No matter how much the Israelis threw at Khalil Bashir, he stuck with the message that has drawn admiration and scorn in Gaza: there is no time for anger, no time for revenge, there should only be tolerance for the Jews.
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday questioned the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s motives in declining to "take the lead" in organising the series of election debates between President Thabo Mbeki and DA leader Tony Leon as requested.
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In January, South African media estimated 1Â 500 former soldiers and police officers were operating in Iraq, in defiance of legislation forbidding the practice. Most are said to be members of former elite units, disbanded following the end of apartheid, their skills no longer required in the new South Africa.
Former security policeman Johannes ”Slang” van Zyl arrived at the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for an appearance in connection with the murder of three anti-apartheid activists known as the Pebco Three in 1985, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported.
In the fall of 2002, Microsoft chairperson Bill Gates stood on stage at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, home to the Academy Awards, and pronounced this ”the digital decade”. Eighteen months later, Gates’s endeavour could be facing a big roadblock.
King Mswati III on Tuesday postponed the opening of Parliament in this tiny Southern African nation without explanation. No new date was announced. Mswati, Africa’s last absolute monarch, had been expected to preside over the opening session on Friday and address the nation on government plans for the year ahead.
In the beginning, back in 1996, it was SixDegrees. Last year it was Friendster. Last week it was Orkut. Next week it could be Flickr. These websites, and dozens more, are designed to build networks of friends, and they are currently at the forefront of the trendiest internet development: social networking. These sites are spreading like a rash through the internet, but are they sustainable?
Computers like things precise: on or off, one or zero, yes or no. The real world is rarely precise or exact; information is partial and uncertain and people make judgement calls. Artificial intelligence (AI) is about making computers act more like humans and you might be surprised at how many places it is showing up — from cameras and fridges to spam filters and Microsoft’s forthcoming BizTalk Server 2004.
A virtual blitz of worms is descending on the internet, report antivirus software vendors. In the past four days, six new variants of the mass-mailing Bagle worm and two new variants of the Netsky worm have been spotted. One of the new Netsky variants, Netsky.D, is described as the worst new worm to emerge since Friday.
A memorandum of understanding outlining cooperation around black economic empowerment and unity among the business community was signed between Eskom and the National Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Nafcoc) in Johannesburg on Wednesday.