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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
FOLLOWING a year of considerable expansion, financial services group Fedsure on Monday announced a net increase in earnings of 77%, to R331,9-million for the year ending December. This amounts to earnings per share of R2,24, while dividends are up 48,5 cents to R1,55 a share. The group acquired Norwich Life during 1998, and group chief […]
THE four short-listed companies that are potential strategic management partners for the South African Post Office were announced on Monday by Posts and Telecoms Minister Jay Naidoo during debate on his budget vote. They are Canada Post, Deutsche Post, Italy’s La Posta and a consortium of New Zealand Post and Royal Mail. Each party has […]
THE Ugandan government has closed Bwindi National Park following the killing of eight foreign tourists by Hutu rebels last week. The Ugandan daily newspaper New Vision said the park will be off limits to tourists for one month. The Ugandan army said on Saturday it had killed ten Rwandan Interahamwe rebels inside the Democratic Republic […]
GHANA won the African Under-20 championship Sunday, beating arch-rivals Nigeria 1-0 in the final at the Accra Sports Stadium. Laryea Kingston scored in the 39th minute. The two teams had earlier been inspected by the Ghanaian head of state Jerry Rawlings.