Libyan dictator Colonel Moammar Gadaffi is continuing to target political exiles in Britain — the so-called ”stray dogs” of his brutal regime — and has refused to remove a million-dollar bounty on the head of his most prominent opponent in this country.
Scientists have created a genetically modified plant that turns red in the presence of buried explosives, an ideal tracker for pinpointing land mines. But the discovery has sparked a row among activists and charities. Some claim the system is dangerous, unproven and unnecessary.
Centuries after Africans were beaten, chained and transported in their millions across the Atlantic, Britain’s role in the slave trade is set to resurface in sensational fashion in a New York courtroom. Descendants of black American slaves are preparing a multibillion-dollar action against insurer Lloyd’s of London.
Republicans fear the devastating revelations about their failure to see al-Qaeda as an imminent threat before the September 11 terrorist attacks have seriously dented United States President George Bush’s election campaign. Bush’s rating has taken a dive in key opinion polls.
Low voter turnout, boycotts and a lack of ballot papers in various wards have marred local government elections in Nigeria, which took place on Saturday in 31 of the country’s 36 states. About nine people were also reported to have been killed the day before the vote in Port Harcourt, eastern Nigeria, in what some viewed as a political attack.
As a group of academics discovered, it takes just a quick trip to Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg to be confronted with the problems that still plague South Africa. The group of about 200 had been invited to review the first decade of democracy under the auspices of a conference entitled <i>South Africa: Ten Years after Apartheid</i>.
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>President Thabo Mbeki announced at two rallies in Limpopo on Saturday that he is going to deploy Limpopo Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi to parliament next month, to represent the people of the province. Ramatlhodi’s replacement will come from within the African National Congress, Mbeki said.
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Supersport United scored two goals –one in each half — to beat Wits University in their Premier Soccer League game played at Bidvest-Milpark on Saturday afternoon. United led 1-0 at the break. United’s dangerous striker Abram Raselemane scored in the 35th minute.
A Wildebeest side packed with senior Sharks players, who were released by coach Kevin Putt to play in this game, always had the measure of the Border Bulldogs in their Vodacom Cup rugby game before taking the honours 42-0 at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday evening.
Tragedy struck the first round of the World Under-19 Rugby Union Championship in Durban on Saturday when Ireland forward John McCall died in hospital after being injured against New Zealand, officials said. International Rugby Board officials refused to give the cause of death.