Two South Africans acquitted by a Zimbabwean court of charges related to the alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea are to be questioned on Monday by the South African authorities. Harry Carlse and Lourens Horn were cleared of trying to buy weapons in Zimbabwe when their British leader, Simon Mann, was convicted. They were freed on Saturday and flew back to South Africa.
Local politics could shift fundamentally during the upcoming 15-day municipal defection window — and parties are not letting the opportunity to attract a few more councillors slip past. In the week before the floor-crossing period started, the Independent Democrats (ID), for example, has e-mailed or sent SMS messages to about 3 000 of the approximately 9 000 councillors countrywide.
Africa’s last absolute monarch, Swaziland’s King Mswati III, has lashed out at being named one of the world’s 10 worst dictators, a Mbabane-based newspaper reported on Sunday. The all-powerful king, who has ruled by decree since his coronation in 1986 at the age of 18, rejected a report by the Daily Mirror in London last week listing him as one of the 10 worst dictators.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters calling for United States President George Bush to be removed descended on to the streets of Manhattan on Sunday, on the eve of the Republican party convention. But as the demonstrators marched, Republican delegates arrived in town hoping to open a significant lead over the Democratic challenger, John Kerry, for the first time this year.
Whatever blows your hair back — well BMW’s ever-so-suave M3 convertible certainly did, and in less than 20 seconds, too. The beauty in this masterpiece from Bayrische Motorem Werke is not just swanning past your local News Café, which is bound to draw more than admiring glances. It is how the new ragtop does it without fuss.
Getting around our cities can be a real drag thanks to our over-congested roads, while finding parking once you’ve reached your destination can leave you frustrated. Those commuters who are casting their gaze toward owning a motorcycle instead of a car should consider Vespa’s new Granturismo 200L.
Volkswagen’s designers were faced with a tough challenge when they started the input of data and ideas into their CAD-CAM software in their quest to design a new Golf. Their brief couldn’t have been easy, but once summarised, it probably went something like this: "Make the Golf grow up, but don’t lose the sporty appeal our customers have so enjoyed for the past three decades, please."
It is the latest version of the imported American “high five.” But it is a rather sluggish kind of “high five” to be indulging in. In other words, there are not two players to play the game. It is a one-sided kind of slapping of the palms. This is because the opponent is in fact no longer even alive. He or she is a mere passive participant in the sport. This is how it strikes me as I read about the latest in a long line of human muti stories.
South Africa’s Olympic team arrive home from Athens on Tuesday morning carrying mixed emotions after an unforgettable experience in Greece. The 28th Olympiad produced heart-stopping moments of glory for the South Africans who won six medals, the most since the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.