JOHANNESBURG youth radio station YFM was hit by robbers late on Thursday night, who assaulted staffers and stole their possessions. Ten armed men stormed the station’s studio in Troyeville at about 11.30pm, forcing late-night presenter Msizi Shembe and his producer Desmond Mashaba to open the station’s safe. When they discovered there was no cash stored […]

force Chris Gordon Details are beginning to emerge of a vast resupply operation carried out by Unita, as the rebels strike at the north-west of Angola. Jonas Savimbi’s rebels are now better armed than in 1992, the Angolan government claims. It is a claim borne out by Unita’s new tactics and reports of the type […]

David Shapshak The Cabinet has discussed the possibility of deploying the army at the end of the year in anticipation of possible chaos stemming from the year 2000 computer problem (Y2K), says Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Jay Naidoo. “I have discussed with the Cabinet the possibility of mobilising the security services in terms […]

Gideon Nieuwoudt has been refused amnesty for the killing of Steve Biko. Peter Dickson describes the career of one of apartheid’s most ruthless killers He is the last non-impersonator alive with Elvis Presley sideburns. His face is lined with untold stories you don’t want to know. Before the prospect of prison and the seekers of […]

Howard Barrell African leaders were guardedly optimistic about making progress towards peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo at their meeting in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, which began this week. South Africa has rejoined Congo peace efforts, indicating that it has received assurances from African states supporting Laurent Kabila, Congo’s erratic president, that the new […]

Many financial institutions offer a range of products for the small people, writes Belinda Beresford Slipped furtively into appreciative little hands or neatly tucked away in a Christmas card, gifts of money to children are one of the traditions of the festive season. An unexpected bonus to pocket money and the grind of begging from […]

Angella Johnson: VIEW FROM A BROAD `She was my baby,” wails Bobba Rosenbaum at the graveside. The bowed octogenarian leans shakily on her walking stick. “I loved her so much. Oh Sarah, I’m really going to miss you …” The thin voice breaks with emotion. Rosenbaum’s daughter, Sonia Abrahams, stands beside her over the freshly […]

listed on website for deadbeats South Africa’s leading black `wine ambassador’ is listed on an American `Deadbeat Hall of Shame’ Internet site for not paying child support. Cliff Matheson and Justin Arenstein report He is world renowned as South Africa’s leading black “wine ambassador”, but Jabulani Ntshangase has a shady secret. He is featured in […]

SOUTH Africans tuned in to watch the launch of South Africa’s first satellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA, were disappointed on Friday when controllers ruled the launch a “no-go” at the last minute. This was the second attempt to launch the satellite named Sunsat, which was built by the engineering faculty […]

RETIEF Goosen, a member of South Africa’s Alfred Dunhill Cup-winning doubles golf team, withdrew from the South African PGA Championship after the first round on Thursday. Tournament officials said Goosen has a fractured left arm, the legacy of a skiing accident in Switzerland over Christmas, and it has not healed enough for him to continue. […]