The Zimbabwean government has urged African nations to join hands to fight domination by powerful Western countries, state-media reported Thursday. ”The new global village … poses the danger of forcing the poor, newly independent and formerly exploited countries .. to play the game when the table is badly tilted against them,” Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said.
South Africa still has to achieve a total economic transformation in the country, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Thursday. This statement was contained in the party’s policy discussion documents released in Johannesburg. The aim is to stimulate debate in the party’s branches ahead of its national policy conference in June.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was unharmed but ducked behind the podium after a rocket landed near Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s office on Thursday while the two men were speaking to reporters at a news conference. An Associate Press reporter ran outside and saw a crater 1m in diameter.
Senior Cape Town advocate Johan van der Berg lost his bid in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday to stay on as a practising advocate at the Cape Bar. The SCA dismissed Van der Berg’s appeal against a decision by two Cape High Court judges to strike his name from the roll of advocates.
Half of South African women who responded to an online survey said they never use a condom, News24 reported on Thursday. About two-thirds of women polled believed it was highly unlikely they would contract HIV/Aids. The Female Nation Survey was conducted online and more than 7 500 women participated.
Health experts see a glimmer of hope in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) for the first time since the disease’s spread was declared a global emergency more than a decade ago. But although global TB rates are levelling off, the emergence of drug-resistant versions of the disease is complicating control efforts.
South African gamers can join the queues on Friday when Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation 3 (PS3) hits local stores. It also debuts in Europe on the same day. The PS3 offers games and multimedia in a high-definition environment using the Blu-ray DVD system, created for high-definition TV systems.
Gunfire and explosions rocked the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kinshasa, on Thursday as armed followers of a former rebel leader clashed with government troops, witnesses said. The shooting broke out after the personal militia of defeated presidential contender Jean-Pierre Bemba defied a government order last week to disband.
Consumers should brace themselves for milk shortages throughout the winter season, the Milk Producers’ Organisation said on Thursday. MPO spokesperson Bertus de Jongh said the shortage results from price signals relayed to producers two years ago.
Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was back in court on Thursday morning as his battle to be released on bail continued. A Cape Town magistrate granted him R1-million bail on Monday, but ordered that any surety he offered had to be approved by the Scorpions.