President Nelson Mandela’s former home in Soweto was among 29 edifices declared national monuments on Thursday.

THE Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa, James Bartelman, was beaten and robbed of R1000 at a Sea Point hotel on Friday morning. Police said Bartelman (60) suffered a fracture to his nose after being assaulted with a stun device. The attack ended his plans to attend the opening of Parliament and he is returning […]

THE Free State has become the third province to be rescued by central government following the effective collapse of its own financial administration. Cabinet has invoked section 100(1)(a) of the constitution, and may now instruct the provincial government on the steps it must take meet its obligations. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will announce the details […]

TANZANIA’S Dar es Salaam port will soon be on the Internet after commissioning an electronic transmission system for shipping manifests. This Advanced Cargo Information System connecting the port to others in neighbouring countries will facilitate internal and transit business. By co-ordinating and routing cargoes based on manifests, costs will be reduced and there will be […]

NIGERIA’S largest political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, confirmed on Wednesday that it will hold its national convention in the town of Joson February 9 and 10. The party has still to decide who will be its presidential candidate for the February 27 election. The two current front runners are former military ruler Olusegun Obasanjo […]

SEVENTH-seeded Amanda Coetzer will face world number one Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals of Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Friday. The South African came back from a 2-5 down in the final set to beat qualifier Els Callens of Belgium 2-6 6-1 7-5. Another South African, Mariaan de Swardt, was beaten by […]

THE Golden Lions senior rugby side will simply be called “the Lions” this year, according to a Golden Lions Rugby Union statement made on Wednesday. Notwithstanding the existence of the British Lions, the name change will go ahead, while a major sponsor has been collared in the form of clothing discounter Mr Price. The new […]

CHINESE Vice President Hu Jintao, on a five-day official tour, attended the opening in Johannesburg of his country’s second consulate in South Africa on Wednesday.The vice president then went to Soweto to visit the Hector Petersen memorial, now a regular event on the itineraries of visiting dignitaries. Hu is heading a 70-member trade and business […]

BRYAN PEARSON, Cape Town | Thursday 5.10pm. OPERATION Good Hope, a police operation to crack down on urban terrorism in Cape Town, moved into full swing on Thursday as six members of vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs were charged in court, another five were arrested and a number of houses raided. Heavily armed […]