A JOHANNESBURG High Court judge on Wednesday dismissed an application for an urgent interim interdict by two former Civil Co-operation Bureau agents who wanted the book “Dangerous Deceits” banned from being distributed or sold because it contained “defamatory” passages. The book, written by Frank Welsh and published both in South Africa and abroad, implicated the […]
NIGERIA has banned the importation of chicken, poultry and dairy products from Belgium, claiming they are not fit for human consumption, a top official said in reports on Wednesday. Gabriel Osuide, director general of the state-run National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control told reporters on Tuesday that the ban was necessitated by […]
A GENERAL strike in Senegal on Monday paralyzed Dakar’s airport, where all operations were suspended, and the situation was expected to remain the same on Tuesday. The general strike, Senegal’s first in seven years, was called by trade union leaders after the collapse of negotiations with the government over pay and social welfare terms. Despite […]
TWO Togolese military helicopters crossed into Ghanaian territory this week, some 200km northeast of Accra, police said on Wednesday. Three armed uniformed soldiers and two white males were aboard the helicopter, which bore a Togolese flag, the police said. The aircraft touched down on Monday in the remote forest village of Wli, near Hohoe, before […]
MOZAMBIQUE will have around 150000 tonnes of staple white maize for export this year after a bumper harvest, according to the Board of Trade’s monthly cereals bulletin. The bulletin, which was published in Maputo this week, said the surplus Is mainly in the north and centre of the country, as it was last year. The […]
FREE State kept up their excellent Bankfin Currie Cup form when they made it four victories from four matches in an action-packed weekend’s rugby which left the Cheetahs alone at the top of the log. Two Springbok veterans — loosehead prop Os du Randt and centre Brendan Venter — starred as Free State took the […]
THE disciplinary hearing of Stormers player representatives Andy Marinos and Corne Krige has been postponed to July 21. The hearing was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, but was postponed at the request of the two players’ legal representatives, who informed Sarfu that they were not able to represent their clients on that day. July […]
The Standard Bank National Arts Festival had a proud history of turning South Africa’s division and conflict into a celebration of unity and diversity
TUESDAY, 1.00PM: SOUTH African manufacturing exports have grown at a rate well above 10% since 1994, marking a significant improvement in the export sector, department of trade and industry representative Alan Hirsch said on Monday night. Speaking on behalf of Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin at a conference on competitive growth and job creation, […]
THE Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank announced on Wednesday the country’s reviled former currency – the New Zaire – is being completely withdrawn from circulation after a year-long phase-in of the Congolese franc. The old notes, introduced during the rule of the late dictator Mobutu sese Seko in what was then Zaire, have ceased […]