THE government has announced that it will be sending an air force rescue mission to extract tourists and locals trapped by floods in Mozambique. The mission will comprise two Oryx helicopters and five planes, including two massive C130 Hercules. Light planes will perform reconnaisance in the affected southern Inhambane province before other aircraft are mobilised […]

GERMAN coaching instructor Peter ‘Corporal’ Ueberjahn has been widely tipped to take over the hot seat of the senior national Namibian soccer team coach now that the the contract of Seth ‘Orlando’ Boois has expired. Although acting Secretary General of the Nambian Football Association John Madimba declined to confirm the rumours, Ueberjahn is the strong […]

IN a surprise move, Guinean President Lansana Conte appointed the head of the supreme court, Lamine Sidime, as the country’s new prime minister late on Monday. Sidime replaces Sidya Toure, a technocrat named to the premiership in July 1996 to revive Guinea’s economy. News of Toure’s sacking came on the eve of a special parliamentary […]

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 elected. African National Congress national executive member Essop Pahad said on Tuesday that the costs of accommodating five blind, deaf or crippled […]

ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has warned African diplomats that he views Eritrea’s acceptance of a peace plan in their border dispute “with skepticism,” national television reported on Monday. Eritrea’s acceptance “lacks clarity and is open to interpretation,” Zenawi told African delegates from the Organisation for African Unity, which drew up the plan. Eritrean President […]

THE head of South Africa’s bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals says Germany are in pole position in the race to be the hosts. Irvin Khoza, chairman of the South African bid committee, said the Germans present the most formidable opposition South Africa’s bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals. “They are […]

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE’S National Petroleum Company, set up to market the country’s crude oil, was launched at the weekend. Endowed with a capital of 900 million CFA francs, the company has signed an assistance agreement with its sister branch, SNPC UK, to sell Congo’s crude oil, provide services and develop its relations with banks and other financial […]

THE cost of international calls drops from Wednesday, when Telkom rates will drop between 1,7% and 29,3% during weekdays between 8am and 8pm. Telkom said on Monday that it has now dropped its international call charges five times in the last two years. When the cuts were first announced in late 1998, it was clear […]

THE wedding of the man convicted of murdering SA Communist Party leader Chris Hani will not be married in prison on Wednesday. Janusz Walus was due to marry gospel singer Berril Roy in Pretoria maximum prison on Wednesday, but the department of correctional services said on Monday that administrative arrangements proved to be more complex […]

CAF Cup holders Club Sportif Sfaxien of Tunisia have received a bye into the second round following the withdrawal of Energy of Benin. The clubs were due to meet this weekend when 46 first-round matches are scheduled in the annual Champions League, Cup Winners Cup and CAF Cup competitions. Coffee of Ethiopia have pulled out […]