JASPREET KINDRA, Johannesburg | Friday ONE of the world’s most successful black rhino breeding farms was occupied by war veterans last weekend in Turk Mine, located in the Bubi district of Matebeleland, and farm owner Richard Pascal was arrested for attempted Murder. Pascal’s 22 000ha farm is home to 33 black rhino and has a […]
EWEN MACASKILL | Friday Israel was in near diplomatic isolation this week as United States Secretary of State Colin Powell prepared for his trip to Jerusalem to confront Israeli Prime MinisterAriel Sharon. In a show of international solidarity, the United Nations, the US, the European Union and Russia turned up the heat on Israel by […]
Abidjan | Tuesday LIBERIAN security forces have committed torture and rape since the government imposed emergency rule two months ago, ostensibly to stop a rebel advance, Amnesty International charged on Tuesday. The London-based human rights watchdog said in a statement that “international bodies must take concrete steps to address human rights protection as a matter […]
NAWAAL DEANE, Johannesburg | Friday THE state-owned Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) is again under the spotlight for its controversial R1-billion Iraqi oil deal with a dubious firm investigated by the United Nations and previously owned by dodgy oil dealer Marc Rich. This week Dr Renosi Mokate, chief executive of the SFF, denied allegations that Swiss-based […]
NTUTHUKO MAPHUMULO, Johannesburg | Friday THE much-awaited interim report on the Ellis Park soccer disaster a year ago contains no recommendations on preventing a recurrence. And, although the report – released this week – establishes errors on the part of several officials that significantly contributed to 43 deaths, it steers clear of naming any individuals. […]
Ntuthuko Maphumulo The South African Football Association, players and coach seem less than eager to make it to the second round of the World Cup, if recent results and planning are anything to go by. Bafana Bafana have managed to win just one game ? a penalty shoot-out victory against minnows Botswana in the Cosafa […]
Sizwe samaYende and Justin Arenstein Mpumalanga’s largest hospital, Philadelphia, broke ranks this week and announced it would provide nevirapine to pregnant women, regardless of the province’s policy on the issue. Eighty doctors, nurses and support staff signed a memorandum to MEC for Health Sibongile Manana on Wednesday warning that further delays in providing nevirapine were […]
M&G reporter In a historic ceremony in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, last month Mondi handed over land for development to three communities of Thokozane, Maphapheni and Rustplaats/Mayinini. In each case, the land has been sold either to a government agency or to a developer with the proceeds of the sale being returned in full to the […]
Bongani Majola Minister of Intelligence Lindiwe Sisulu and the Department of Justice openly contradicted each other on the whereabouts of thousands of sensitive Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) documents this week, heightening speculation that the documents have been sanitised or shredded by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The Mail & Guardian reported last week that […]
Jaspreet Kindra Minority Front (MF) leader Amichand Rajbansi continued his cat-and-mouse game with the African National Congress in the Durban council by saying he had formed a “working relationship” with the ruling party, instead of an “alliance”. Rajbansi said this meant that he would decide his support for the ANC on an issue-by-issue basis. However, […]