OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Saturday 8.00pm. SIXTEEN political parties will contest South Africa’s second democratic election on June 2, three fewer than during the first all-race poll in 1994, election officials announced on Saturday. Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief electoral officer Mandla Mchunu told a press conference that, in all, 26 parties will contest national […]
THE body of one of two Matjhabeng miners trapped underground after an earthquake in the Goldfields area on April 23 was found on Wednesday. Anglovaal spokesman Andries van Zyl said the body was found in the working area near the Eland Shaft where rescue teams had been searching since the earthquake. The miner’s body was […]
THE South African government on Saturday condemned the accidental bombing by NATO forces of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, and called for intensified diplomatic efforts to resolve the Kosovo crisis. The foreign affairs department said in a statement that Pretoria had “consistently expressed concern about the NATO bombing raids of Yugoslavia.” “It has also predicted […]
THE oldest known human tools, half-a-million older years older than those previously held to be the most ancient, have been found in northern Kenya, Nature reported on Thursday. French scientists put the age of the stone tools at 2,34 million years, when man’s ancestors were previously not thought to have the mental and physical ability […]
A COALITION of 133 developing countries wants the United Nations to keep radio, and other traditional media outlets, as A means of disseminating information rather than relying only on the internet. Switching to the ‘net would give an unfair advantage to rich nations over the poor, say the developing nations. Ambassador Samuel Insanally of Guyana, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Djibouti | Saturday 8.00pm. NEW President Ismael Omar Guelleh was sworn in as head of state of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa on Saturday at a ceremony attended by leaders from Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Omar Guelleh, 52, was elected on April 9 and had already been seen as an heir-designate to […]
POLICE in Bulawayo said on Wednesday they were intensifying efforts to track the remaining four members of a syndicate which facilitated Zimbabwean illegals entering South Africa. Assistant commissioner George Muwadzuri said that police had stepped up intelligence gathering on the four who are now believed to be in hiding in South Africa. Muwadzuri said that […]
THE Zimbabwean army has banned resignations because of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Military spokesman Colonel Chancellor Diye told the Financial Gazette on Thursday that the entire army of some 30 000 troops is on standby for active service in the DRC and therefore soldiers are prohibited from quitting the force. The […]
THE South African Union of Journalists on Wednesday urged the SABC board to set up an independent probe into last month’s axing of Special Assignment presenter Max du Preez. Du Preez is considering taking legal action against the broadcaster after his sudden dismissal. He has demanded reasons for his axing. The union demanded that the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Port of Spain | Friday 1.45pm BAFANA BAFANA captain Doctor Khumalo missed a 71st minute penalty which was saved by Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Ince in a match that saw the Caribbean nation whip South Africa 2-0 on Thursday night. American-based Trinidad strikers Mickey Trotmann and Stern John scored a goal each in […]