Everybody should have a right to protect themselves from baseless and debasing sexual innuendo, particularly the kind that ridicules and humiliates. According to a United States federal judge, however, that right does not extend to dolls — even Barbie.
The African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights, one of the main organs designed to deal with human rights abuses on the African continent, is struggling to see the light of day. Commentators are suggesting it could only be formed next year, more than 12 months after its intended establishment.
”I believe there was a desperate need for America and Britain to overthrow this fascist and dictatorial regime,” said Wadha Abdullah Hussein. ”I believe most Iraqis appreciate what the Americans and British have done in Iraq. Now we will go through a critical stage until the government and the elections are settled and I think that after elections the situation will improve.
French president Jacques Chirac bluntly told United States president George Bush to mind his own business on Monday when the United States president urged European leaders to give Turkey a firm date for starting European Union membership talks later this year. Bush, he complained, ”not only went too far but went on to territory which is not his own”.
Something happened in Baghdad on Monday, but what exactly? What we know is that somewhere in Saddam Hussein’s sprawling former cantonment on the banks of the Tigris, behind silver miles of new razor wire, an American bureaucrat handed a piece of paper to an Iraqi judge, jumped on a helicopter, and left the country.
The view from the Baghdad streets
It may seem as though Michael Schumacher and Ferrari will dominate formula one (F1) for the foreseeable future, but with a bit of research and crystal ball gazing it is possible to come up with a good prediction of who the team may be looking at as his successor.
Most of today’s of formula one drivers started out in karts and progressed to other highly competitive forms of racing — before getting their lucky break into the world’s best motorsport showcase. Kart racing enjoyed excellent support in South Africa in the early Nineties and boasted just less than 1 000 competitors in those days. Sadly numbers have dwindled over the years and presently there are about 430 competitors.
"When hell freezes over" took on a new meaning when BMW launched its new X3 recently. We were headed toward Die Hell: desolate, almost abandoned farmland high up in the Cape’s Swartberg mountains. But, the X3 was having little trouble dealing with mother nature. The tight, twisting curves of the stunningly beautiful Meiringspoort pass rarely slowed our pace.
One bright entrepreneur has found the solution for those wishing to indulge to their hearts content without the fear of landing up with a hefty fine, suspended sentence or even jail term. Formed just more than 18 months ago by Adrian Bradley, a BCom graduate, the company seems set to grow in leaps and bounds.
Resurrecting a city is not an easy task. But careful planning, lots of imagination and dollops of persuasion have certainly worked for Neil Fraser, the mastermind behind the rejuvenation of Johannesburg. Fraser heads up the Central Johannesburg Partnership, a company that specialises in creating sound property investments in the city for those that have an eye for the future and a flair for entrepreneurship.