ZAMBIAN police on Thursday arrested an unnamed white South African, two Zimbabweans, a Burundese and a Zambian in possession of millions in counterfeit notes. The five suspects were arrested following a tip-off at the Eden Motel in Mumbwa 152km west of Lusaka. Police confiscated a bottle of chemicals known as SSD Automatic solution which is […]

LAWRENCE BARTLETT, Lusaka | Sunday 11.30am. SIX nations involved in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a ceasefire pact in Lusaka on Saturday, but not rebels trying to topple President Laurent Kabila. Zambian President Frederick Chiluba said the rebels will sign later, after he has decided on the validity of conflicting leadership […]

ZIMBABWE’S Supreme Court on Friday ordered an end to solitary confinement for three US citizens held in a maximum security prison on gun charges, with other improvements in their conditions. The three detained Americans earlier this week complained of inhuman treatment at Chikurubi prison on the outskirts of the capital. John Lamonte Dixon, Gary George […]

AFRICAN foreign ministers worked into the small hours of Sunday to hammer out draft proposals on conflict management, terrorism and economic development to be debated at this week’s Organization of African Unity summit. Some 40 heads of state and government are expected in Algiers for the 35th OAU summit from Monday to Wednesday. Draft documents […]

ISRAEL’S new Prime Minister Ehud Barak arrived for summit talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday facing the first Arab test of his pledge to revive the Middle East peace process. The meeting, the first leg of a diplomatic tour to consult key players in the peace process, is designed to “re-establish a climate […]

THE United States has appointed Sue Ford Patrick as its new consul-general in Johannesburg, the US embassy in South Africa announced on Thursday. Patrick, formerly political counsellor at the US embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is a career member of the US foreign service and has served in numerous overseas postings, including Rwanda, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya […]

THE South African men’s hockey side begin their build-up campaign for the All Africa Games in September when they face Zimbabwe in the first of two internationals matches at the Parktown Boys High in Johannesburg on Thursday at 3.30pm. While the Amastokke occupy a higher world ranking than Zimbabwe, they can ill afford to take […]

PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki will begin a week-long holiday on Thursday after the annual Organisation of African Unity summit in Algiers, his aide Ronnie Mamoepa said on Friday. Mbeki would return home on July 22 in time for the African National Congress’ national executive committee meeting that weekend. It is Mbeki’s first vacation since a gruelling […]

Italy winger Massimo Mascioletti will take over as national team coach with immediate effect, the Italian Rugby Federation said on Wednesday. Mascioletti was named on Sunday as successor to Frenchman Georges Coste but had been expected to take charge only after the World Cup in Britain in October. However, the federation said Coste had since […]

SIX youths were remanded in custody after a brief court appearance in the Johannesburg Regional Court on Friday in connection with the gang rape of a Brazilian journalist at Bruma Lake. The youths were described by the court as “destitute children” who lived in a derelict flat in downtown Johannesburg. The accused — aged mostly […]