Staff Reporter
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/ 4 October 1998

Lesotho parties set for tough talks

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Sunday 10.00pm. RIVAL Lesotho political parties were are preparing for a fierce debate on Monday on whether or not Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s government should continue to rule the kingdom until new elections in 15 to 18 months’ time. The debate will take place at continuing Southern African Development Community-led talks […]

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/ 4 October 1998

Bovine TB to be studied in Kruger Park

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Hoedspruit | Sunday 11.00pm. A STUDY of bovine tuberculosis has begun in the Kruger National Park, KNP director David Mabunda announced on Sunday. The survey aims to find out more about the disease, its geographic spread through the park and the risk to animals. Buffalo are the carriers of BTB and other animals […]

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/ 4 October 1998

CCMA ‘not doing its job’

OWN CORRESPONDENT, | Friday 4.00pm. THE Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has not brought about a reduction in labour disputes, nor is it operating at optimum efficiency, CCMA senior commissioner Sarah Christie said on Friday. Christie told a South African Labour Law Society conference in Stellenbosch that the CCMA’s success is frequently measured by […]

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/ 4 October 1998

Ugandan plane was on gold-buying mission

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kampala | Sunday 11.00pm. AN aircraft which crashed into Uganda’s Ruwenzori Mountains late last month was heading for a gold-buying mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported on Sunday. Earlier reports said the plane had crashed in the DRC, and had been shot down by Allied […]

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/ 2 October 1998

Elephants get a helping hand

Paul Brown Evolution is saving elephants in Africa by producing herds with tiny tusks or none at all – which provides no profit for poachers and thus ensures the survival of the species. The phenomenon has been noticed in all parts of Africa where hunting has been going on longest, with both trophy hunters and […]

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/ 2 October 1998

Strength in their dreads

Phillip Kakaza If there is one African city that keeps abreast of the latest fashion trends, it is Johannesburg. And it’s not only clothes that count, but hairstyles too. The busy streets of Johannesburg have become catwalks. A stroll downtown or in Soweto is like a trip down a Parisian boulevard, with clothes and hairdos […]

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/ 2 October 1998

Queen’s pidgin

English is globally dominant. But it is not always the Queen’s English, reports Anthea Garman A German businessman visits the Middle East and meets an Arab woman. He speaks no Arabic, she speaks no German, so they conduct their relationship in English. Eventually they have a child. This child is raised speaking second language English […]

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/ 2 October 1998

Fight crime – identify your

cellphone What to do before and after your phone is stolen: l Turn on your phone and type *#06# – you will see your 15-digit IMEI number. Record it. l If your cellphone is stolen, phone your service provider to cancel the SIM card so the thief cannot dial out. Get a case number from […]

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/ 2 October 1998

ANC alliance partners quiet on

invasion Swapna Prabhakaran Some political allies of the African National Congress have remained strangely silent in the wake of the destruction of Maseru that resulted from South Africa’s military intervention in Lesotho last week. While the ANC’s highest organs have supported the intervention, its alliance partners appeared unable to draft a quick response. Human rights […]

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/ 2 October 1998

Who will finally eat the cake?

Andy Capostagno Rugby A few weeks ago I was lamenting the fact that after a promising beginning the Currie Cup had gone a little flat. Anyone who saw Sunday’s 24-17 win for Free State over Western Province at Newlands may well have concurred. We have reached that stage of the season where results are far […]