THE Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs has approved the outcome of Sunday’s presidential vote in Nigeria, but also urged that all “credible and documented” allegations of electoral violations be investigated. The two organizations sent a 66-member delegation headed by former United States president Jimmy Carter to Nigeria to monitor the […]
DUMISANE LUBISI, Nelspruit | Wednesday 12.10pm. MPUMALANGA’S provincial government conceded for the first time on Wednesday that its attempts to establish the province’s first international airport may have been fundamentally flawed. Provincial transport MEC, Jackson Mthembu, said a decision to allow developers to choose their own competing sites for the airport had effectively stalled the […]
DARYLL CULLINAN said it was a dream come true to hit a marathon 275 not out in the first Test between South Africa and New Zealand on Tuesday, although it embarrassed him to eclipse a boyhood idol. The stylish right-hander, who turns 32 on Thursday, broke Graeme Pollock’s Test record for South Africa to complete […]
ANGOLA’S Unita rebels kept up their five-day bombardment of the key government-held city of Malanje on Tuesday, but regional analysts said the rebel movement was unlikely to try to capture the city. The rebels have had the city under siege since January but in the past five days have tightened their grip, increasing heavy shell […]
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela has yet to decide whether to appoint a commission of inquiry into the National Intelligence Agency’s alleged involvement in urban terrorism, the president’s office said on Tuesday. It was reacting to a statement by Democratic Party leader Tony Leon, expressing dismay at what he said was Mandela’s decision to have Deputy Intelligence […]
THE three union federations who set up the Job Creation Trust to combat unemployment said on Wednesday morning that they expected to have collected R10-million by the end of the day. The Congress of SA Trade Unions, the Federation of Unions of South Africa and the National Council of Trade Unions earlier this year asked […]
THE Congolese Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Laurent Kabila and their allies have launched an offensive in the east around Kindu, a strategic rebel-held town, sources said in Kinshasa on Wednesday. Government forces are aiming in particular to take control of the airport, about 15km from the town, sources said. The […]
THE Harare High Court rejected an attempt on Tuesday by Zimbabwean state prosecutors to prevent two journalists from travelling to Britain. Standard newspaper editor Mark Chavunduka and reporter Ray Choto are now free to take up an offer by Amnesty International to sponsor their trip for specialist treatment of torture-induced stress, the paper’s managing director, […]
ACT BRUMBIES named an unchanged side on Tuesday for Saturday’s Super 12 clash with the Sharks in Durban. The team is staying with the side that lost 33-22 to the Cats last Friday. The team is: Rod Kafer, Stirling Mortlock, Adam Magro, James Holbeck, Mitch Hardy, Stephen Larkham, George Gregan, Gordon Falcon, Brett Robinson (captain), […]
LIBYA recently donated arms to militiamen loyal to Somali warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid, an official of a political faction previously opposed to Aidid said on Monday.”The (arms) shipment that was brought to the coastal town of Merca on 18 February were part of assorted weapons given by the Libyan government and not Eritrea,” said a […]