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/ 6 December 2003
Africans should not allow the fact of the independence of each one of their countries to turn them into spectators when crimes against the people are being committed, said President Thabo Mbeki at the ”Guardian” lecture at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos.
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/ 6 December 2003
The United States economy added 57 000 jobs during November but that figure was far fewer than expected, adding to fears that the upturn is failing to translate into significant employment growth. The jobless rate in the US fell from 6% to 5,9%, the lowest it has been since March.
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/ 6 December 2003
Henry Kissinger gave his approval to the ”dirty war” in Argentina in the 1970s in which up to 30 000 people were killed, according to newly declassified US state department documents. The revelations are likely to further damage Kissinger’s reputation. He has already been implicated in war crimes committed during his term in office, notably in connection with the 1973 Chilean coup.
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/ 5 December 2003
A bomb targeting a United States convoy killed at least four Iraqis and one US soldier in a crowded Baghdad street on Friday, just as a large pro-US demonstration in the capital condemned growing ”terrorism” against Iraqis and American troops. Another 15 Iraqis, including two women and a child, were wounded in the blast.
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/ 5 December 2003
The water supply to the southern parts of Bloemfontein is starting to dry up, municipal spokesperson Khadija Richards said on Friday afternoon. Richards first warned on Friday morning of an impending water crisis that could leave the city dry over the weekend.
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/ 5 December 2003
A foundation started by software mogul Bill Gates on Friday launched a -million programme to curb Aids in south India. The programme will include highway centres providing condoms and education about HIV. India has more HIV-positive people than any country except South Africa.
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/ 5 December 2003
About 1 000 Iraqis, mostly Shiite Muslims, demonstrated in central Baghdad on Friday to condemn terrorism and military strikes against Iraqis and the United States ”liberation” forces. Dozens of children aged five to 10 carrying flowers led the protest under white banners painted in red letters.
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/ 5 December 2003
A Durban attorney denied on Friday earlier evidence before the Hefer commission that partly refuted spy allegations against National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka. Kwenzakwakhe Elijah Mlaba nevertheless conceded shortly afterwards that he could be wrong.
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/ 5 December 2003
A special edition of a newspaper banned by the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe hit the newsstands in Nigeria on Friday as Commonwealth leaders were debating how to handle the Zimbabwe crisis. "The voices Mugabe wants to silence," shouted the front-page headline of <i>The Daily News</i>.
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