The Congolese are not accustomed to having their landmark developments upstaged in world headlines. But as hundreds of thousands of people queued last Sunday to cast their ballot in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first post-independence democratic elections, the world’s eyes were focused on the escalating Middle East crisis.
The Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart is a magical mystery tour on four wheels.
The European Union said on Friday it is giving €6-million in humanitarian aid to Eritrea and €3-million in aid to Ethiopia to help those affected by drought and conflict. The money, which will be given to United Nations agencies, will help cover costs to provide urgent food and water supplies to people in Eritrea.
”Rather than be attack dogs or lapdogs, we are guide dogs. We emphasise development, which is news that assists people in improving themselves.” Ferial Haffajee spoke to Thami Mazwai, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board member, about blacklists, canned documentaries and the coverage of presidents.
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Professional and volunteer rescue services worked together to rescue dozens of people across flooded Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage on Thursday. At least two people died, scores were evacuated and dozens rescued, said exhausted emergency workers. Emergency services were swamped with calls for help.
The United Cricket Board of South Africa voted unanimously at their annual general meeting on Thursday afternoon to change their name to Cricket South Africa. ”This doesn’t mean that there will be less focus on unity in cricket,” said CSA chief executive Gerald Majola.
The City of Cape Town on Thursday signed a 20-year contract to buy wind energy from a yet-to-be-built generating farm at Darling on the West Coast. ”Ultimately we would like to see Cape Town become one of the world’s leaders in sustainable energy,” said city mayor Helen Zille in a statement issued at the signing ceremony.
Hezbollah guerrillas killed eight people in Israel in a rocket barrage on Thursday despite an intensive Israeli ground and air campaign to wipe them out, as world powers struggled to end the 23-day-old war. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said the war had killed 900 people in Lebanon.
Criminals have become so determined that they have resorted to blowing up ATMs with explosives believed to have been stolen from mines. In the last two months, seven ATMS have been blown up, and the police believe that the explosives were stolen from mines. Three of the affected ATMs belong to Standard Bank while four belong to Absa Bank.