THE almost two million members of South Africa’s Apostolic and Zionist churches will support the Inkatha Freedom Party at next week’s election, the churches’ council said on Thursday. The churces have chosen to back the IFP on June 2 after the African National Congress “snubbed us,” said president of the Council for Apostolic and Zion […]
THE African National Congress on Friday urged student supporters who disrupted an election address by the leader of a rival party to apologise in a bid to calm pre-election tension in South Africa. An address at the University of the Western Cape by Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement was disrupted on Thursday […]
THE World Bank said on Friday that it will grant Zambia $630-million in loans. Of the total, $390-million is earmarked for projects to revive the farm sector, where output dropped last year following flooding in the north and spells of drought in the south of the country. The bank approved of Zambia’s economic reform programme […]
NIGERIA’S just retired military ruler, Abdulsalami Abubakar, may have put his feet up, but his wife, Fati, is going back to work. Abubaker on Saturday became only the second Nigerian commander in chief to voluntarily hand over power to an elected civilian, Olusegun Obasanjo. Justice Fati Abubakar will soon resume her interrupted career as a […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT and DENNIS BARNETT, Johannesburg | Monday 8.30am ELECTIONEERING ahead of Wednesday’s general election wound up on the weekend in a frenzy of party rallies across the country as a two-day moratorium on electioneering kicks in on Monday. In Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township, two African National Congress supporters were wounded when shots were fired […]
BEREAVED Eastern Cape Premier Makhenkesi Stofile broke off his election campaigning to travel to Cape Town on Sunday following the death of his son, Sikhulule (21) in a car crash on Saturday. Stofile was due to attend an African National Congress rally at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane, but left for the Cape where […]
THE Organisation of African Unity said on Monday it has sent a team of 65 observers to South Africa for the country’s second all-race elections. The deployment comes under the OAU’s “continued efforts to promote and strengthen the democratization process in Africa,” the body said in a statement. South Africa goes to the polls on […]
RETIEF GOOSEN held on to a share of the lead in the British PGA Championship, tied with current holder Colin Montgomerie. Montgomerie shot a 67 to move into the lead, and Goosen’s 70 put him level with the champion, two shots ahea of the pack. Having dropped two shots to give Montgomerie a share of […]
JUDGE Sandile Ngcobo, the acting Judge President of the Labour Court, has been appointed a judge of the Constitutional Court, SABC radio news reported on Sunday. Ngcobo’s appointment was approved by President Nelson Mandela following the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission. The commission conducted interviews in Cape Town early last month.
THE Business Day on Monday came out in support of the African National Congress for Wednesday’s general elections. Business Day now joins the Mail & Guardian and The Star in backing the ANC. The Financial Mail, has called on its readers to vote for the young United Democratic Movement, led by former ANC stalwart Bantu […]