Distribution of water, reliability of water supply, water storage and vandalism were problems still facing communities hit by a cholera outbreak at the end of 2000, scientists said on Wednesday. The outbreak in 2000 claimed the lives of 265 people in five provinces and 120Â 000 others were infected.
The South African Communist Party (SACP) is adamant that information exists to justify reopening the Chris Hani murder case, it said on Wednesday. ”It is not so much a question of new information, but old information that we believe was never adequately followed up,” said spokesperson Malesela Moleka.
Last Friday UN Special Envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa Stephen Lewis called for a rapid increase in the provision of antiretroviral drugs for Mozambique.
The well-coordinated bomb attacks on Mumbai’s rail network that left 183 dead bore the hallmarks of Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, a senior officer said on Wednesday. Police, however, said they were awaiting test results from evidence at the scene of the blasts including several commonly-used timing devices.
Nelson Mandela’s legacy of tolerance was celebrated in Johannesburg on Wednesday. ”For me, the meaning of Mandela is the idea of plurality and tolerance of ideas. That’s the biggest challenge facing our country today,” said Witwatersrand University academic Xolela Mangcu.
A senior official in the Western Cape’s department of environmental affairs was on Wednesday accused of racism by corruption accused David Malatsi. Malatsi, a former environment and development planning minister in the province, was being cross-examined by prosecutor Bruce Morrison in the Bellville Regional Court.
The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published on Wednesday measuring people’s well-being and their impact on the environment. Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica and Panama complete the top five in the Happy Planet Index, compiled by the British think tank New Economics Foundation.
It costs a pretty penny to mint one United States cent. With the prices of zinc and copper going through the roof, the smallest US denomination is now worth more as a commodity than a currency, prompting Americans to wonder whether they should drop the little coin with Abraham Lincoln on its face down the well for good.
The JSE was in positive territory in noon trade on Wednesday, propelled by higher precious-metals prices and stronger world markets. Volumes were again light, however, as players remained nervous about committing money to the market in a big way. By midday, the all-share index added 1,5%.
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is looking forward to playing a major role in the four-Test series against England starting at ”home of cricket” Lord’s on Thursday. Kaneria, who has played county cricket with great success for Essex, hopes he can take his form in English conditions with him to Lord’s and follow in the footsteps of Australia leg-spin great Shane Warne