Queues of angry people continued to crowd the pavements around Harare’s banks for a fourth day on Saturday as the troubled country’s latest shortage — banknotes — pushed Zimbabweans’ frustrations to new levels.
A church packed with civilians turned into a slaughterhouse yesterday when fresh fighting between Liberian rebels and government forces rained shells on the capital Monrovia.
US sends troops to Liberia
The biggest mineworkers’ strike in 16 years in the gold industry could go ahead as planned on Sunday night if National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members reject a revised wage offer, union spokesperson Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.
Two large American publishers are to launch off-shoots to capitalise on the latest literary phenomenon gripping the United States: the right-wing diatribe.
Alessandra Mussolini, grand-daughter of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito, is leading a campaign to have Italian child abusers chemically castrated to stop them from re-offending.
David Kelly spoke openly to fellow members of a religious sect about his concerns over the ‘interpretation’ of intelligence material in the Government’s September dossier on whether Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Tottenham Hotspurs coach Glen Hoddle blamed the pitch of Absa Stadium in Durban after his side lost to Orlando Pirates by 2-1 in a SA 2010 Bid Challenge on Saturday.
The Cape Verde government knows very well that shortly planes will stop coming to the beautiful volcanic islands only to refuel. Technology will soon enable them to make the long haul between South Africa and North America without stopping.
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Ayanda Ntsaluba, director general of health, will take a new post as director general of foreign affairs in September, senior sources in the department confirmed this week.