Members of the South African Communist Party (SACP) marched to banks and businesses in Randfontein on Saturday to demand a one-off credit amnesty for all blacklisted South Africans. The party handed over memorandums to managers of banks, furniture retailers and fashion shops in the area.
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Jacob Zuma must account to the African National Congress for statements he made during his recent trial for rape, the Sunday Times reported. Zuma is to be summoned to the ANC’s national executive committee to prove his claim that he is the victim of a conspiracy to prevent his succeeding President Thabo Mbeki.
Twelve men and five youths arrested overnight face charges for plotting al-Qaeda-inspired ”terrorist attacks” on several locations in Ontario, Canada’s economic hub, officials said on Saturday. The group is alleged to have acquired three tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a common fertiliser ingredient, and ”components necessary to create explosive devices”, police said.
For a match in which fans were expected to see a spectacle of running rugby, the Springbok XV versus World XV at Ellis Park was a disappointment for many fans who spent up to R300 on their tickets. What was supposed to be a try-scoring festival turned into an uneventful game determined by penalties, particularly for the Springboks.
Bird flu could threaten survivors of Indonesia’s earthquake, an aid agency warned, after finding people whose homes were destroyed sheltering in dung-smeared chicken sheds. A strong aftershock sent panicked survivors running into the streets early on Saturday.
President Yoweri Museveni’s brother was sworn in on Friday as Uganda’s Finance Minister, prompting complaints about the man’s history of financial scandal. Salim Saleh was among 69 new ministers appointed by Museveni, who was re-elected in February for a third term as head of this east African nation.
Yahoo! says chairperson Terry Semel’s annual salary will be reduced to until 2008 in exchange for millions of company stock options that will give its chief executive an opportunity to build on the -million windfall that he has reaped during the past three years.
A bankruptcy court judge has postponed Monday’s scheduled auction of Brazil’s debt-ridden flagship airline Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense (Varig), the company said on Friday. The auction was rescheduled at the request of potential buyers, Varig said in a statement.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal struck the first psychological blow in his French Open title duel against Roger Federer on Friday. While Nadal cruised into the third round with his 55th consecutive clay-court victory, Federer endured a lengthy struggle to put down the resistance of Chile’s Olympic champion Nicolas Massu.
All-rounder Dwayne Bravo continued his golden run in taking four for 37 as the West Indies reduced India to 235 for nine on the opening day on Friday of the cricket Test at Antigua Recreation Ground. The 22-year-old Bravo was one of the stars of the West Indies’ 4-1 success in the one-day series.