Zimbabwe, rated as the worst off among six southern African countries affected by famine since last year, could produce nearly enough of the staple grain maize to feed all its 11,6-million people.
Jubilee SA and the Khulumani Support Group said on Wednesday they were committed to securing reparations from foreign multinational companies who benefited under the apartheid system.
A team of United Nations experts is due to begin investigations into a massacre in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ituri region, where hundreds of civilians were slaughtered two weeks ago.
Rioters have burned down buildings belonging to two key supporters of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in protest over alleged ballot-rigging in parliamentary elections.
In the rush to increase the numbers of police officers on the streets, a worrying factor emerging was that the SA Police Service was cutting down on the time spent by new recruits at training academies, MPs heard on Wednesday.
Justice Minister Penuell Maduna denied the Inkatha Freedom Party’s claim that the African National Congress leadership had conspired to assassinate IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi during the apartheid years.
Cape Town T-shirt company Laugh It Off Promotions is to appeal a Cape High Court ruling on Wednesday in favour of brewing giant SABMiller barring the company from exploiting the Carling Black Label trademark.
Provincial legislature offices in Bisho were the first ”black-out” casualties following Buffalo City’s threat that it would disconnect services to government offices that had failed to pay their municipal bills.
The Western Cape health department expects to complete within the next two months an estimate of the cost of providing antiretroviral treatment to children in the province.
It was one of the main reasons cited for the war: to find and destroy abundant anthrax, mustard gas and the like that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was said to have stashed, as well as missiles he might use to deliver deadly packages to his neighbours.