THE Zambian government has given prison facilities for Rwandans convicted of the country’s 1994 genocide. Frederick Chiluba’s administration is about to sign a pact with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the cells, the Times of Zambia reported. The paper said United Nations court, based in Arusha, northern Tanzania, is negotiating same facilities with […]

THE appeal of former president PW Botha (83) against his conviction for ignoring a Truth and Reconciliation Commission subpoena is to be heard in the Cape High Court on Friday. Botha was convicted last August for ignoring a summons to testify to the commission, thereby contravening the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act. If […]

THE Malawi Electoral Commission (EC) says the country’s second multiparty general elections will now be held on June 15, the third postponement from the original election date of May 17. The EC decided on the new date following recommendations by an Extraordinary Session of Parliament held last week.

WORKERS at the Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC), Ghana’s most successful mining company, who have been on strike since May 13, have agreed to resume work, officials said late on Monday. The agreement followed a seven hour meeting held in Accra on Monday afternoon between the management of the company and representatives of the workers, the […]

MORE African footballers could be playing in the English Premier League next season following the British government’s plans to relax work permit rules next month. This means the top English teams will be able tap young and talented African footballers before they are snapped up by teams in Italy, France, Belgium and Holland. There will […]

SIERRA Leone’s government has expressed opposition to a rebel proposal for a four-year transition coalition, ahead of a round of peace talks on Wednesday between belligerents in the Togolese capital. The government said it “lacked the [constitutional] power” to set up a transitional authority. A call for such a regime is the key proposal made […]

MPUMALANGA’S chambers of commerce are protesting against three toll gates erected along the 400-km highway between Witbank and Komatipoort. Two of the gates have already been opened at the towns of Middelburg and Machadodorp, costing motorists an additional R20 and R30 respectively. “A round trip Nelspruit to Gauteng will now cost the ordinary motorist R100,” […]

ENGEN on Friday named Almorie Maule as CEO to replace Rob Angel who was earlier this month appointed chairman and CEO of the Caltex Corporation. Maule is the first woman appointed as the head of a local oil company. Prior to joining Engen, Maule held senior strategic planning positions at both South African Breweries and […]

THE number of civil summonses for debt recorded in the first quarter of the year increased by 12,9%, compared to the same period last year, Statistics South Africa reported on Monday. During March this year, 83258 civil judgments for debt were issued amounting to R725,6-million. The major contributors to the amount were civil judgments relating […]

SASOL Chemical Industries announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with Air Products South Africa to combine their infrastructure, facilities and expertise for the production and marketing of high purity hydrogen. The two companies are investing more than R20-million into the project which will expand Air Products’ existing high purity hydrogen supply and […]