American forces have been ordered to prepare for a ferocious assault on Baghdad to begin in the next few days, in an operation intended rapidly to encircle the Iraqi capital and isolate and destroy the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in South Africa and across the world have today once again taken to the streets to protest against the war in Iraq.
More than 10 000 people marched on the United States consulate in Cape Town on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq, and to call for the expulsion of America and Britain’s ambassadors.
Zimbabwe is in a dire economic crisis and South Africa’s government and businesses must help it rebuild, a meeting among President Thabo Mbeki and high powered industry leaders concluded Saturday.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has denied that Iraq was receiving any military equipment from Syria.
Fresh waves of air strikes rocked Baghdad today as US-led bombing squads struck surface-to-air missile sites, a presidential palace and the main training ground for Saddam Hussein’s fedayeen paramilitary forces.
Bafana Bafana used their territorial advantage to their best ability but were made to sweat before beating Madagascar’s ”B” team 2-0 (1-0 half-time) at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Representatives of big business in South Africa expressed broad satisfaction with the state’s macroeconomic policies on Saturday, following a two-day meeting with government.
The doctor who first identified the deadly flu-like virus that has claimed the lives of 54 people worldwide and infected thousands of others, fell victim to the disease and died yesterday.
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