Bethlehem | Thursday A FOURTH session of negotiations aimed at ending the tense standoff at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is to be held on Thursday between Israelis and Palestinians, an Israeli army representative said. General Ron Kitrey also told Israeli army radio that the Israelis would allow a number of people to leave the […]
FIENIE GROBLER, Johannesburg | Tuesday THE African continent will take a step in the right direction when it marks Africa Malaria Day on Thursday. A South African-based doctor will present research conducted in Mozambique to the Royal College of Physicians in Britain on the most effective malaria treatment developed to date. Dr Stephen Toovey, medical […]
Johannesburg | Thursday The Department of Justice on Wednesday rejected allegations by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) that it had failed in its efforts to combat child abuse. The department was responding to a report released by the commission on Tuesday in which it said that almost one third of South African children had […]
United Nations | Wednesday UNITED Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has refused Israel’s demand to delay and change some members of a UN fact-finding team that will examine Israel’s assault on the Jenin refugee camp. Annan said he expected the team, led by former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, to arrive in the Middle East by this […]
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Cape Town | Tuesday THE South African government on Monday introduced a revised version of a controversial Minerals Development Bill, which effectively transfers control of mineral rights from private companies and individuals to the state. A memorandum attached to the second draft of the bill — renamed the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill –says […]
Luanda | Tuesday THE Angolan government is considering how to revive the 1 600-kilometre Benguela railway, which it wants to bring back into service after 27 years of civil war, an official said on Monday. The railway was once part of a massive transcontinental network that linked the Angolan port of Lobito, near Benguela, on […]
Excuse me while I date myself. My children were born in pre-Thatcher Welfare State Britain
Hands up all those who read about the meeting of the World Economic Forum in New York about two weeks ago