Israelis were urged on Monday to carry guns during the coming week in case Palestinian militants attempt to carry out revenge attacks during the Passover holiday. Palestinians from all factions have promised reprisals against Israel for the assassination last month of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of Hamas.
Ford has launched a new budget car. Priced at an appealing R88 525, the Ford Ikon 1.3iL is R15 000 cheaper than next car in the Ikon range, and by far the cheapest Ford now available in this country.
Here’s a sneak pic of Kawasaki’s all-new KX45F-SR, due to debut at the first round of the All Japan 250MX championships on April 11.
Three years ago it took only one word to strike fear into the heart of even the most complacent and bloated record company executive — Napster. Now the music download service that threw the entire industry into a frenzied bout of cost-cutting and consternation is back, and this time it is legal. Owen Gibson meets the man launching a new spin on digital downloads.
It was perhaps unfortunate for General Motors that I stepped straight from the Nissan 350Z into their Opel Astra OPC. By comparison the Opel is just such a-well, <i>nice</i> car, despite being exceedingly quick. Where the Nissan wears sleeveless vests and boasts LOVE / HATE tattoos on its battered knuckles, the Opel is more like Pierce Brosnan on his way to a funeral in a James Bond movie –frightfully refined, but more than capable of taking care of itself in any company.
Nissan’s Z cars have a long history of being uncompromising drivers’ cars, stretching back to the 1969 Datsun 240Z, and the new 350Z is by far the best of the bunch. Being a two seater it’s not the most practical car you’ll ever buy, but there’s not much on four wheels that looks as good or provides as much fun for the money.
"I’m the commander — see, I don’t need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things," Bush told Bob Woodward in <i>Bush at War</i>. "That’s the interesting thing about being president." George W Bush’s latest abuse of power fails to rouse the Washington newshounds, reports Sidney Blumenthal, senior adviser to Bill Clinton.
South Africa can be an example of how labour will organise in the 21st century in other countries adjusting to globalisation. Also, the scenes of labour unrest in South Africa during the 1980s are likely to be replicated in China, which is currently a leading recepient of capital. This is the opinion of Beverly Silver, a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
Of the 12 people in her immediate family, only Mamerthe Karuhimbi and her mother survived the Rwandan genocide. But 10 years later she has little hope for her future. ”I have no life because I don’t have a family or children,” Karuhumbi says. Her words are echoed by Elizabeth Onyango, programme coordinator for African Rights — an NGO based in Kigali and London.