About 100 people from the Anti-War Coalition (AWC) gathered outside Denel in Kempton Park on Friday to demonstrate against the state-owned arms company’s supply of military equipment worth millions of rands to Britain and the United States, which could be used in the war against Iraq.
Auditor General Shauket Fakie will hand over documents relating to South Africa’s multi-billion rand arms deal after withdrawing an appeal against a Pretoria High Court ruling.
George Bush reluctantly put his Middle East peace plan back on the agenda yesterday by promising to release his ”road map” to a Palestinian state, apparently in an attempt to ease the political pressure the Iraq crisis is putting on British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Oil prices could race to well over per barrel and ”ruin” the world economy if Iraqi crude output is severely hit by a US military strike, former Saudi oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani said in London yesterday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will fly to the Portuguese islands of the Azores tomorrow for a meeting with George Bush to discuss plans for war as the British diplomatic push continues to flounder at the United Nations.
The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West province on Friday expressed "outrage" at a <i>Mail & Guardian</i> article, reporting child molestation allegations against provincial premier Popo Molefe.<br>
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India’s win over New Zealand at Centurion on Friday has opened the way for Sri Lanka to advance to a World Cup semi-final place, provided they beat Zimbabwe in their final Super Six match at Buffalo Park on Saturday.
Convenor of selectors Omar Henry has dismissed rumours that South African cricket captain Shaun Pollock had tendered his resignation.
India’s cricket team will earn a cash bonanza of 75 million rupees ($ 1,5 million) if they win the World Cup being played in South Africa, cricket authorities said on Friday.
France’s threat to deploy its UN veto is making war with Iraq more — not less — likely by preventing the security council from enforcing its own decisions, says British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.