Child-headed households find it impossible to access help from community members or government, the South African Aids Conference in Durban heard on Tuesday.
Zambia’s former president Frederick Chiluba was charged on Tuesday with stealing -million of public funds and committing dozens of other offences while in office, police said.
Families displaced during the Ethiopia-Eritrea war are still not returning home because of the danger of landmines and the impending demarcation of the border.
Human capital management and marketing advisory services firm Adcorp Holdings Limited on Tuesday announced a multi-million rand empowerment deal.
Embattled Liberian President Charles Taylor will hand over power to his deputy next Monday, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday. ”President Taylor will leave Liberia after the installation of that vice-president on Monday,” Mbeki told reporters in Pretoria.
Government departments and parastatals will be required to submit a plan and report-back every two years on their progress in implementing black economic empowerment (BEE), according to the latest version of the Broad-Based BEE Bill.
An amnesty giving people an opportunity to hand over illegal firearms without prosecution is being considered, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday.
The head of the Anglican Church in southern Africa, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for dialogue and understanding on the ”complex question” of gay bishops.
A car bomb ripped through the American-owned JW Marriott hotel in the business district of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 100 injured, police said.
South African gold miner Harmony on Tuesday announced the annual re-statement of its ore reserves to about 410-million ounces, which makes the company the world’s largest gold resource group.