THE life expectancy of the average South African is expected to drop from 60 to 40 years by 2008 as a result of Aids mortality, the Department of Welfare and Population Development said on Friday. It said that a total of 3,6 million South Africans were already infected with HIV, and it is estimated that […]
MOHLOLI MAHLALA of Pretoria, four-time gold medallist in the Comrades and Russian’s Viktor Zhdanov who finished runner-up in the marathon were named by Athletics South Africa on Wednesday as testing positive for the use of banned substances in the KwaZulu Natal classic from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on June 16. Athletics Gauteng North’s Mahlala, who finished […]
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 […]
FRIDAY, 12.30PM: TELECOMS parastatal Telkom on Thursday launched its ambitious borrowing programme with a $150-million syndicated loan — its first foreign loan without a government guarantee. The loan, signed in Amsterdam on Thursday, is lead managed by ABN Amro, Dresdner Bank and Socit Gnrale. The loan consists of the three-year tranche of $100-million at 45 […]