ALMOST 4 000 surplus and redundant small arms and light weapons comprising mainly AK-47 rifles seized from criminals have been destroyed during a joint Lesotho-South African operation in Benoni on the East Rand, SABC radio news reported on Friday. The initiative was entitled Operation Sardien. The United States donated R150 000 to the SA National […]

Harare | Monday ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe vowed to crack down on the opposition on Sunday, describing them as ”terrorists” sponsored by the British government. In an emotional speech during the state funeral of a murdered ruling party militant whose death he blamed on opposition activists, Mugabe issued a warning to Britain, the former colonial […]

Mafikeng | Monday EVEN Christians should use condoms because they are human beings of flesh and blood, North West health MEC Molefi Sefularo said on Sunday. ”Be faithful and condomise, let us do so without the underlying attitude being that those that will be infected will be reaping the results of sin or weakness of […]

THE body of an 84-year-old farmer was found in his house in Steytlerville in the Uitenhage area on Sunday afternoon, Eastern Cape police said on Monday. Police said the man’s son became worried when he could not get hold of his father. He called the police and they proceeded to the house around 2pm. The […]

AGBANI Darego of Nigeria won the 2001 Miss World beauty pageant at the lavish Sun City resort in South Africa on Friday night. Darego (18) was chosen out of 96 contestants from around the world. She is a computer science student, and wants to become a supermodel, as well as a computer scientist. The first […]

SIX men charged with setting their police dogs on illegal immigrants in a ”training exercise” go on trial in the Pretoria High Court on Monday. The charges against the men include three of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, one of corruption and one of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. Jacobus […]

TWO Slovakian nationals were arrested with “suitcases full” of tortoises on the Cape West Coast this week, and are being held in custody after appearing briefly in court on Thursday. The men, Martin Kjskjn and Martin Uricek, are to be charged with illegal possession, collection and transport of 113 angulate tortoises, also known as “rooipens […]

THE Muslim holy month of Ramadan will start on Friday in Libya, the official Jana news agency reported. The government had based its decision on the lunar calendar, Jana said on Wednesday. Ramadan is the ninth month in Islam’s lunar calendar when Muslims believe God revealed the holy Koran to the Prophet Mohammad. The holiday […]

FIFTEEN people have killed and many others were seriously injured in a pipeline explosion in Nigeria’s south eastern Imo State, national television reported on Thursday. The explosion happened near the town of Umudike, the television said, showing footage of some of those burnt to death in the incident. Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa has visited […]

MALAWI’S President Bakili Muluzi is expected in Maputo Thursday for a two-day visit that will include talks with his Mozambican counterpart Joaquim Chissano. Chissano press representative Antonio Matonse said the two leaders would hold “consultations on bilateral and regional issues”. Muluzi is the chairmen of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and Chissano is head […]