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/ 20 January 2005
British soldiers in Iraq had to be reminded not to mistreat their prisoners after it became clear that there was a ”problem”, a court martial in Germany heard on Wednesday. Defence lawyers claim that the soldiers were only following orders from their superiors.
Britain’s ‘Abu Ghraib trial’
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/ 20 January 2005
Readers who’d like to support charity and stand in line to win a car for a year can SMS their prediction for the winner of the 2005 Car of the Year competition.
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/ 20 January 2005
Bored with those silly superbikes and adventure tourers? Want to experience a different side of two-wheeled fun? Do you have, or can you borrow a scooter for the weekend of 14 – 16 January? "If so, come spend the weekend riding up Sani Pass with a bunch of kindred souls" says Gavin Foster.
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/ 20 January 2005
George Bush will be sworn in as President of the United States for a second term on Thursday in a lavish Washington ceremony, amid mounting international concern that his new administration will make the world a more dangerous place. A poll of 21 countries published on Wednesday showed that a clear majority have grave fears about the next four years.
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/ 20 January 2005
Renault’s Kangoo Multix 1,4 follows a recent trend — it’s an affordable and useful little entry-level MPV based upon a delivery van. The Renault’s panel van heritage shows through in the interior fittings, with loads of painted metal where one would normally expect to find plastic panels. Gavin Foster loved it.
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/ 20 January 2005
"What one wants in the CEO of South Africa’s public broadcaster is easy to identify, but hard to find: a commitment to the belief that broadcasting can be a force to improve society…and a resolute political independence that puts the Constitution and Bill of Rights, rather than the government and the ruling party, at the centre of the frame".
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/ 20 January 2005
The Mini Cooper S may not be the cheapest or most practical car on the road, but it is sure to appear on the top of every enthusiast’s shopping list. The new Mini II boasts a new front grille, tail-light clusters with reverse light and clear lenses and restyled front headlights, while the bumper remains unchanged in the S version.
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/ 20 January 2005
The former Zimbabwean consul-general to South Africa, Godfrey Dzvairo, was the ringleader of a network of Zimbabwean spies that has been selling confidential Zanu-PF documents, including minutes of the party’s supreme organ — the Politburo — to the South African government.
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/ 20 January 2005
From Senzeleni Nxumalo — a prison warder who has been fired for participating in a Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union protest deemed unlawful — and Mark Thatcher’s wonga to a new broadcasting venture between Zimbabwe and Iran, Krisjan Lemmer talks the talk.