Japan earned a place in the women’s football World Cup for a fourth straight time when they defeated Mexico 2-0 in the second leg of a home-and-away playoff on Saturday.
The military government of Myanmar (Burma) stepped up its campaign against democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, accusing her and her political party of trying to bring down the government in a ”show of force”.
Africa activists warned US President George Bush on Friday that ”real” leaders keep their promises, as he met Aids victims just hours after Congress limited funding for his multi-billion dollar plan to fight the virus.
Although a name that many South Africans may not recognise, WestCorp International counts itself among some of the world’s larger wine producers and is one of South Africa’s largest wine exporters, boasting exports more than that of all of New Zealand combined.
A report on Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota’s failure to disclose his business interests to Parliament was handed to the President’s office on Friday.
US President George Bush said on Friday that Uganda’s journey out of the scourge of Aids serves as a successful example for global efforts to contain the pandemic.
The police must follow up all information reported to them, even if it appeared silly or ludicrous, Senior Superintendent Selby Bokaba said on Friday.
Members of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the Western Cape demonstrated on Friday outside the SABC offices in Sea Point, Cape Town, against the prevalence of blasphemous language broadcast by the public broadcaster.
Researchers at BirdLife International said on Friday they feared the Imperial Woodpecker, (Campephilus imperialis), was now extinct after an expedition to Mexico found no evidence of a resident population.