South Africa’s living legend Nelson Mandela turns 85 on Friday and organisers are planning to give the elderly statesman a three-day birthday bash.
The world’s best-loved statesman, Nelson Mandela, turns 85 on Friday and well-wishers can now send their personal congratulations to him on the internet.
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The troubled New York Times named its new editor yesterday as it was forced to publish yet another lengthy correction in an attempt to settle nerves and restore confidence at one of the nation’s most respected newspapers. Bill Keller, a columnist and magazine writer, will succeed Howell Raines.
The Saudis presented President George Bush with a million-dollar oil painting. From the Italians he got an exquisite alabaster sculpture depicting the Allegory of the Triumph. Tony Blair gave him a toilet bag. For someone who has spent most of his presidency being reviled or ridiculed around the world, Bush certainly gets a lot of presents from foreigners.
The music industry yesterday cautiously welcomed a drop in the number of people illicitly swapping music files over the internet, weeks after users were threatened with legal action in the US.
The model followed by Bidvest, South Africa’s largest diversified industrial group, in selling a 15% stake valued at more than R2,1-billion to black investors has set a precedent that could lead to more meaningful black economic empowerment (BEE) in South Africa, analysts believe.
You’d think that for an old hack and soapbox queen, freedom of information would be sacrosanct. But the Act takes things too far even for this former militant.
Someone at Google has a profound sense of humour. If you’ve got the time, and are used to the standard error messages that display when sites can’t be found – then there’s a very subtle page that can be displayed, dealing with the much mentioned ‘weapons of mass destruction’ that the US made up as a reason for grabbing oil.
Roger Federer is the first Swiss man to win Wimbledon. He is also the first Swiss man to say “thank you”, to smile, and to have a pretty girlfriend.
While the South African soccer team regained their pride by beating Burundi 2-0 in Bujumbura, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops, stationed in the capital, were making steady progress at helping to stabilise the war-torn country and at the same time doing South Africa proud.