Lionel Ngakane, who died on November 26 at the age of 83, was born in Pretoria in 1920 and educated at the Fort Hare University College and the University of the Witwatersrand. From 1948 to 1950 he worked on the early editions of the legendary magazines Zonk and Drum.

Washington is penalising Israel for building the ”security fence” through the West Bank and its continued expansion of Jewish settlements by cutting nearly -million in loan guarantees.

A Zimbabwean army officer has described how, under orders, he forged thousands of ballots for Robert Mugabe in last year’s disputed presidential elections. Lieutenant Herbert Ndlovu (43) said he had worked with five other army personnel to falsify thousands of army postal ballots so they were all for Mugabe. ”I knew it was wrong, but I was given orders,” he said.

Whether it is dodging the issue of weapons of mass destruction or evading the imbroglio over the recount in Florida, the two most prominent scions of the Bush dynasty have a knack for braving doubts about their credibility.

Asadullah shivers, but not on account of the icy Kabul morning. Frowning intently, he unwinds his orange turban, knots it in a ligature around his right biceps, and starts pumping his arm. He stops to examine the crook, where a blue tattoo of a girl’s face is pocked with ugly black scabs. But Asadullah (27) cannot raise a vein.

The wife and daughter of Izzat Ibrahim, one of the most wanted deputies of Saddam Hussein, were detained for questioning on Wednesday night in a move that reflects the anxiety of US forces faced with growing insurgency in Iraq.

Manchester United and Chelsea clinched qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday but Rangers failed miserably in their quest to reach the last 16 after defeat to VfB Stuttgart. Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan hit a late goal to beat Panathinaikos 1-0 in Athens and secure United’s passage.