US President George Bush says Americans should respect homosexuals, but he wants to make sure marriage is defined strictly as a union between a man and a woman.
The main opposition parties in Zambia on Thursday continued their walkout from Parliament, vowing to pursue protests against what they have claimed is the unconstitutional appointment of Vice President Nevers Mumba.
FirstRand confirmed on Thursday that the a four-month independent inquiry into newspaper allegations of corrupt practices by former Transport Minister Mac Maharaj, a non-executive director of the group, has been concluded, but no decision has been taken on his fate yet.
Fraudulent documentation in South Africa has reached epidemic proportions and it is now possible to buy a new identity complete with ID book, fake educational qualifications and letters of reference for as little as R300.
A bid by Zimbabwe’s churches to start negotiations between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition was in jeopardy on Thursday after a top government minister denounced some of the religious leaders as opposition ”activists” under the control of ”foreign masters”.
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Diehard defenders of military intervention in Iraq argue that it’s too soon to carp, that time is required to restore order and prosperity to a country ravaged by every type of misfortune.
The recent theft of monies from private internet banking accounts using sleuth software highlights how business risk has altered dramatically since the adoption of the internet as a medium for business transactions.
The head of Mozambique’s state-run election body has said he and his staff have been receiving death threats ahead of local elections due in November.
Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was slated on Thursday for failing to resolve sexual harassment charges brought against South Africa’s ambassador to Indonesia.
A west African military reconnaissance team prepared on Thursday, amid fierce battles in the besieged Liberian capital Monrovia, to assess the situation ahead of the promised deployment of peacekeepers.