The newly elected PAC president, Letlapa Mphahlele, ordered the 1993 attacks on Cape Town’s St James Church and Heidelberg Tavern. He speaks candidly, to the Mail & Guardian about his past and the embattled party’s future.
Two United States scientists, Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, were on Monday awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their pioneering work in molecular biology and genetic information, the Nobel jury said. ”This year’s Nobel laureates have discovered a fundamental mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information,” the jury said.
Kaizer Chiefs belatedly broke their winless Premier League drought with a 2-1 victory over Golden Arrows at the Chatsworth Stadium on Sunday afternoon — but even Amakhosi coach Ernst Middendorp said he felt sorry for his opposite number, Khabo Zondo.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s double strike sunk Newcastle and put Manchester United on top of the English Premiership on Sunday. Solskjaer scored just before and after half-time to claim his first league goals at Old Trafford for over three years and take Sir Alex Ferguson’s side above champions Chelsea on goal difference.
Tiger Woods carded a last-round 67 to win the World Golf Championship event at The Grove on Sunday by eight shots from England’s Ian Poulter and Adam Scott of Australia. Woods was 23-under for the tournament and did not need to extend himself after taking a six-shot lead into the final day.
United States President George Bush on Saturday challenged ”misimpressions” about the Iraq war as he battled a gloomy intelligence assessment of the conflict and the fallout of a book portraying him as in denial over it. With five weeks to go before midterm elections, Democrats seeking to win control of Congress seized on both revelations to charge that Bush was mishandling the war and Republican lawmakers were failing to hold him accountable.
Richie Benaud says last week’s International Cricket Council (ICC) hearing into ball tampering arising from last month’s forfeited Test between England and Pakistan had hurt world cricket. The respected former Australian captain and cricket commentator said the ICC hearing was ”crass and unbecoming”.
A Canadian teacher who lived a frugal life but gave large, anonymous donations to people in need, has left a C,3-million (,8-million) fortune to an environmental charity. Roberta Langtry (89) kept her wealth a secret until her death last year. The Toronto woman had worked as an elementary school teacher and speech therapist for 55 years, quietly amassing millions.
Zimbabwe are braced for their latest trial by fire in the heat of the Champions Trophy. Barring a miracle, their trip to India will be brief. The team, still sitting out Test matches, have to play the qualifying tournament with matches against Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh. Only two sides will make the latter stages.
The delayed implementation of a landmark truce between the Burundi government and the country’s last active rebel group is to kick off next week, officials said Sunday. The ceasefire deal principally calls on the insurgents to assemble in camps from where they will either be integrated into the army or police force or be demobilised.