ZIMBABWE’S Standard newspaper editor, Mark Chavunduka, and his chief writer, Ray Choto, will appear at the Harare Magistrate’s Court on Monday to face charges of contravening section 50 of the Law and Order Maintenance Act. The two journalists were illegally detained and tortured by state agents before being released and brought to the court on […]

CHARGES against alleged international slave trader, Joseph Amos Nkuna, were temporarily withdrawn in the Tonga Magistrate’s Court near Komatipoort in Mpumalanga on Tuesday, for further police investigations. Superintendent Thys Loedolff said on Friday that police need more time to investigate allegations that 39-year-old Nkuna was part of a Witbank-based syndicate that sold illegal Mozambican and […]

FORMER rebel leader Arthur Zahidi Ngoma, who last week quit the Democratic Republic of Congo rebel movement, announced on Monday that he will continue to oppose President Laurent Kabila through a newly formed unarmed group.”We have set up with Congolese people abroad and within the DRC, the Union of Congolese for Peace (UCP),” said Ngoma, […]

VETERAN spinner Pat Symcox was roasted by the New Zealand press for delivering a ball which meant the Black Caps would win Saturday’s third limited-overs match and deny Nathan Astle his century. Symcox bowled a leg-side wide which went to the boundary when New Zealand needed a six to win and Astle was on 95. […]

CALIFORNIAN aeronautical engineers will attempt, for the fifteenth time, to launch South Africa’s first satellite, Sunsat on Tuesday. After the last aborted launch the power and control boxes as well as electronics package have been replaced and technicians are testing the hardware and wiring before attempting another launch, the Boeing company said on Saturday. The […]

ALGERIAN authorities denied late on Sunday a report that 70 bodies have been recovered from a well on the outskirts of Algiers.The civil protection service said that while a search has begun with the assistance of security forces, no bodies had been found. The daily Liberte reported earlier on Sunday that the remains of 70 […]

THE Libyan national oil company’s budget has been reduced by 40% because of lower crude oil prices and international sanctions, an industry journal reported on Monday. The National Oil Corporation budget for 1999 was $500-million, a steep drop from the previous year’s budget of $850-million, the weekly Middle East Economic Survey said. The newsletter attributes […]

CAPE Town was largely brough to a standstill on Monday when a power cut left hundreds of thousands of commuters stranded and hospitals without power. SABC news reported on Monday evening that city hospitals were unable to perform operations and some outpatient departments had to be closed. The cut, which started at 11pm on Sunday […]

IN a move that will make it the largest individual financial planning business in the country, Alexander Forbes on Thursday said it had acquired the Fincorp business from Brait. A team of 19 people from Fincorp, headed by Vernon Cresswell, will join Alexander Forbes with effect from January 1. The expanded Alexander Forbes financial planning […]

MAIL & Guardian Chief Executive Mike Martin announced on Monday he is to quit after nine years with the M&G. M&G Media Ltd chairman Bob Phillis said the board accepted Martin’s resignation on Friday. The name of a successor will be announced shortly and Martin will stay with the company until May 31 to assist […]