Anglican bishops from five nations, including the United States, Scotland and South Africa, have completed a two-day fact-finding mission to Swaziland. The delegation examined issues such as constitutional reform, economic development and the high HIV/Aids rate.
Police have made no progress in their search for Leigh Matthews, who was abducted on Friday and held to ransom, the investigating officer said on Monday. Her parents have offered a ”substantial” reward for any information leading to her return, and her mother has repeatedly said they will not try to prosecute anyone.
The latest cellphones come with a whole range of smart tricks, including the ability to catch viruses. They can pick up e-mail, access the Internet, play games, arrange your calendar — and now the latest ”smart phones” have moved another step closer to the PC; they, too, can pick up viruses. Recently, the first such cellphone virus was sent to anti-virus companies by a group of hackers.
Call it the ultimate wireless network. From the ends of your fingers to the tips of your toes, the human body is a moving, throbbing collection of tubes and tunnels, filled with salty water and all capable of transmitting the lifeblood of the 21st century: information. And now the computer software giant Microsoft has been granted exclusive rights to this ability of the body to act as a computer network.
An acute shortage of doctors trained to deliver life-saving drugs to people living with HIV/Aids in Asia is severely hampering treatment efforts, a report said as the 15th International Aids Conference entered its second day on Tuesday. India has only one trained doctor for every 10 000 people living with HIV.
Microsoft will release a major update to the Windows XP computer operating system in August that focuses on boosting protection against malicious intrusions. The company had previously said the free update, called Service Pack 2, would be available sometime this summer but did not offer a specific date.
The Ministry of Defence on Monday evening expressed deep concern about reported allegations of South African National Defence Force members in the Democratic Republic of the Congo being involved in sexual attacks on minors in that country. The Democratic Alliance said the allegations bring South Africa’s integrity into question.
Former security policeman Gideon Nieuwoudt on Monday finished testifying at the re-opened Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings on the 1989 Motherwell car bombing of three policemen and an askari, SABC radio news reported. Nieuwoudt and two others are seeking amnesty for the killings in December 1989.
The South African Medicines Control Council has changed its mind on the use of nevirapine alone to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV from mother to child. It now recommends the medication being used as part of a combination of pharmaceuticals to prevent mothers infecting their children with HIV at birth.
The Eastern Cape department of health on Monday vowed to continue its crackdown on illegal circumcision schools after three officials were stoned and their vehicle damaged. Monday’s attack took place during a raid on illegal initiation schools in Luthuthu village, near Cradock, said a departmental spokesperson.