The total volume of goods transported during the three months ended April 2003 increased by 4,3% (+6,5-million tons) compared with the three months ended April 2002, according to Statistics South Africa.
Burundi’s second largest Hutu rebel group, the National Liberation Forces, has vowed to never negotiate with the government and to wage war without mercy.
The US government and private technology experts warned that hackers plan to attack thousands of websites on Sunday in a loosely coordinated ”contest” that could disrupt internet traffic.
When Ford’s new Focus arrived on these shores several years ago, many felt that it was the first great product from that company since the mingling of genes with Mazda started a few decades ago.
Kia’s Carnival 2,9 CRDi may feel like a bit of a barge until you get used to its bulk, but the amount of space inside the large multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) more than compensates for the perceived lack of nimbleness.
Wage confirmation talks, which constitute the three-year agreement between the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation, hit a snag this week after the parties failed to reach an agreement on wage increases.
A small boy’s excitement at finding a card displaying a dinosaur in a box of cereal had a remarkable ending on Thursday when the boy, now a 31-year-old palaeontologist, presented a new species to the South African media.
The South African Chamber of Business’s (Sacob) Business Confidence Index rebounded by 3,4 index points in June to 105,8 from 102,4 in May, Sacob said on Thursday.
The United Nations has earmarked nearly 60% of its just-approved 2003/2004 peacekeeping budget for Africa. Of the ,17-billion the world body plans to spend on peacekeeping in the new financial year beginning July 1, more than ,3-billion has been set aside for five peacekeeping operations in Africa.
African bluesman Ali Farka Toure is about to trade his guitar in for a hoe, the preferred tool of farmers in his desert hometown of Niafunke, and has vowed never again to tour outside of Mali.