OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cairo | Sunday 8.30PM. THE Arab League, attempting to negotiate a way for the Lockerbie trial to go ahead, has proposed that Libya and the Netherlands sign a pre-trial agreement spelling out details surrounding the prosecution of Libyan suspects. Arab League chief Esmat Abdel Meguid has held separate meetings with the British ambassador […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 2.00pm. MARION Jones again delivered the goods at the World Cup of athletics at the Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday, clocking the fourth fastest women’s 100m in history. After on Friday running the tird fastest 200m ever, the 22 year-old Jones produced a stunning 10,65sec to win in a personal best […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 2.00PM. ORLANDO Pirates took their place in the quarterfinals of the Rothmans Cup soccer competition when they drew 1-1 with Bloemfontein Celtic at the First National Bank Stadium, winning 5-1 on aggregate. Celtic’s chances were remmote from the start, after being 3-0 down on aggregate from their first round defeat […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Sunday 7.30PM. FOLLOWING lengthy talks with local Lesotho parties on Sunday, the South African Defence Minister Joe Modise said there is still some way to go to find a solution. Modise flew to Lesotho following Friday night’s mutiny in the armed forces, where junior officers rounded up their seniors, among them […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maputo | Sunday 7.00PM. FOREIGN affairs official Robert McBride who has been detained in Mozambique since March is expected to be released on Monday. Mc Bride’s lawyer, Jose Nascimento, said McBride was die to be released on Friday, but the process was being held up by paperwork. He said the release would not […]

The streets of Pretoria are becoming increasingly dangerous for sex workers, reports Tangeni Amupadhi Prostitutes walking the dark streets of Pretoria know that danger lurks around any corner. But they were particularly anxious this week, following the murder of a co-worker. The body of an as yet unidentified prostitute was found lying face-up in a […]

money Chiara Carter Jailed Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock has been approached to provide information about the missing millions squirrelled away in apartheid-era slush funds. An investigation is under way into claims that a unit set up to find the missing money has itself been misusing state funds. The National Intelligence Agency’s (NIA)request to De […]

She’s the queen of country music, a Dollywood legend, America’s Princess Di. People warm to her sentimental ballads and silicon looks, but something is missing … William Leith reports To me, an Englishman, Dolly Parton was always a small, mysterious figure on the edge of my consciousness. She was a wig, a quavering voice with […]

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is, as we have observed before, a curious if admirable beast – a combination of attributes which were on display with particular effect this week. There is something wonderfully satisfying about the sight of the likes of General Johan Coetzee and Craig Williamson being subjected to aggressive questioning on their […]

Adam Haupt On stage in Cape Town Evita se Perron hosts the Hello, Darling Festival again this year and promises to provide much entertainment by way of theatre, concerts and cabaret. Whilst Pieter-Dirk Uys’s Tannie Evita Praat Kaktus and Ouma Ossewania Praat Vuil are proven drawcards, the festival has quite a few new and interesting […]