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/ 27 February 2004
A delegation from Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change is in South Africa to draw attention to the plight of Zimbabwe. They are, yet again, calling for pressure to be brought on the government of President Robert Mugabe, which has presided over a political and economic crisis in the country.
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/ 27 February 2004
South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel tore into opposition parties on Friday — particularly the official opposition Democratic Alliance — for promoting populist economics that would not be sustainable in the country. Manuel argued that two million jobs have been created in the past 10 years and that is where the debate should begin.
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/ 27 February 2004
Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride said on Friday the objections to his appointment last year were unfair. McBride, a former political activist and former death-row inmate, was appointed to the position by the Ekurhuleni metropolitian council despite objections by the Democratic Alliance.
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/ 27 February 2004
The Scorpions conducted raids at 11 residents and business premises of employees of South African Airways (SAA) Technical in a bid to root out alleged corruption at the unit on Friday, the airline said. Some of the raids were conducted at the purchasing department of SAA Technical at the request of SAA, the airliner said.
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/ 27 February 2004
The Eastern Cape’s R31-billion budget was welcomed on Thursday by opposition parties and interest groups except the Democratic Alliance, which expressed some reservations about certain issues.
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/ 27 February 2004
”All across the country, artists were huddled around their hire-purchased television sets, holding their breaths, their thumbs and the ”final warning” letters from their bank managers. Some musicians were shamelessly plagiarising Eddie Grant as they waited. ‘Give us hope, dear Trevor, Help us cope, please Trevor, Give us rope, ou Trevor, when the Budget comes”’, writes Mike van Graan.
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/ 27 February 2004
”For all Monster‘s flaws, Charlize Theron’s performance can’t be faulted. It is richly detailed and upsetting, and manages to retain the audience’s sympathy despite the gruesome killings.” Hollywood reporter John Patterson is more moved by the documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos than the new film about her life.
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/ 27 February 2004
China’s cultural minister has called for tighter controls on the internet, including 24-hour surveillance and urging people to tell on each other, state media said on Friday. China is second only to the US for the number of people online. The number of users rose to 79,5-million by December 2003 from 59,1-million in December 2002.
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/ 27 February 2004
The Scorpions conducted raids at 11 residences and business premises of employees of South African Airways technical services in a bid to root out alleged corruption at the unit on Friday, the airline said. Some of the raids were conducted at the purchasing department of SAA technical services at the request of the SAA, the airline said.
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/ 27 February 2004
A SAA aircraft skidded off the runway at the Johannesburg International airport on Thursday night after heavy rain, South African airways spokesperson Rich Mhkondo said on Friday. He said the aircraft, which was on a flight from Port Elizabeth, landed around 7pm after heavy rain in the Kempton Park area.