JUSTIN ARENSTEIN, Nelspruit | Tuesday 9.30pm. THE illegal R340-million Mpumalanga Parks Boards offshore loan scheme currently being investigated by the Heath special investigative unit is not the only such scheme in Mpumalanga. The small impoverished township of Ekangala, near Bronkhorstspruit, secretly issued a promissory note for US$3-million to Davron Projects cc on July 23, in […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Monday 8.30pm. LESOTHO opposition supporters, protesting against the delay in publicising the Langa Commission’s final report into alleged electoral fraud, gathered outside the residence of South Africa’s High Commissioner Japhet Ndhlovu in Maseru on Monday to demand that the findings be released immediately. Earlier the protesters marched from the royal palace […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Luanda | Tuesday 7.30pm. ANGOLAN troops have been sent to the small mining town of Kamatuka in Lunda Norte after 30 people were maasacred there on Sunday. Angolan government radio said rebel forces loyal to Unita leader Jonas Savimbi were responsible for the killings. Early in July, 215 people were reported massacred in […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kisangani | Friday 9.00pm. REBELS fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo have refuted the government’s claim that it has recaptured the town of Lubutu, which lies on the main route between tow rebel strongholds. Rebel-run Radio Bukavu said at the weekend that forces opposing President Laurent Kabila still controlled Lubutu, about 360km […]

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, Grande Baie | Sunday 8.00PM. THE Southern African Development Community’s annual summit opened in Grand Baie in northern Mauritius on Sunday afternoon, with the opening addresses focusing on economic issues and regional conflict. President Nelson Mandela, who chairs SADC, expressed deep distress at the re-emergence of violent conflict in Angola. “We have great […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]