150 women from the Eastern Cape have taken the fabric of their daily lives and woven a tapestry of hope that dominates the quiet interior of the Grahamstown Cathedral, writes Dianne Tipping-Woods.
From bananas to wind farms, alcohol and the sun, the search for alternative energy sources has taken on a new urgency as oil prices hit record levels. Ideas once seen as the preserve of fringe environmental groups are getting more attention, but flicking most switches in cars, homes or industries in Asia still means tapping into fossil fuels.
A Japanese publisher will hold a national qualifying exam for nerds on their knowledge of comics, video games and other obsessive hobbies in a bid to smash prejudice and nurture a geek elite. Magazine <i>Elfics</i> is published every other month to offer information on the culture of the <i>otaku</i>, or men fanatic about their pastimes.
Armed paramilitary police swept through a Harare township, pulling down more than 100 prefabricated wooden cabins — including one in which screaming children had taken refuge, witnesses and opposition activists said on Tuesday.
The Durban bus driver accused of killing a toddler during a road-rage shooting incident at the weekend is due to appear in court on Wednesday. Three-year-old Luyanda Khanyile was shot in the back during an argument between the driver of the Mynah bus and her father, Cedric Khanyile.
British newspapers on Tuesday condemned French President Jacques Chirac as a ”nasty, petty racist creep” and someone who ”has lost his marbles” amid reports saying he scoffed at British food. Chirac reportedly said British cuisine is the worst in the world after Finland’s at a French-German-Russian summit on Sunday in Russia.
A former rebel group in Burundi has won the majority of seats in the first parliamentary elections in the war-ravaged Central African nation in 12 years, the top election official said on Tuesday. The Forces for the Defence of Democracy won between 60% and 80% of the polling stations in Monday’s election.
A rare and deadly parasitic disease has killed 159 people since late last year during an outbreak in northern Ethiopia, an international aid agency said on Tuesday. A doctor from Médécins sans Frontières said the majority of deaths have been among children under the age of 12.
Albania’s rival political leaders continued to claim victory on Tuesday after a general election at the weekend that has been criticised by European observers for failing to meet democratic standards. Official results, expected to be released on Monday, are still being compiled and no confirmed trend has emerged from Sunday’s voting.
International athletes competing in a triathlon in Scotland later this month are to be insured for up to £1-million (R12-million) in case of an attack by Nessie, the legendary Loch Ness monster. An insurance company is providing the cover for more than 100 people who are taking part in the event being staged at Loch Ness.