Katharine Hepburn was an actress of substance whose intelligence and rootedness in true American values set her apart from other Hollywood icons, writes David Thomson.
Those who have proof of irregularities in South Africa’s controversial arms deal should bring this before Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa), the New National Party said on Tuesday.
The arrival of nearly 30 000 Liberian refugees in Tabou over the past two months has sent food prices soaring and triggered a health crisis in this small border town in Cote d’Ivoire.
Afghanistan’s children have shown remarkable resilience in the face of war, relying on the support of family and community to deal with the conflict that has plagued the country for more than two decades, according to a joint report by the United Nations Childrens’ Fund and UK-based charity Save the Children.
Consumer confidence in South Africa rose slightly in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the first quarter of the year, with the FNB/BER consumer confidence index rising to -2 index points from -3 index points earlier.
The Southern African Large Telescope camera (Salticam) has taken its first pictures of galaxies and stars, the SA Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) at Sutherland in the Northern Cape said on Tuesday.
The Democratic of Congo’s (DRC) president signed a new power-sharing government into being on Monday, joining his government and rebels in an administration meant to lead the central African nation out of nearly 5 years of war.
Libya is expected to start supplying Zimbabwe with fuel soon under a deal cemented during President Robert Mugabe’s recent visit to the north African country, state television reported on Monday. Fuel in Zimbabwe is desperately scarce at the moment, with many motorists not having had supplies for weeks.
Medu Capital, a majority black owned and managed investment management company founded by Phares Mkwanazi and Ernest January, launched on Tuesday with R250-million of private equity capital earmarked for investment.
Pick ‘n Pay’s shares remained stable and its customers were in the aisles on Monday, despite a weekend announcement that certain products were being withdrawn due to threats of poisoning.