THE 20th session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) opens in Nairobi Monday in the presence of environment ministers and government representatives from all over the world. The week-long council meeting provides the international community an opportunity to address major emerging environmental policies. Attention will be focused on the result […]

MOZAMBIQUE’S navy commander Rear-Admiral Pascoal Jose Nhalungo is in critical condition in a Maputo hospital after a group of unknown gunmen shot him on Wednesday night. The Mozambican’s Defence Force said on Friday that Nhalungo was shot at point blank range in his car in a quiet Maputo suburb. His is in intensive care at […]

FIFA has announced the soccer rankings for African nations, placing South Africa second, and Nigeria a surprising 10th. Morocco snatched first place from Bafana Bafana, while current holders of the African Cup of Nations, Egypt, are fourth. The full list of rankings is: 1 Morocco, 2 South Africa, 3 Tunisia, 4 Egypt, 5 Zambia, 6 […]

THE chairman of a private Zambian airline David Torkoph who was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) on Tuesday, has reportedly fled the country for Harare. The Zambian newspaper The Post reported on Friday that DEC spokesperson Mukutulu Sinyani, who confirmed that Torkoph was detained, said he was not aware that Torkoph had left […]

South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela made a brief stopover in Nigeria early Sunday on his way home from the World Economic Forum meeting.

A STRIKE by staff at the Beit Bridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe, which caused a backlog of hundreds of trucks, ended late on Thursday night. All of the 110 workers at the border post stopped working for most of Thursday afternoon over dissatisfaction with affirmative action and an alleged lack of progress […]

THE five victims of a slaughter carried out by Islamist extremists on Friday night in the Algerian town of Bekhaitia were all children aged from five to 14, press reports said on Sunday. Security services had not given any details of the victims or the killings, which took place 200km from Algiers.Press reports said the […]

NORTHERN Bulls coach Eugene van Wyk expressed concern on Thursday about a lack of depth in player resources for the Super 12 league. Van Wyk said most of the Northern Bulls side will come from the Blue Bulls of Pretoria. Only two props and one backline player from the smaller provinces in the region — […]

ZIMBABWE Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel) is planning to extend its operations into Namibia and is considering the possibility of setting up a steel smelter plant. The firm has already entered the Namibian market through Ondangwa-based Lancashire Steel Namibia, a joint venture with Zebra Holdings. Ziscosteel CEO, Dr Gabriel Masanga, said that expansion into Namibia […]

ERNIE LETS IT SLIP AFTER three good rounds at the Heineken Classic, Ernie Els finished with a disappointing round of 3 over par 75 to slip back into 2nd place. Australian Jarrod Moseley shot a 3 under 69 to get to 14 under and take the title, one ahead of Ernie, Berhard Langer and another […]