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/ 20 January 2004
As a borough of many ethnicities Brooklyn has many ways of bidding hello and goodbye to visitors. As you approach the borough from Queens over the Kosciuszko Bridge, you are greeted with the sign: ”Welcome to Brooklyn: Believe the Hype.”
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/ 20 January 2004
After years in which they were poached almost to extinction, the number of mountain gorillas in central Africa appears to be on the rise. Numbers are still critically low, but wildlife officials are delighted by the results of a recent survey that show populations of mountain gorillas have grown from 324 in 1989 to 380.
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/ 20 January 2004
The Inkatha Freedom Party and the United Democratic Movement on Tuesday slammed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s dismissal of a complaint against the SABC, which drew the ire of opposition parties after it screened the launch of the African National Congress’s election manifesto.
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/ 20 January 2004
Entries for the 2003 Telkom ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Journalist of the Year Awards have closed, judges have narrowed down the field and the industry is poised for the announcement of winners to be made at a prestigious gala awards evening in Sandton on February 24 2004.
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/ 20 January 2004
Museums aren’t the frightening places you might think they are. Thanks to the Net, you can go browsing and get a taste of what culture and history really look like. Try the International Gallery of Stewardess Uniforms. Or perhaps Amish buggy plates or Belly Dancing LP Covers. Ian Fraser brings the worldwide weird to you.
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/ 20 January 2004
South Africa’s agricultural policy has undergone major changes over the past 10 years — but drought relief has received little attention. With drought again an issue, the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs and the Treasury will come under increasing pressure to bail out farmers and protect the Land Bank from exposure.
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/ 20 January 2004
South Africa is not yet facing critical water shortages — but will be "in trouble" if inadequate rain falls over the next three months. The country was hit by severe dry spells in 1992/93 and 1983/84. The Weather Bureau has already declared this season’s drought the worst in 88 years.
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/ 20 January 2004
He could well be a lawyer, what with his reputation for having more to do with legal affairs than most people in that profession. In fact, many people in town think he is — a label that no doubt enhances his business profile. But Khoza is a debt collector, with clients that include a hospital, a bank, a high school and a major pharmacy.
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/ 20 January 2004
Tyquan Haskins stands before Judge Alvin Yearwood, and a tough choice, in trial court two in Brooklyn’s criminal courts with his hands cuffed behind his back.
The young black man has been arrested on a drugs charge. The older, black judge is explaining Haskins’s options.
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/ 20 January 2004
For the second Test in a row, the West Indies stood firm against overwhelming odds and the South African attack on Monday to ensure the fourth and final Test at Centurion would enter a fifth day. At stumps on a rain shortened fourth day, the Windies had moved to 263 for three and slashed the deficit to just 40 runs.