ORGANISED crime, drug abuse, domestic violence and corruption are the most serious non-political threat to the political stability of nations, United Nations under secretary-general Pino Arlacchi said in Pretoria on Monday. Arlacchi, who is on a five-day visit to South Africa, said in a speech in Pretoria that these problems threaten to undermine nation-building and […]
The Constitutional Court reserved judgment on Monday on the Democratic Party’s challenge to the government’s ruling that only voters with barcoded identity books are eligible to vote in the June election. Peter Horwitz, attorney for the DP, said the party closed its argument on Monday at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. There was no indication […]
A MEMBER of the royal family in one of Uganda’s revived monarchies was murdered in the capital Kampala on Saturday. Prince Charles Happy Kijanangoma of western Uganda’s Toro kingdom died instantly on Thursday night after being shot more than 10 times in the back at a pub in Fort Portal, police said. A guard at […]
THE Water Affairs and Forestry Ministry said on Friday that the 100-year-old karee tree in the gardens of Pretoria’s Union Building will not be harmed by next month’s performance by the three tenors. Organisers had planned to temporarily uproot the tree as it partially obscures the view of the stage, which led to a public […]
THE Cape High Court will decide on Monday whether Old Mutual will be allowed to convert to a listed company. More than 2000 pages of documents were submitted in the application. If permission to demutualise is granted the firm will list on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. The firm’s international operations and plans for […]
ACT Brumbies scored their biggest victory in the four-year history of the Super 12 when they thrashed South Africa’s Northern Bulls 73-9 on Saturday. The Brumbies scored 10 unanswered tries to wreck the Bulls, producing superb form in the wet conditions. Fullback Joe Roff scored 22 points for the Brumbies from two tries, two penalty […]
AT LEAST 50 United States businessmen said on the weekend that they will not attend an international exhibition in the Ugandan capital Kampala next month, citing the March 1 rebel attack on tourists in southwest Uganda that left two Americans dead. The expo will coincide with a general assembly of the Group of 77 developing […]
AMERICAN Michael Johnson easily won the men’s 200m at the Cape Town international athletics meeting on Friday, crossing the line with a wind-blown 20,41 seconds, half a second faster than South Africa’s Corne du Plessis with 20,95. Morne Nagel was third witha a 21,05 second time. Marion Jones also handily won the women’s 100m in […]
SIMON LOUISSON, Auckland | Saturday 9.00pm. DARYLL Cullinan scored a searing 94 from just 56 balls as rampant South Africa defeated New Zealand by 143 runs in the fifth limited-overs international at Eden Park on Saturday. The New Zealanders never recovered from a South African batting blitz led by Cullinan as the visitors took a […]
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela and his deputy Thabo Mbeki on Sunday launched their African National Congress’ campaign for South Africa’s June 2 election with pledges to speed up social change. Introducing the party’s election manifesto to the masses at a rally in Johannesburg’s Soweto township, Mbeki said the ANC will remain true to its promise of […]