Kenya’s vice-president and two Cabinet ministers are among more than 30 people summoned by the Kenyan anti-corruption commission. The vast scope of the allegations is likely to have serious ramifications for the British government and could affect how Britain and international organisations deal with African nations that are suspected of similar activities.

Hamas is paying a spin doctor  000 to persuade Europeans and Americans that it is not a group of religious fanatics who relish suicide bombings and hate Jews. The organisation, also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, has hired a media consultant, Nashat Aqtash, to improve its image at home and abroad.

The axing of Parliament’s chief financial officer, Harry Charlton, followed a year of running battles with the institution’s top officials over the Travelgate investigation, and the implementation of competing software and consultancy contracts worth millions.

Controversy has erupted over the gazetting of draft legislation that seeks to regulate the judiciary, with both the timing of the gazette and the content of the legislation at issue. The Mail & Guardian quizzed Justice Director General Menzi Simelane about the contoversy.

Scientists warn that the intense storms, droughts and floods South Africa is currently experiencing will increase in years to come as a result of the greenhouse ”steroids” people are pumping into the atmosphere. They predict the western side of the country will become increasingly dry as the eastern side becomes wetter.