An al-Qaida plan to detonate a ”dirty” radioactive bomb in the United States has been thwarted by US agents who are holding a US citizen alleged to have been in the ”planning stages” of the attack.
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Upbeat coach Jomo Sono has rallied South Africa’s rainbow warriors and taken them to within a point of the World Cup’s last 16.
Jomo’s boys clinch historic win
Springbok rugby coach Rudolf Straeuli heaped praise on his young squad and said that the 34-19 win over Wales on Saturday signalled a positive start to his stewardship of the national team.
A prayer protest against a bid by Malawi President Bakili Muluzi to seek re-election in 2004 has received a green light from the government despite earlier threats that any such protests would be crushed by force.
Democratic Alliance Western Cape leader Gerald Morkel says he has a perfectly innocent explanation for the Harksen ”exhibit X” documents lodged with the Desai Commission.
South Africa made history by recording its first ever victory in a world cup final, beating Slovenia 1-0 in an inspired performance.
Rioters set alight government buildings and cars in Algeria in protest against a worsening water shortage.
Mpumalanga’s politicians are living rent-free in flats paid for by the taxpayer and are fighting for even more luxurious lodgings in Nelspruit. The legislature has requested the government to build between 16 and 20 units at a cost of R53-million.
Gripped by severe food shortages, with a potentially vast famine looming, the Zimbabwean authorities have rejected a United States government donation of 10 000 tonnes of maize, worth $6-million, because it has not been certified as free from genetic modification.