Burundi’s warlords are recruiting thousands of child soldiers despite a peace accord which was supposed to end a decade of conflict, according to a report published on Wednesday by Amnesty International. ”The prospects for a lasting peace will be seriously threatened as those who have known only violence are re-recruited … or turn to violent crime,” the report says.
The Israeli government has approved the elimination of the entire leadership of Hamas and other militant groups following the assassination of the Islamic resistance movement’s founder and spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Israel’s internal security minister, Tsahi Hanegbi, said the government had given a green light to the army to kill ”the worst terrorists”.
Israel ‘targeting Hamas leadership’
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The White House was facing a crisis in confidence on Wednesday over its handling of the al-Qaeda threat prior to September 11, as a public inquiry into the attacks demanded to question George Bush’s national security adviser. The standoff with the inquiry could damage the White House’s popularity in a tightly contested presidential campaign.
MG Rover has increased its range in South Africa with the arrival of the Rover Streetwise, aimed at youthful buyers and the young at heart. For this model the Poms invented the catch-phrase "Urban Tough." Is this Streetwise finger-licking good? Motormouth Gavin Foster puts it to the test.
"I’ve never disappointed them [whites] in any way, but like all human beings they have poor memories." Drew Forrest hands out this week’s <i>imivimbo eyi-10</i> to Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
The Karoo dorp of Beaufort West is a curious mix. It is the birthplace of heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard and has a museum in his honour. It is the place where anti-apartheid activists downed a helicopter in the 1980s. Unemployment stands at an estimated 60% among the about 60Â 000 Central Karoo residents. Taking the Central Karoo from bust to boom needs more jobs that will stay.
DIY sex scandals, spaced out testimonies from astronauts on UFO sightings, nun target practice games, poking fun at Pokémon, handicapped kittens, competitive eating, and sideburns for sale online — Ian Fraser does what you don’t have time to do and brings you the bizarre on the net.
In 1973, when the Organisation for African Unity held its conference in Addis Ababa, Emperor Haile Selassie threw a splendid banquet for the media. At the time Ethiopia was in the grip of its most famous famine. Not a callous man, the emperor was simply going along with normal protocol that requires heads of state to deliver what we now call "world-class" hospitality.
The Blue Bulls have fired stadium announcer Rian van Heerden for making derogatory remarks aimed at the visiting Australian Waratahs during last Friday evening’s Super 12 match at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria, SABC radio news reported.
England Under-19 coach Stuart Baxter has been appointed as coach of Bafana Bafana — and if he signs the contract, he will start work on May 1, according to a ”world exclusive” report on the Kick Off soccer website.