The African rebirth will be moral and peaceful and lead to a better world, South African Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma assured delegates to the African Union-Caribbean Diaspora conference on Tuesday. ”The people of African descent have to show … a new world order where diversity is celebrated and harnessed,” Dlamini-Zuma said in her speech to the conference.
Two men accused of manufacturing the potentially lethal drug cat in a luxurious flat in Sea Point made a routine appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Jacobus Johannes Venter (43) and Jacques van Rensburg (36) were arrested in June last year after police swooped on the flat.
Taiwan said for the first time on Tuesday it would fire missiles at Chinese airfields and missile launch sites if its arch-rival ever attacked the island. The details emerged as Taiwan military leaders discussed the results of simulated attack scenarios, part of the island’s annual military exercises that began last month.
A Sunday tabloid aimed at the ”new, modern Afrikaner” is to be launched in May, its editor said on Tuesday. Sondag’s Mike Vink said it would offer less sleaze than weekly Afrikaans tabloid Son. This will entail, among others, a page three pin-up girl, who will not be topless. ”It’s not going to be sleazy, but a genuine Sunday newspaper with a sports, news and business section.”
Central Africa, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will overtake Southern African countries in the next 10 to 20 years as Africa’s dominant diamond producers, a conference heard on Tuesday. At the same time, Africa is the world’s preferred destination for exploration, with about -million spent in 2006 compared with -million in 2000.
Listed telecoms giant Telkom on Tuesday said it has launched Do Broadband — a new broadband bundle that "will revolutionise broadband in South Africa". "The bundle, which combines DSL access and the internet service provider account, also offers consumers huge savings and a host of other value-added services …," Steven Hayward, managing executive of retail marketing, said.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is doing very little to help the poor access their rights, the ad hoc committee on the review of Chapter Nine institutions heard on Tuesday. Deputy Justice Minister Johnny de Lange said the SAHRC has failed to fulfil its mandate.
A pregnant cow being chased by police and fire fighters caused â,¬25Â 000-worth of damage on a three-hour rampage through the German city of Hanover. Uschi escaped from a farm late on Monday and became increasingly violent as she encountered shocked drivers and pedestrians in the city.
A grade two teacher was shot dead by a balaclava-clad gunman in front of her terrified young pupils at Mount Frere on Monday. Captain Zamukulungisa Jozana said the 30-year-old was teaching at Niyona Junior Secondary School at 11am when the man entered the classroom and shot her three times.
Dozens of women, some carrying babies, have been arrested in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, for protesting against worsening power shortages, the organisers of the protest said on Tuesday. The 36 women, 20 men and 10 babies were rounded up Monday after they held a sit-in at the offices of Zimbabwe’s main power company, Zesa.