Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila wooed South African businesses on Friday, portraying his war-ravaged country as a risk-free environment that is ripe for investment. Kabila conceded security remained a concern in the east of the country but sought to assure a business audience in Cape Town that the situation was being dealt with.
Britain’s Nick Dougherty, taking advantage of rain-softened conditions with a precise short game, fired a two-under-par 68 to forge one shot clear in the US Open first round on Thursday. While world number one Tiger Woods battled to a 71 at Oakmont Country Club, Dougherty carded four birdies and two bogeys.
Six of the Australian squad who did not participate in last Saturday’s 49-0 destruction of Fiji were sent to South Africa early to acclimatise ahead of this week’s opening Tri-Nations Test in Cape Town. Apparently they were warned to stay out of trouble.
Pupils should not have sex but if they fall pregnant, they should be treated with respect and encouraged to finish their education. The Education Department’s Measures for the Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy focuses on prevention and emphasises the importance of sex education.
China has censored part of the latest instalment of hit Hollywood movie Pirates of the Caribbean for ”vilifying and defacing the Chinese”, the Xinhua news agency said on Friday. The role of Hong Kong star Chow Yun-Fat, who plays pirate lord Captain Sao Feng, had been slashed in half to just about 10 minutes of screen time.
The Palestinian quest for an independent state was on the verge of collapse on Thursday night after Hamas militants took control of the Gaza Strip. On Thursday night Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President and Fatah leader, declared a state of emergency from Ramallah in the West Bank.
Almost half of working-age men in Russia who die are killed by alcohol abuse, according to a new medical study which says the country’s males die in excessive numbers not just because they drink lots of vodka but because they also consume products containing alcohol, such as eau de cologne and antiseptics.
Niren Tolsi looks some of the documentary films to be featured at this year’s Durban International Film Festival.
Public servants who went on strike on June 1 risk losing the moral high ground with intimidation tactics that have diluted high levels of public sympathy.President Thabo Mbeki’s decision to turn down a 55% increase for government ministers, proposed by the Moseneke Commission on the remuneration of public officers, has removed a key dynamic from the dispute.
Vodacom declared war on parent company Telkom this week when it announced plans to tackle the fixed-line monopoly head-on by rolling out its own fibre and wireless networks, and launching an internet service provider. The infrastructure roll-out is a precursor to Vodacom challenging Telkom’s established revenue streams in the provision of fixed-line and converged solutions to corporates.