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 […]
AN armoured column of Ethiopian troops made a two-day incursion into Somalia, looting field radios and other equipment and kidnapping a businessman, a Somali warlord charged on Tuesday. The warlord, Somali National Front leader General Omer Haji Mohamed “Masale”, said the troops rolled over the border in the Balanbale area of Somalia’s central Galgudud region […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
INFLATION in Botswana has risen sharply over the last four months to 7,2% in February, from 5,9% last October. Measured from a November 1996 base of 100, the cost of living index is now at 117, following increases in the food, fuel and power, and household operations components of the index. Increased electricity tariffs announced […]
IN a joint cross-border crime prevention operation last week, South African police and army seized suspected stolen livestock including some 300 sheep and 20 cows, as well as 14 sacks of dagga. Police said on Monday that the operation, carried out by about 20 police and 40 SA National Defence Force troops using horses and […]
WALLABY wing Ben Tune, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since last season, will make his comeback for the Queensland Reds to play ACT Brumbies in their Super 12 match on Friday night. Tune played the last 15 minutes of the Reds’ match against Waikato last weekend but Friday will be his first […]