Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) has asked former president Jerry Rawlings to answer allegations that he witnessed the torture and murder of political activists in 1984, while he was head of state.
War in Iraq will push Africa to the backburner, says South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma. He said the continent’s determination to succeed, among other things, necessitated concern about the global security situation, particularly the American-led campaign against Iraq.
In its efforts to address the problem of HIV/Aids, the South African automotive industry is to implement a new software solution to tackle HIV/Aids in the workplace.
SA Post Office CEO Maanda Manyatshe told the parliamentary communications committee Tuesday that although previous predictions that the State owned company would report a profit had not panned out, he expected it to break even in 2003/04 and record operating profits thereafter.
The 16,337 cents per litre (c/l) over-recovery in the basic petrol price on Monday adds to the pressure on the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to cut interest rates.
The South African government has decided to evacuate non-essential staff from its mission in Jordan ahead of the looming war in neighboring Iraq, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday.
Pam Golding Properties, South Africa’s largest retail property group, has concluded sales worth over R1-billion to foreign investors from 48 different countries over the past 11 months (1 March 2002 – 31 January 2003).
A parliamentary select committee this week recommended the government’s controversial purchase of a luxury jet for King Mswati III should not go ahead. With MPs ready to vote against the aircraft, the stage is set for a showdown between the palace-appointed executive, and the Houses of Parliament.
The leader of the coup in the Central African Republic (CAR), Francois Bozize, met army and police chiefs on Monday in an attempt to impose law and order in the capital.
Botswana is directly affected by virtually every socio-political development in South Africa. Plans for spreading Botswana’s wealth are being hurt by South Africa’s selective transformation exercise, say officials.