A lesbian couple was granted leave to appeal on Monday to the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein against the Pretoria High Court’s refusal to legalise their marriage.
The fate of over 40 Roman Catholic seminarians abducted on Sunday from northern Ugandan Gulu district by suspected Lord’s Resistance Army remained unknown on Monday as the army said it was still pursuing the attackers.
The Democratic Alliance has retained its ward in Grassy Park on the Cape Flats in a heavily contested by-election, setting the scene for a battle between the DA and African National Congress.
Black economic empowerment (BEE) is regaining impetus after the big slump of four years ago — but new complexities and challenges are emerging, particularly around the financing of deals.
UN special envoy Stephen Lewis was inspired on a recent visit to Kenya where he experienced first-hand the determination of the East African country’s government to battle the HIV/Aids pandemic. Read an excerpt of a speech he delivered on the subject at the UN recently.
One form of the virus that causes Aids made the jump from animals to people by 1940, a new analysis indicates. HIV-2 didn’t spread across West Africa until the 1960s, perhaps spurred by a war in Guinea-Bissau, where researchers say it originated.
The British-trained microbiologist Rihab Taha, known as ”Dr Germ” for her role in Iraq’s biological weapons programme, has surrendered to coalition forces, a US military representative announced yesterday.
Four explosions apparently targeted at westerners rocked the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh last night, injuring at least 50 people. It is feared that a number of people may have been killed.
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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.