Microsoft used rumours, strong-arm tactics, technical sabotage and deceit to establish its monopoly over the world of computer operating systems, an attorney told a jury. The charges came on the opening day of the nation’s first consumer class action lawsuit against the software giant in the Midwestern state of Minnesota.
"I fell in love with Thailand the moment I stepped off the plane in Bangkok. The country greeted us with a blast of humid air and mixture of smells I had never whiffed before." If affordability is a consideration for your next overseas trip, Thailand wins hands down. Yolandi Groenewald reports.
The poor infection control practices in some of South Africa’s top academic hospitals raise the spectre of ”unexplained” HIV/Aids transmission, an article in the SA Medical Journal says. ”There is an urgent need to re-evaluate and improve infection control practices in health care settings,” the article concludes.
United States officials displayed equipment on Monday which they claimed was meant for making nuclear weapons in Libya, and said its surrender by Moammar Gadaffi this year was partly due to the Iraq invasion.
The deposed Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, flew back to the Caribbean on Monday, bringing hope to his supporters and objections from United States and Haitian officials, who believe his presence in the region will increase the tension in the country.
Standard Bank, the Development Bank of Southern Africa and several international partners have successfully closed one of the biggest infrastructure deals in Africa, which will see them providing nearly R3,83-billion in debt finance for Sasol’s multi-billion rand natural gas project.
The Sumatran tiger will disappear in a few years unless poaching, trading and the destruction of its forest habitat are halted immediately, a report published on Tuesday says. Fewer than 500 of the critically endangered species remain in the wild and more than 50 were killed annually in 1998-2002.
One of Pretoria’s most wanted criminal is dead and another was critically injured during anti-crime operations, police said on Tuesday. ”The first suspect — wanted on two charges of murder and two of attempted murder — shot himself in the head when he realised he could not escape,” said police spokesperson Percy Morokane.
The African Union gave its stamp of approval late on Monday to last weekend’s first round of legislative elections in the Indian Ocean’s Comoro islands, but urged polling authorities to shape up their logistics. Sunday’s vote was for the brand new assemblies on the three autonomous Comoro islands: Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli.
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A war of words has broken out between the Independent Democrats and the Democratic Alliance over a DA radio advertisement that allegedly vilifies ID leader Patricia de Lille and her party.
Special Report: Elections 2004