A team of scientists from the University of Pretoria is scheduled to begin excavations on Wednesday to determine whether there is a mass grave outside Laingsburg in the Karoo.
The type of tripartite alliance the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) envisioned for South Africa did not yet exist, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Wednesday.
The Competition Commission has cleared retailer Clicks to acquire 83 pharmacies countrywide.
The junta that seized power in Sao Tome and Principe will likely sign an agreement on Wednesday on restoring constitutional order to the small west African island state, international mediators said.
Traditional leaders on Wednesday rejected the government’s latest proposals on traditional leadership and accused the government of using them ”as instruments of control”.
When Nedcor’s hostile takeover attempt of Standard Bank was shot down by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel three years ago, the South African banking group’s long-cherished dream of becoming the region’s biggest bank able to compete with global players seemed all but dead.
National Afrikaans Sunday newspaper Rapport editor Tim du Plessis says voter apathy among Afrikaans speakers is reflected in newspaper sales when lead stories focus on political issues.
An audiotape attributed to ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on Wednesday warned that the war against the US-led coalition was not over and called for Iraqis to continue their resistance.
At terminal two of Havana’s Jose Marti airport the daily invasion of the revolutionary republic by Miami Cubans is under way. Weighed down by gold chains, wearing ”I love NY” caps or struggling to steer trolleys piled high with suitcases and electronic goods, passengers from the first of three afternoon flights from Miami are greeted with kisses and tears of joy by relatives.
Ethiopia has bought 60 Russian-made tanks from Yemen at a cost of over -million dollars, a privately-owned weekly newspaper reported on Wednesday.