THE Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Njongonulu Ndungane, has called a meeting for Saturday of political leaders in the Western Cape to pre-empt any further political violence in the province. Four United Democratic Movement leaders and an African National Congress leader have been killed in the province since Sunday evening.
SUDANESE First Vice President Ali Osmane Mohamed Taha has vowed that government troops would retake all areas held by rebels before June 30, press reports said Thursday.”The armed forces are determined to liberate all positions by next June 30,” Taha was quoted as declaring Wednesday at a rally in Port Sudan on the Red Sea.Taha […]
UNITED STATES Defence Secretary William Cohen announced in Cairo on Thursday US approval for $3,2-billion in sophisticated fighter jets, tanks and Patriot anti-missile systems for Egypt. It was the latest in a series of announcements over the past week of US approval of weapons or military aid to Arab governments, coinciding with a regional tour […]
A TEAM from the University of the Witwatersrand announced on Wednesday it has discovered a 260-million-year-old fossil animal species in the Northern Cape. The fossil is the skull of a sheep-sized animal that is the most primitive member yet found of a group of plant-eaters on the evolutionary line to mammals. The group is called […]
THE Banking Council and the trade and industry department have agreed to make changes to the Companies Amendment Bill that will make the new legislation less stringent. The bill is set to force disclose on nominee shareholding accounts. The original bill required nominee shareholders to compare the number of shares which they hold on behalf […]
CAPE Town firefighters were stretched to the limit on Thursday after a fire broke out on Devil’s Peak on Wednesday, threatening houses in Cape Town’s city bowl. The air force has said it will send a helicopter to help fight the fire if necessary. The blaze is the third veld fire to hit the southern […]
APARTHEID chemical wepons supremo Dr Wouter Basson will face at least 50 charges, including drug dealing, fraud and conspiracy to murder, when he goes on trial in October. Business Day reports that his defence will be paid for by the SA National Defence Force. The paper adds that the trial, scheduled to last two years, […]
THE first step in South Africa’s preparations for the 1999 Sanzar/UAR Under-21 Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with trials featuring sides selected from the four Super 12 regions. Sarfu spokesperson Anthony Mackaiser says the trial matches will be played at the Tech Gardens club on Sunday and Monday, and a core group of about […]
ENGLISH rugby player Austin Healey has been banned for eight weeks by the Rugby Football Union for stamping on South African scrumhalf Kevin Putt during a league match last month. The ban announced this week rules Healey out of the remainder of the Five Nations Championship and key games for his club, Leicester. He misses […]
WHILE government assistance to 80000 disabled people in the Eastern Cape has recently been cut on the grounds that it encourages dependency, disabled people entering Parliament need not fear that they will be neglected. African National Congress national executive member Essop Pahad said on Tuesday that the costs of accommodating five blind, deaf or crippled […]