Zimbabwean officials lashed out Wednesday against the United States for its criticism of the government’s violent response to an an opposition-led national strike, denying there had been a brutal crackdown against dissent.
Rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army reportedly killed a government peace envoy on Monday, dampening hopes for a peaceful end to the 17-year insurgency in northern Uganda.
African National Congress Women’s League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will be publicly reprimanded by National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala for failing to disclose donations, whether she is present or not.
The Cape Town High Court has ordered the government to hand over key arms deal documents to a group which is challenging the validity of the multi-billion rand deal.
Iraqi state television was back on air this morning despite a heavy dawn bombing raid that targeted the country’s national station.
Fiery MP Patricia de Lille says she is quitting the Pan Africanist Congress to launch a new political party, to be called the Independent Democrats.
Extensive flooding in South Africa’s Western Cape, sparked by very heavy weekend rains, has caused extensive damage to about R12-million worth of wine at Van Loveren Wines, the family-owned wine producer located outside of Robertson.
SA Auditor General Shauket Fakie has reported to parliament’s public accounts committee that Parliament itself exceeded its voted funds by R17,4-million rand in the 2001/02 financial year.
The Congress Of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Wednesday it was shocked that the official unemployment rate had risen rapidly in the past year, rising from 29,4% in February 2002 to 30,5% in September 2002.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa drifted into the red on Wednesday morning in lethargic trade.