Tens of thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-American slogans marched on the United Nations headquarters in Khartoum on Wednesday to protest against western troops being sent in to deal with the crisis in Darfur. The government-sponsored rally took place as the African Union said it would increase troop deployment in Darfur from 300 to 2 000.
The travel scandal which has been dubbed "travelgate" by some politicians is turning out to be a complex web of intrigue with differing ticket names, different amounts claimed and a strong suggestion of cross-party bartering taking place. There are a number of instances where ANC MPs — or their agents — appear to have used the names of other ANC MPs in the scam.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, universally acknowledged as one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, was buried on Wednesday, two days after his unannounced death at home in the south of France. He was 95. ”He had not been eating for several days. He grew gradually weaker,” a family member told reporters from the photographer’s summer home in the village of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
Repeated abuses allegedly suffered by three British prisoners at the hands of United States interrogators and guards in the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba could amount to war crimes, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. The prisoners said they had been beaten, shackled, photographed naked and in one incident questioned at gunpoint while in US custody.
He obviously has — or had — a truly stupendous voice, matched for magnificence perhaps only by the size of his stomach. But, according to a book to be published this autumn, Luciano Pavarotti is also childish, obsessive, over-demanding, lecherous and very, very rude.
<i>Financial Mail</i>, in partnership with Johnnic Communication Media’s <i>Computing SA</i>, will from November this year begin publishing <i>CIO Africa</i>, the two South African publications announced on Thursday. The new magazine will target information technology (IT) decision makers. It is an affiliate of the leading US information systems management title, <i>CIO</i>.
Global resources group Anglo American on Thursday reported record interim headline earnings of $1,304-billion, up 52% from $856-million in the previous comparative period. Five analysts surveyed by I-Net Bridge had expected Anglo’s headline earnings to come in at $1,236-billion. Analysts’ forecasts ranged from $1,186-billion to $1,278-billion.
"Prepare to meet thy Doom. After four years of waiting, iD Software’s big leap forward is here. <i>Doom 3</i> is officially to be released locally on the August 12 and 13. Naturally, given that the United States release date is the August 3 and 4, the game hit online in a big way on August 1." As usual, with the help of the web, Ian Fraser is one step ahead.
The <i>M&G</i> recommends a deeply sceptical response to the rising tide of international hysteria over alleged al-Qaeda terrorists and planned acts of terror, which now seems to have infected South Africa. Al-Qaeda exists, and there is no reason to doubt that its operatives have carried out numerous attacks. But the reality is that levels of international terrorism have declined quite markedly.
The rooster remains one of the most popular political symbols among African political parties. Maybe this is because the smattering of African women in high office are as rare as hens’ teeth. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is one of the most high-profile women on the continent. But is Africa ready for her excellency?