The Zimbabwe High Court on Wednesday reduced by four months the sentences of a group of suspected mercenaries jailed over an alleged coup plot in the oil-rich state of Equatorial Guinea, a court official said. The official said the men would be freed into the custody of Zimbabwe’s immigration department for deportation to South Africa since they have been declared illegal immigrants.
Judging a journalism competition means you get to peruse a pile of poor quality products, but also that you are sometimes rewarded with exhilarating examples of quality work. In the intricate field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) coverage, your chances of encountering the good stuff — the narratives that go beyond a geek audience — are even more challenged. But scattered amongst the sad stuff, some very good ICT journalism can be found.
The United States and Europe were on Wednesday being drawn ever closer into a trade war after senior US congressman issued a blunt warning to the European Union over its plans to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo on China. Richard Lugar, the powerful Republican head of the Senate foreign relations committee, warned that the US would stop sales of military technology to Europe.
Gunmen have killed a judge and a lawyer working for the Iraqi tribunal which will try Saddam Hussein and his senior officials. Barawiz al-Merwani (59) and his lawyer son Aryan (26) were ambushed when they left their home in north Baghdad on Tuesday, two days after the tribunal ruled that a first group of defendants must be tried for crimes against humanity.
It might not have the majesty of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, or the viciousness of his attacks on the American dream. But the last written word of Hunter S Thompson, who died last week, has left the literary world intrigued. The author’s body was found in a chair by his kitchen table, on which a typewriter had been placed and a page of writing paper had been lined up with the word ”counselor” (sic) typed at its centre.
Michael Jackson’s team was ”extremely agitated” after the broadcast of a British documentary highlighting his friendships with children, a former employee of his company said on Wednesday. The public relations executive Ann Gabriel told the court that the Martin Bashir documentary Living with Michael Jackson had become an ”absolute disaster” for the 46-year-old singer.
He won’t be called Sir Bill, he said, laughing but looking down at the table with a touch of embarrassed modesty. The richest man in the world hopes not to share the fate of Howard Stringer, chairperson and chief executive of the Sony corporation. ”He gets a hard time, it’s sir, sir, sir all the time,” said Bill Gates.
Driving skills specialist Rob Handfield-Jones has come out firing against the Department of Transport for dismally failing in its duty to curtail South Africa’s astronomical road fatalities. Backed by the Automobile Association, Drive Alive and the Committee for Active Road Safety, he also accused the Arrive Alive campaign of implementing ineffective road safety initiatives.
With the impending arrival of a new range of Hilux bakkies in the second quarter of this year, we decided to arrange a sojourn with the KZ-TE, one of the Legend35 turbo diesels. Armed with luggage and golf clubs, our merry trio put it to the test.
"Recognising that sustainable development, democracy and peace are indivisible is an idea whose time has come." Peace and democracy take root in caring for the planet, says Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.