A post template

No image available
/ 6 July 2006

US Army sparks a fashion craze in militant Gaza

Wearing a green Hamas headband, waving a Hamas flag, swinging a Kalashnikov and chanting for Israel’s demise, Bassem Shorah looks to be a prototypical Palestinian militant. His olive green shirt, however, tells a different story. It’s a spot-on replica of those worn by soldiers in the United States Army, replete with combat patches and unit designations.

No image available
/ 6 July 2006

Mugabe laughs last

Going into the African Union summit in Banjul, The Gambia, Zimbabwe’s beleaguered President Robert Mugabe already knew that he would once again escape censure by the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights for his controversial slum clearance plan that displaced more than 700 000 people.

No image available
/ 6 July 2006

EU to unveil major Africa spending plan

The European Union (EU) executive commission hopes to convince member states to spend more than â,¬6-billion on regional infrastructure in Africa from 2008 to 2013, a Commission official said. The executive has drawn up maps of road, energy, water and information technology networks in Africa, highlighting missing links which could be closed with EU financing, the official said.

No image available
/ 6 July 2006

Party for change

Guests from the rest of Africa always ask: Where are the black people? Answering these questions goes to the heart of transforming the city. The Cape Town Festival returns to the theme of its debut in 1999. Iain Harris asks, how far have we come?

No image available
/ 5 July 2006

Zidane fires France into final


Zinedine Zidane fired France into their second World Cup final appearance in eight years on Wednesday, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 semifinal victory over Portugal. The French captain shattered Portugal’s dreams of a first appearance in the final after coolly converting a hotly disputed penalty midway through the first half at the 62 000-seat Allianz Arena.

No image available
/ 5 July 2006

Sublime Federer storms into semis

Roger Federer demolished Croatian danger man Mario Ancic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to move just two wins away from a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title.
The world number one shrugged off two lengthy rain delays to rack up his 46th win in a row on grass against the man who was the last player to beat him here in 2002.