South African lawyer George Bizos, defending Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a treason trial, has claimed police tried to cover up for a key state witness.
The US military task force hunting for chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in Iraq is to leave within a month, having found no trace of any illegal weapons, according to a report yesterday.
Zimbabwe’s national airline has just two or three days worth of fuel supply left, as a result of a critical liquid fuels shortage that has hit the country.
Satirical clothing maker Laugh It Off was granted leave to appeal by the Cape High Court on Monday against a decision barring it from using the Carling Black Label beer trademark.
British aid organisation Oxfam has called on the United Nations (UN) to deploy rapid reaction troops to enforce peace in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has been rocked by violence between rival Hema and Lendu militias since the withdrawal of Ugandan troops.
Colin Powell sidestepped obstacles to the formal launch of the long awaited ”road map” for the creation of a Palestinian state and settled for minor confidence-building measures in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday.
From July this year, the South African government’s Department of Health will provide financial incentives to various professional categories in the country for the recruitment and retention of scarce skills in the public health sector.
Cote D’ Ivoire new communications minister said on Sunday he planned to open up the country’s airwaves to private television and radio networks in 2004.
The Scorpions unit is investigating allegations of corruption and fraud in some of the state’s training agencies. The Treasury has raised serious concerns about the extent of mismanagement and inefficiency bedevilling the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas).
The prosecution in the Marike de Klerk murder trial argued on Monday that the case against the former first lady’s alleged killer Luyanda Mboniswa was strong.