The number of mine workers who are HIV positive is not known with certainty but rates are estimated at about 30% in the gold mining industry in South Africa, says Minerals Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
Focusing its attention on one of the world’s most politically troubled continents, the United Nations has decided to downsize its peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone, upgrade its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and push for the creation of a new UN intervention force in Liberia.
South African President Thabo Mbeki has told US President George Bush that Robert Mugabe will relinquish his leadership of Zimbabwe’s ruling party by December, the British Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Internet portal Yahoo! is buying Overture Services, which pioneered a pay-for-placement search engine, in a $1,6-billion deal announced on Monday.
South African gold miner Harmony on Tuesday said it considered the issue of empowerment concern Simane’s 2,1% stake in the company a closed matter and it would not get involved in the issue.
Tony Blair’s hopes of improving relations with Ariel Sharon suffered a blow last night when the prime minister was forced to rebuff an attempt by his Israeli counterpart to persuade Britain to sever all contact with Yasser Arafat.
When Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela turns 85 on July 18, one of his well-wishers will be the long-time Irish chaplain to the prison where he spent 18 years.
The subject of the four photographs is the same – the peak of Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies, taken by a young Ansel Adams during a trip with the Sierra Club in 1928.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela seduces audiences with his wit, then often bludgeons them with his observations.
The music industry yesterday cautiously welcomed a drop in the number of people illicitly swapping music files over the internet, weeks after users were threatened with legal action in the US.