Cigarette giant British American Tobacco is leading a campaign to stop Uganda from joining one of Africa’s most lauded efforts to control the blight of malaria. Uganda has more than 12 million cases of malaria every year, killing 110Â 000 people, mostly children and pregnant women, and, encouraged by the success of other African countries in controlling malaria.
The interrogation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay has saved Britain from at least two major terrorist attacks, according to United States President George Bush’s chief intelligence adviser. John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence, claims information obtained from inmates at the camp has proved vital in thwarting a series of terror attacks around the world.
South Africa have now lost the ”choker” tag which has haunted them in the World Cup, all rounder Jacques Kallis said on Sunday. Although they have regularly won lesser tournaments easily South Africa have faltered on the big stage, notably in their one-run loss to Australia in the 1999 World Cup Super Sixes.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who became the conscience of South Africa during apartheid, celebrated his 75th birthday on Saturday surrounded by the country’s new elite. But the cleric is showing no sign of slipping quietly into retirement, spending his birthday morning encouraging students in Mozambique to have questioning minds before rushing back to Johannesburg for a dinner in his honour.
The Blue Bulls proved that they are South Africa’s premier domestic rugby team when they produced a near flawless game of rugby to take them to their fifth consecutive Currie Cup final after beating Western Province 45-30 at Loftus on Saturday.
South Africa winger Sibusiso Zuma has put club before country and refused to play in Sunday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Zambia in Lusaka, officials confirmed on Saturday. Zuma has told caretaker coach Pitso Mosimane he is unavailable and wants to concentrate on establishing his place at German Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld.
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was in a stable condition after contracting a lung infection, but would spend the rest of the weekend in hospital, her spokesperson said on Saturday. ”She is taking her medication, she is stable, but we are not expecting her to be discharged this weekend,” said Sibani Mngadi.
Brazilian Felipe Massa took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday with championship-leading teammate Michael Schumacher alongside on an all-Ferrari front row. While Schumacher moved a step closer to an unprecedented eighth world championship before retirement, his Renault title rival Fernando Alonso qualified only fifth.
Somali Islamists arrested 35 people and shot in the air to disperse a protest in Kismayo against the new administration at the key port it seized last month, witnesses said on Saturday. Scores of people took to the streets late on Friday, burning tyres and blocking roads, after the Islamists appointed a new governor, mayor and heads of the airport, port and the city’s overall security.
Sudan on Friday pressed efforts to mend fences with the United Nations, denying suggestions that it had tried to ”intimidate” countries planning to contribute troops to a proposed UN force for war-torn Darfur. On Thursday the Security Council held a special meeting to discuss a Sudanese letter sent to African and Arab countries on Tuesday warning them that providing troops for the UN force would be seen by Khartoum as a ”hostile act”.