlign confirmed that Ethiopia has been given formal permission to use the port of Berbera in the north-eastern rump of […]
EGYPTS’S oil reserves have more than doubled with a huge discovery during deep water drilling off its Mediterranean coast, Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi announced on Monday. The find, made by three international companies which he did not name, will increase the country’s oil reserves from 3,7-billion barrels to 8,2-billion. Gas deposits lying beneath the oil […]
MALAWI has awarded a historic 50% bonus to its 130000 poorly paid civil servants, a top government official said on Thursday. Alfred Upindi, secretary to the president and cabinet, said that President Bakili Muluzi has ordered the bonuses to be paid, for the first since colonial rule ended in 1964. He said the funds to […]
US Vice President Al Gore and prominent African leaders, including former South African president Nelson Mandela, will address the 15-member UN Security Council on a series African issues this month. Gore will preside over this year’s first public council meeting on Monday, the first US vice president in history to do so. The meeting will […]
FLOODS have caused extensive damage to roads, animals and crops in several Northern Cape farming towns following heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours. In Postmasburge streets were flooded and bridges collapsed. In the farming community of Gatkoppies four houses were badly damaged, 10 goats were killed and 50 others washed away and vegetables worth […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lusaka | Wednesday 6.00pm. THE Zambian government began emergency talks late on Wednesday with senior doctors who earlier issued an ultimatum to go on strike over the sacking of their junior counterparts, a health official said. Elwyn Chomba, the executive director of the country’s largest University Teaching Hospital (UTH),said the meeting to avert […]
ALL-ROUNDER Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the remainder of England’s tour of South Africa after fracturing his foot while bowling during the fourth test. The initial diagnosis on Monday was confirmed by a specialist on Tuesday and Flintoff will now spend up to a month in plaster. “Andrew needs to spend three to […]
THE Angolan army said on Wednesday it has found a massive Unita heavy arms depot near the central town of Andulo. It also said that its troops have killed 400 rebels in operations close to the southeastern borders. A senior officer in the Angolan Armed Forces, General Jorge Barros, told state media that the 100-ton […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 3.45pm. SOUTH Africa have claimed a series win over England in the fourth Test at Newlands, wreaking havoc with the ball and bowling out the visitors for 126 runs in their second innings, victory by an innings and 37 runs. The South Africans scored 421 runs in their first-innings, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Sunday 1.00pm. SOUTH Africa raced to victory over Belgium in the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament in Perth on Sunday. The experienced Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira both won their singles clashes to give South Africa an unbeatable 2-0 lead before the mixed doubles. Coetzer, 28, ranked 11th in the […]