RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin formally authorised the resumption of diplomatic and economic ties between Russia and Libya on Monday. The Russian decision follows the United Nations Security Council vote to lift international sanctions imposed on Libya. The end of UN sanctions came into effect when Libya handed over two suspects to the UN on April […]
THE referees for both semifinals of the Winfield Super 12 and Vodacom Cup this weekend have been announced. In the Super 12 on Saturday night in Cape Town the second place Stormers play third place Otago Highlanders. The officials for this match will be Peter Marshall (Aus), referee, and Andrew Cole (Aus) and Wayne Erickson […]
Braam van Straaten has concluded a contract with the Western Province Rugby Football Union. His contract will commence on 1 June 1999 and terminate on 31 October 2001. Fedsure WP are delighted that Braam has shown such a keen interest to further his rugby career in Cape Town. Rob Wager, MD of Western Province Rugby […]
THE government has yet to announce the conditions for the awarding of the third cell-phone licence less than four weeks before the deadline for submission of applications for the third cell-phone licence. Sake reports that regulations sent by the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) to the department of communication, have not yet arrived on […]
MALAWIAN President Bakili Muluzi and the speaker of the National Assembly, Rodwell Munyenyembe, have agreed to convene an emergency meeting of parliament on Friday to decide on the new date for Malawi’s general elections, in keeping with a court order issued on Sunday. The deputy clerk of parliament, Fahad Assani, said in an interview that […]
THE director of Jubilee 2000, a British-based coalition of non-governmental organisations campaigning to cancel the unpayable debt of the world’s poorest countries, on Monday began a five-day study visit to Nigeria. Ann Pettifor is expected to meet Nigeria’s president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo to raise questions about Britain’s recent offer of debt relief for Nigeria. British Chancellor […]
A PARIS prosecutor on Tuesday called for a 12- to 15-year sentence against notorious “dog of war” Bob Denard for his role in the 1989 assassination of Comoran president Ahmed Abdallah. Prosecutor Paul Bilger told a court on the penultimate day of Denard’s two-week trial that both the 70-year-old mercenary leader and one of his […]
A RECENT change in customary marriage law will marriages to enable more women to buy property independently of their husbands, the Estate Agency Affairs Board said on Tuesday. The amended law will remove the minority status of women with respect to proerty ownership under customary law. In a statement the board said the Recognition of […]
THE parents of a local game ranger have been interviewed by police in connection with the highly-publicised murder of BBC television presenter Jill Dando. A Johannesburg spokesman for Interpol confirmed on Monday that police are investigating the whereabouts of his handgun was, following a request from Scotland Yard. “He is living in London now, but […]
THE second in command in Nigeria’s military regime, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, has threatened to sue publishers of a Lagos magazine which last week accused him of shady business dealings. Lawyers for the Nigerian chief of general staff sent a letter to the publishers of The News magazine, demanding an immediate retraction of the article, […]