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.
Yahoo! Inc. announced its fifth consecutive quarter of profitability as income more than doubled, and the internet bellwether boosted its income and sales forecasts for the rest of the year.
Until a few months ago, the Shreim family could see the plains of central Israel from their living room. Now all they can see is the wall.
Delegates to the Liberian talks in Accra, have shifted focus from discussing a peace agreement between the country’s warring parties, to intense negotiations over the transitional government that is to replace President Charles Taylor.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa opened weaker on Thursday as a slightly stronger currency compared to recent days took its toll on heavyweight rand hedge stocks. A softer close on the Dow overnight also had a negative effect.
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) and the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) have agreed to cooperate to secure trade between the two countries, Sars said on Thursday.
An early glimpse of the 21st century automobile came not from Henry Ford or a formula one pit lane, but from the pen of Jules Verne. ”The energy of tomorrow is water broken down into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity,” he wrote in The Mysterious Island in 1874. ”These elements will secure the earth’s power supply for an indefinite period.”
The last stage of US President George Bush’s first tour of Africa will be a politically risky foray into the troubled world of Africa’s number one oil producer: Nigeria.