The principal claims justifying the invasion of Iraq — that Saddam Hussein had biological and chemical weapons and was developing nuclear weapons — were fundamentally wrong and the result of a ”global intelligence failure”, a US Senate investigation has concluded.
The rand is likely to continue strengthening, leading to some difficult decisions for the South African Reserve Bank, says economist John Loos. Loos warns that the Reserve Bank might have to turn its attention to the current account imbalance, as this ”may deteriorate significantly should the rand go even stronger”.
Africa’s masses had to be mobilised for a revolution to improve the continent’s political, economic and social situation, says President Thabo Mbeki. Writing in his weekly online column, ANC Today, Mbeki said that this duty would fall on the Pan African Parliament and the African Union.
Prison warders will be back at work nationwide this weekend after a last minute resolution to the staffing crisis, says the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru). Popcru said it would call off the strike, and the department would increase the weekend staff component back to 46% of weekday numbers.
Orlando Pirates hammered Sable de Batie 4-2 in the first clash of their Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup match at the Oppenheimer Stadium in Orkney on Friday. The Buccaneers, in their popular black and white strip, made use of their territorial advantage without giving the visitors much room for manoeuvre.
Lance Armstrong knows his bid for a record sixth Tour de France victory could all end in one crash. So he wasn’t pleased when dozens of riders went down in a pile in front of him. The crash at the finish in Angers was the final straw for a five-time champion already bruised up in a tumble.
Prison warders will be back at work nationwide this weekend after a last-minute resolution to the staffing crisis, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said on Friday. The Department of Correctional Services has agreed to increase the weekend staff component back to 46% of weekday numbers.
Aids activists in South Africa hope that the inclusion of sex workers in an HIV research project will draw attention to the need for outreach programmes targeting this often marginalised group. About 600 female sex workers in and around Durban in KwaZulu-Natal are expected to participate in the study.
Telkom claimed victory on Friday in its dispute with Transtel regarding the provision of international landline telephone links and threatened to sue the Transnet division for damages. The dispute arose after Transtel filed a complaint against the former state utility at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
The Democratic Alliance on Friday renewed its call for South African Airways (SAA) to be privatised. ”Transnet has provided the Public Investment Corporation with a very sweet deal by issuing a secret corporate bond this week,” DA public enterprises spokesperson Ian Davidson said in a statement.