A POLICE officer was wounded on Sunday when shots were fired at an Inkatha Freedom Party election rally in Durban, police said. Five people were taken in for questioning about the incident. Shots were also fired at a rally of the new United Democratic Movement south of Durban. No injuries were reported. Tensions are rising […]
MALAWI’S opposition has obtained a court injunction preventing the Electoral Commission from accepting nominations for upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, a lawyer said Saturday.Lawyer Bazuka Mhango says the High Court granted the injunction on Friday to the opposition which wants the court to declare that the voter registration process which began last month was fraught […]
RWANDA’S largest Hutu political party, the Democratic Republican Movement (MDR), publicly asked for forgiveness on Saturday for its role in the 1994 genocide.MDR leader Prime Minister Pierre Celestin Rwigema told a news conference that his party “asks forgiveness from all Rwandans for the divisionist teachings that were propagated by some of its leaders.”A branch of […]
TAYLOR Twellman scored two goals and Carlos Bocanegra added a third as the United States beat Cameroon 3-1 on Sunday to advance to the second round of the World Under-20 Youth Soccer Championship. The United States and Cameroon each finished Group B play with six points. The United States was 2-1 in group play after […]
TALKS between the Southern African Development Community and the United States on the United States’ Africa Growth and Opportunity Bill are due to get under way in the Botswana capital Gaborone next week. A two-day talk shop led by US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Stuart Eizenstat, will bring together businessmen from virtually […]
THE Queensland Reds beat a vastly improved Northern Bulls 17-7 in their Super 12 clash in Brakpan, outside of Johannesburg, on Friday night. The Bulls, who have not won any of their seven games, looked much better than they have in previous outings, holding the visitors in the first half and scoring the period’s only […]
EIGHT African National Congress councillors in Potgietersrus have incurred the wrath of their stunned party by voting in a New National Party mayor for the Northern Province town. All eight councillors were suspended on Thursday for voting in Ray Bossenger as mayor and defying a party decision in March to re-elect last year’s ANC mayor, […]
INSPIRATIONAL Springbok flank Ruben Kruger could also make his comeback this weekend. The former Bulls skipper has been pencilled in for their Super 12 clash against the Sharks this Saturday, after a serious knee injury last September sidelined him.
THE Sudanese government is ready to accept Egypt as a “neutral mediator” in its conflict with northern opposition forces, the daily Al Usbu reported on Sunday.The newspaper, quoting unnamed sources, said Egypt recently sent Sudan a message containing the viewpoint of the northern opposition regarding reconciliation with the government.Sudan replied to the message by voicing […]
THE Northern Free State Griffons beat Namibia’s Kudus 36-25 after leading 16-13 at halftime in a Vodacom Cup match in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. The match was not much of a spectacle, with especially the home team being guilty of numerous handling errors. The visitors, however, took their chances well and were deserved winners. The […]