‘Now that I’m in it, it’s not nearly so daunting,” says Cape Town mayor Helen Zille of the job she accepted with trepidation six months ago. Zille is perched on a couch in the lounge adjoining her sixth-floor Civic Centre office in the central city.
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Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota on Thursday sacked Brigadier General Ernest Zwane from his position as director of military prosecutions. This comes after it became known that Zwane has previously been convicted on two counts of fraud and was also convicted of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Police in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kinshasa, fired shots into the air on Thursday to disperse an angry crowd, days after clashes between forces loyal to two rival presidential candidates killed at least 16 people.The incident occurred as a joint European Union and United Nations force patrolled the streets of Kinshasa.
The Azanian Youth Organisation (Azayo) should pursue its campaign to change South Africa’s name to Azania through Parliament, the Department of Arts and Culture has recommended. The department’s deputy director general, Themba Wakashe, was responding to an Azayo letter to Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan, which said South Africa’s current name reflects the legacy of colonialism.
Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army on Thursday demanded radical changes to the country’s power structure, calling for complete autonomy for their northern region under a new federal Constitution. In addition, the rebels said poverty stricken northern Uganda should get at least 22% of all government revenue under a new wealth-sharing formula.
Heavy rain continued in the southern Cape on Thursday, but without any damage or loss of life reported, police said. However, rescue personnel were anxiously monitoring two large farm dams in the Swellendam area. ”The cracks are showing [in the dam walls],” said Reinard Geldenhuys, disaster manager in the Overberg region.
A Zimbabwean student who allegedly tried to hijack a South African Airways (SAA) flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg may opt for plea-bargain proceedings, the Bellville Regional Court heard on Thursday. The hearing took an unusual turn when University of Cape Town student Tinashe Rioga (21) ended the mandate of attorney Joshua Greeff and appointed attorney Reuben Liddell in his place.