An outbreak of an unidentified haemorrhagic fever has claimed the lives of 93 people in northern Angola, Deputy Minister of Health Jose van Dunem said late on Monday. Angolan health officials have asked the Centers for Disease Control in the United States to conduct tests to determine whether the fever is caused by the Ebola virus.
Corruption is a scourge of development in Africa, Business Unity South Africa’s Cas Coovadia told the second national anti-corruption conference in Pretoria on Tuesday. President Thabo Mbeki earlier told the conference that South Africa has to remain vigilant against new manifestations of corruption.
A giant, puma-like cat is feared to be on the loose in one of London’s leafiest suburbs after a man was attacked in his own garden, police said on Tuesday. Police were called to a house in Sydenham Park in the early hours of Tuesday morning after the man saw a cat-like creature about the size of a Labrador dog roaming in his garden.
Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood speaks to Christy Lemire about the paparazzi in London, his new record label and his role in the new film Hooligans.
Media-entertainment giant Time Warner has agreed to pay -million to settle charges that its America Online (AOL) division fraudulently overstated ad revenues and internet subscribers from 2000 to 2002, regulators said on Monday. The penalty of -million will be distributed to ”harmed investors” of the company.
Media mogul Barry Diller has expanded his internet holdings with a ,85-billion purchase of the Ask Jeeves internet search engine, according to a statement on Monday by Diller’s holding company IAC/InterActiveCorp. Ask Jeeves allows users to ask questions in natural language and is the fifth most-popular search engine in the United States.
Workers at DRDGold’s North West operations arrived at work on Tuesday to find the gates locked ahead of the company’s application for provisional liquidation of that section, trade union Solidarity said. Solidarity said that workers were told they will receive their salaries at the end of March but no guarantees could be given on accumulated benefits.
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was in the red in noon trade on Tuesday, dragged down by weaker world markets, a lower gold price and a general lack of buying interest. Volumes were relatively light and with many players on holiday, it is expected to be a quiet week. By 11.57am, the all-share index shed 0,61%.
Sophie Guilbaud not only holds down a decent job, she also finds time to help run her son’s nursery and treat herself to regular weekdays of shopping, movies and art shows. The secret to her balancing act is a remarkable piece of social engineering — France’s 35-hour working week.
The British Broadcasting Corporation, the world’s biggest public broadcaster, announced plans on Monday to cut 3 780 jobs so as to save hundreds of millions of pounds in what it termed its ”toughest period” in memory. The figure amounts to 880 more cuts than the 2 900 the BBC announced when it first disclosed a massive reorganisation and modernisation overhaul in December.