THE Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that prisoners must be allowed to vote in the June 2 general election. In its ruling in an application brought by two prisoners, the court held thast it is unconstitutional to deny prisoners the vote and ordered the Independent Electoral Commission to register convicts and awaiting-trialists who were behind […]

THE Volkstaat Council has formally disbanded, SABC radio news reported. The council was established after the 1994 election to investigate the application of the constitutional clause acknowledging territorial self-determination of groups sharing common language and culture. Although the council has formally disbanded as a government body, it will continue to exist as a privately funded […]

PENNY Heyns progresses to the semi-finals of the world short-course swimming championships on Thursday in Hong Kong. The Olympic gold medallist clocked up the fastest time in the women’s 50m breaststroke in the heats on the first day, with a time of 30,80 seconds. Another South African, Julia Russell, was seventh in the heats, with […]

CAPE TOWN unveiled plans on Wednesday to welcome in the new millennium in style, but warned potential revellers to book their place for a sunny New Year soon. Cape Town mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo said the city plans a six-month programme of arts and cultural events starting in September as well as a huge New Year’s […]

BUCHIZYA MTSETEKA, Johannesburg | Thursday 11.15am ANGOLA’s civil war, one of Africa’s longest running conflicts, is entering a more dangerous phase after reports that Unita rebels have acquired air power, analysts said on Wednesday. The Johannesburg-based Institute for Security Studies and diplomats say that Unita forces led by Jonas Savimbi have purchased attack helicopters and […]

THE US government has denied freezing all aid to Zimbabwe as reported in the Financial Gazette on Thursday. The paper claimed the country’s rights record caused a freeze in all aid. The United States embassy in Harare has denied the report. The embassy said if any decision to suspend US aid to Zimbabwe had been […]

SOUTH African regulators have switched their approach to GratisTel, the Swedish firm looking to offer commercial-laden free telephone service in SA. This comes after Satra was on Tuesday reported to be planning to block a free domestic phone service planned by a Swedish firm with a local partner. The SA Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (Satra) says […]

FIVE opposition parties are to meet the Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss what they are claiming is an abuse of taxpayers money by the African National Congress in a publicity campaign. New National Party, the Democratic Party, the Freedom Front, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Pan Africanist Congress have claimed that a recent […]

THE Cabinet has approved the appointment of advocate Wallace Mgoqi as the country’s new Chief Land Claims Commissioner. Mgoqi is the former regional land claims commissioner for the Western and Northern Cape, and replaces Joe Seremane, who was fired and has subsequently been elected a Democratic Party member of the National Council of Provinces. Announcing […]

SOUTH African batsman Daryll Cullinan, who scored a record-breaking 275 not out in the drawn first test at Eden Park, was named as New Zealand’s international cricketer of the year winning a luxury car worth NZ$32000. According to team policy, half of the value of the vehicle will go into the team pool and half […]