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/ 12 November 2007
Eve Hall, who died aged 70 at her home near Nelspruit on October 23, was one of the first women activists to be imprisoned for defying apartheid. Through nearly 50 years, Eve’s life exemplified what it was to be an anti-apartheid activist and to live, as she did with her husband, Tony, and three sons, in energetic exile.
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/ 12 November 2007
When Hugo Chávez is in full flow, politicians and diplomats know better than to try and cut him dead. But not kings. As the Venezuelan president was in mid-harangue, excoriating his ”fascist” foes at a summit of leaders from the Latin world, Juan Carlos, the Spanish monarch, could take no more.
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/ 12 November 2007
Viva amaBokoboko. Fantastic! That image of the Springboks carrying our president shoulder high; wasn’t that just something? What makes it even more powerful is that it was spontaneous and unrehearsed. That spoke volumes about our beautiful land, our rainbow nation and its potential, writes Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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/ 11 November 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=ancconference_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/321750/Icon_ANCconference.gif" align=left border=0></a>It was during Chief Albert Luthuli’s presidency that the ANC national conference adopted the Freedom Charter as its programme in December 1956. That was a nodal point in a process of internal transformation the ANC had undergone since the 1946 African mineworkers’ strike.
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/ 11 November 2007
A five-wicket haul by Dale Steyn helped South Africa beat New Zealand by a mammoth 358 runs 42 minutes after lunch on the fourth day of the first Castle Lager Test at the Wanderers on Sunday. Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum resumed play on the overnight score of 57 for three.
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/ 11 November 2007
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday a general election will be held by January 9 — but under a state of emergency he imposed eight days ago. Musharraf, under pressure to put Pakistan back on a path to democracy, said the National Assembly and provincial assemblies will be dissolved in coming days.
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/ 11 November 2007
A Russian fuel tanker broke in half during a storm on Sunday, spilling about 1 300 tonnes of oil in the Kerch Strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, a Transport Ministry spokesperson said. The spill is an ”environmental disaster”, the deputy head of the state Rosprirodnadzor agency said.
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/ 11 November 2007
Low-cost computers meant to usher poor children worldwide into the digital age are being mass-produced in China as United States non-profit One Laptop Per Child strives to deliver on its promise. The first of the XO laptops being built at a Quanta Computer facility in Changshu are destined for Uruguay.
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/ 11 November 2007
A computer security consultant accused of installing malicious software to create an army of up to 250 000 ”zombie” computers so he could steal identities and access bank accounts will plead guilty to four federal charges. He could face up to 60 years in federal prison and a ,75-million fine.
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/ 11 November 2007
An Australian state government’s plans to shoot more than 10 000 wild horses to protect the environment were on Sunday attacked by some animal rights activists as inhumane. The Queensland government had attempted to keep the cull of the horses, or brumbies, a secret because of fears of a public outcry.