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/ 11 February 2004
A big black hand gently directs a needle with yellow cotton from a sewing machine into blue fabric to create an embroidered picture of a rural village. It will take an hour for this 29-year-old Ghanaian to complete the design on this skirt, which he hopes will be worn by a young South African woman. He is one of about 50 West African designers in the Jo’burg’s inner city’s fashion district.
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/ 11 February 2004
The French national assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of a ban on Islamic veils in state schools, despite new warnings from religious leaders that the law would persecute Muslims and encourage fundamentalism.
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/ 11 February 2004
His books continue to drive the eating habits of millions of people across the world who are desperate to find a reliable way of losing weight. But Robert Atkins, pioneer of the controversial diet which bears his name, was clinically obese at the time of his death, a leaked medical report revealed on Tuesday.
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/ 11 February 2004
At the Liberty beauty salon in Port-au-Prince, two hairdressers sit in the hope that the electricity will soon return. ”We wait for electricity. We wait for water. We wait for peace. We wait for war,” says one. Worried that she has said too much, she refuses to give her name, fearing the prescience of her throwaway remark and the implications that could come with it.
Bloody rebel uprising spreads in Haiti
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/ 11 February 2004
"Apart from the snakes, it was great," Mpho Padi said, looking reflective. At 18 life seems huge. Especially when you’ve just had your first real contact with the bush … and the abject poverty of rural Limpopo. A group of teenagers were given a glimpse of what the tourism game is all about.
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/ 11 February 2004
You’d expect Louis Liebenberg to be even more of a household name in South Africa than Laurens van der Post. He has spent far more time with the San. Even more important, he has devised a revolutionary system by which they and other illiterate trackers can record field data on a hand-held computer.
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/ 11 February 2004
Namibia is only able to produce 25% of its power needs and has always relied heavily on imports from South Africa. Since SA’s installed capacity is projected to run out by 2007, there is an urgent need for Namibia to develop its local resources. But on the other hand, there’s the need to conserve its natural and cultural heritage.
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/ 11 February 2004
Ephraim Mteka, chairperson of the Bhangazi Trust, smiles as he walks along the shores of Lake Bhangazi in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park. "The past few years have been good for us," says Mteka. "We settled our land claim and we are reaping the benefits of ecotourism. Things can only get better."
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/ 11 February 2004
A tearful reunion with a former comrade revived John Kerry’s presidential bid. Why does Vietnam still exert such power over US voters? Two days after the two Vietnam veterans embraced at a campaign rally, the caucus goers of Iowa delivered a stunning victory to Kerry, confounding those who had declared his campaign dead.
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/ 11 February 2004
The South African men’s hockey team were held to a 1-1 draw by Canada in the second hockey Test played at Pretoria Technikon on Tuesday night. Both goals came in the first half. The result means South Africa are 1-0 up in the series with one Test to play.