Zimbabwe’s state fuel company has run dry, paralysing virtually all government departments and stopping many trains, buses and cars across the country. The government responded to the latest twist in the long-running fuel crisis by blaming the British government.

The Democratic Alliance commended SA Human Rights Commission chairperson Jody Kollapen on Sunday for lodging an equality case against a Pretoria barbershop that refused him a hair-cut on account of its ”whites-only” policy. Kollapen visited the Centurion shop and was refused a haircut on account of his race.

The family of a British peace activist shot in the head by an Israeli soldier is considering applying to the courts for permission to turn off his life support machine. Doctors in Britain have told Tom Hurndall’s family that he does not feel a thing.

Under a clear sky tinged with the same purplish blue that runs in a band round the saris worn by the sisters of Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul on Sunday beatified the diminutive nun who he said chose to be ”not just the least, but to be the servant of the least”.

President George Bush insisted on Sunday that he had no plans to invade North Korea, and offered security guarantees in an attempt to kick-start talks to solve the country’s nuclear weapons crisis. However, he ruled out offering Pyongyang one of its most often-stated demands, a non-aggression pact.