JAKE GERWEL, a close aide to President Nelson Mandela, said on Wednesday that he detected a desire by Libya to conclude the Lockerbie affair “as speedily as possible”. Gerwel, who travelled to Tripoli in a renewed bid to break the deadlock, gave an upbeat assessment of the talks in a BBC interview.Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi […]

THE Reserve Bank is facing fresh scrutiny of its apartheid past if President Nelson Mandela grants permission for a new probe into its activites in the final days of white rule. Department of Justice Deputy Director General Deon Rudman confirmed that an official team headed by Judge Willem Heath probing state malpractice has requested a […]

NAMIBIAN journalists Andreas Frai and cameraman Vincent Spiegel were arrested in the Botswana capital, Gaborone, on Tuesday and released on Wednesday afternoon, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation reports. The journalists were in the country to report on the court appearance of former Namibian opposition leader Mishake Muyongo and 92 others, allegedly involved in a movement for […]

BAFANA Bafana had a scare on Tuesday when captain Lucas Radebe suffered a knee injury at the squad training at Esselen Park in Johannesburg on Tuesday. South Africa face Mauritius in their second African Nations Cup qualifier at St George V Stadium in Curipe, Mauritius, on Saturday. Radebe went up to clear the ball from […]

THE 944 families illegally living in the Dukuduku State Forest near the protected St Lucia estuary in northern KwaZulu-Natal have agreed to resettle on alternative land provided by the government. Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Kader Asmal said on Tuesday that the police and the army have been requested to assist with resettling the community. […]

THE Cabinet agreed on Wednesday that there is a need for a new national coat of arms. At the regular weekly Cabinet meeting it was decided to examine the implications of a new coat of arms for “corporate image”, and to formulate a process to involve public participation and assessment of costs. Among other resolutions […]

THE Central Bank of Nigeria said on Wednesday it hopes to introduce a 100 naira note, worth around $1,2 — which is double the value of the highest denomination note currently in circulation. CBN governor Paul Ogwuma is “hopeful” military ruler General Abdulsalami Abubakar “will approve the proposal before the end of this quarter,” CBN […]

THE Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday set out the rules governing the February 27 election to choose Nigeria’s first civilian president in more than 15 yearsr. Thenext president of Africa’s most populous country must be a Nigerian citizen, aged 40 or over, and educated to at least School Certificate level, under rules announced on […]

ROSE-MARIE BRUBALLA, Freetown | Wednesday 8.00pm. THE West African intervention force Ecomog on Wednesday “liberated” an area east of Freetown considered to be the last bastion of the rebels who stormed the Sierra Leonean capital a fortnight ago, a spokesperson said. In a simultaneous offensive in the north-west of the West African country, Ecomog is […]

BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto on Tuesday drafted Jomo Cosmos midfielder Godfrey Sapula into his squad for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Mauritius on Saturday. Sapula replaces John Moeti, who was axed from the squad on Monday due to disciplinary squabbles with Orlando Pirates. “It was not easy to arrive at a replacement for […]