Gone are the weekends when Nolwazi would spend her nights calling family members and friends to ask whether they have seen her husband, while he’s out with friends clubbing the night away. Vodacom has initiated the new, location-based Look4me service on its cellular network, promising consumers peace of mind.
The two Sizzlers killers were found guilty in the Cape High Court on Thursday on nine counts of premeditated murder, one of attempted murder and one of armed robbery, all of which carry prescribed minimum sentences. On the murder charges, Adam Roy Woest and Trevor Basil Theys face nine prescribed life sentences.
A top Zambian government official was arrested and charged with corruption and abuse of office, an spokesperson for Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said on Thursday. Webster Walubisha, a senior permanent secretary in the office of the vice-president, was arrested and charged on Wednesday morning.
President Thabo Mbeki had a midnight meeting with a delegation from Equatorial Guinea regarding the alleged mercenaries arrested in that country, he said on Thursday. Mbeki said the country has asked South Africa for help in ensuring that the trial of the arrested men is transparent and fair.
E Guinea, SA meet on coup attempt
Landmines threaten the lives of two million people in Ethiopia, according to the findings of an international two-year survey to be released on Thursday. The <i>Ethiopian Landmine Impact Survey</i> also reveals that over the past two years 16Â 000 people have been involved in landmine blast incidents, of whom 1Â 295 were killed or injured.
About 40 HIV-positive people on Tuesday began to receive free anti-retrovirals after Minister of Health Muhammad Ali Kamil launched Djibouti’s first distribution of anti-retroviral medication at Peltier hospital, the country’s main medical centre. According to Kamil, one in 20 youths in Djibouti is HIV-positive.
Equatorial Guinea’s deputy foreign minister briefed the South African government on Thursday on developments in his country, where South Africans have been accused of being involved in preparations for a coup d’état. Sources said ”a message of gratitude” had likely been sent from the Equatorial president for South Africa’s role in foiling a coup attempt.
Pope John Paul II does not consider Mel Gibson’s controversial movie The Passion of the Christ anti-Semitic, Vatican spokesperson Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in an interview published on Thursday. Navarro-Valls said the Vatican would not issue an official statement distancing itself from the biblical epic about Christ’s crucifixion.
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>Former president Nelson Mandela on Thursday put aside his tight schedule to pay tribute to his lifelong comrade Joe Slovo, the past chairperson of the South African Communist Party (SACP), at Slovo’s Avalon grave in Soweto. Mandela’s visit coincided with the launch of the Joe Slovo Election Trail campaign by the SACP.
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Airport baggage handlers on strike since December 18 said on Thursday they are prepared to settle for a pay increase of 6% to 7,5%, but will not accept worsened conditions of employment. Equity Aviation has proposed an increase in the number of hours worked per week from 40 to 45.