<b>CD of the week:</b>Thicke: <i>A Beautiful World</i> presents a textured showcase of soulful, jazz- and funk-flavoured beats, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
A historical work about a murdered missionary in Lesotho recounts an era of gross hypocrisy, writes Anthony Egan.
At least two civilians were killed on Thursday after Hutu rebels in Burundi launched a ferocious attack on the capital Bujumbura, as their offensive on the city entered a fourth day, local officials said.
Madagascar, barred from the African Union (AU) inauguration summit last year because of doubts over the legitimacy of its president, has been re-admitted, AU president Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday.
The New National Party said on Thursday it believed negotiations for change in Zimbabwe were taking place, despite denials from the official opposition there.
South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has allocated the first fishing rights for traditional linefish fishery, the government announced on Thursday. The allocation of rights signals a major shift in the management of the country’s traditional linefish resource as traditional linefish fishers operated under exemptions granted to them instead of rights.
Mississauga Indians, who once owned the land Toronto now sits on, say they should have been paid more than the 10 shillings they got in 1805 — and Ottawa has its cheque book open.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has welcomed the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of the presidents of America and South Africa, and urged South African President Thabo Mbeki to ensure formal talks between the opposition and government in Zimbabwe begin ”within days, rather than weeks.”
The current wage talks between the National Union of Mineworkers and the Chamber of Mines, which represents major gold and coal producers, are at an impasse, with the union indicating that strike action is imminent.