DEPUTY President Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday called on African police chiefs to unite against crime groups on the continent. Speaking at meeting of the African region of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), Mbeki said the international syndicates have the money to finance sophisticated and successful criminal activities. He said African police forces have to […]
AN economic watch group says the delay in tabling Namibia’s 1999-2000 budget could be an indication that policymakers found it difficult to reconcile conflicting demands and fund allocation issues. The Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Nepru) said in a statement yesterday that this is most apparent in the announcement of a ‘Peace Project’ for ex-combatants. […]
NIGER’s new ruler, Major Daouda Mallam Wanke, has reappointed Prime Minister Ibrahim Mayaki and taken other steps to return the country to civilian rule, national radio announced on Tuesday. Wanke (49) who took over after President Ibrahim Bare Mainassara was assassinated last Friday, “reappointed, for the transitional period, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mayaki,” it said. The […]
THE Heath Unit has issued a statement intended to clarify media reports that the Auditor-General will be “probing” the unit. Unit spokesman Guy Rich says the A-G will simply be auditing the unit’s records in a bid to resolve the dispute between the unit and the Department of Finance over the unit’s achivements in recoveries, […]
THE New National Party in Mpumalanga expects more white people to defect from its ranks after its chairman defected, the party’s provincial leader, David Malatsi, said on Tuesday. NNP chairman and leader of the opposition in the provincial legislature, Dr Lucas Nel, crossed the floor to Louis Luyt’s Federal Alliance on Tuesday, along with his […]
SOUTH Africa retained the African junior tennis championship title for the sixth consecutive year on Sunday after the finals of the 22nd MTN African Junior Championships at Groenkloof in Pretoria. South Africa added one more singles title to their impressive total of six titles already won when Capetonian Aniela Mojzis, seeded two, upset top seed […]
AFTER leading the field on the first day of the US Masters this weekend Ernie Els crashed to 27th place. His third round on Sunday started well, with him tied for 5th. But four successive bogeys from hole 3 put paid to him, as he shot a 40 on the first nine then another 40 […]
ETHIOPIANS are making yet another effort to repatriate national treasures looted as war booty by victorious Europeans. The effort this time is directed at “priceless” religious manuscripts and artifacts including a 17th-century icon depicting Jesus with the crown of thorns, looted by the British more than 130 years ago. An association for the Return of […]
THE third general assembly of the African Population Commission is to be held in Abuja, the Nigerian capital from 10-14 May. It is to discuss population issues as they affect the continent, said to have one of the fastest growth rates worldwide, and how to achieve sustainable development. The assembly is also expected to consider […]
A DELEGATION from British Aerospace arrived in Libya late on Monday, Libyan television monitored by the BBC, reported. The BAe delegation is to hold talks with representatives of Libyan communications and transport ministry “on relations between the two sides”, the report said, without giving further details.