Pretoria | Wednesday WHILE a situation of total chaos prevailed at the Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on the night 43 people were killed in a stampede, security co-ordinators struggled for almost half an hour to get hold of the public order police (POP), the inquiry into the disaster heard on Wednesday. At 7.30pm on […]

Lagos | Wednesday More than 100 people have been shot dead by rampaging soldiers in central Nigeria in the latest bout of unrest in this crisis-torn African country. The reprisal attacks late on Monday and Tuesday came after 19 soldiers were killed by ethnic militiamen two weeks ago near the border of the south central […]

Harare | Wednesday ZIMBABWE’S government has rejected an ultimatum issued by the European Union to decide whether to allow EU observers in the country during next year’s presidential elections, Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge said on Tuesday. Mudenge said Zimbabwe would have considered an offer for observers, but will not accept “demands” from other countries because […]

MOZAMBICAN President Joaquim Chissano will make a six-day official visit to Cuba next week, at the invitation of his counterpart Fidel Castro, the president’s office announced on Wednesday. The two men will hold talks on boosting bilateral relations between their two friendly states, a statement from Chissano’s office said. Several protocols are expected to be […]

ALTOGETHER 10 535 people were languishing in prisons around the country because they could not afford to pay bail of R1 000 or less, according to Correctional Services Minister Ben Skosana. In written reply to a question in the National Assembly by Hennie Smit (DA), Skosana said of these, 132 could not pay bail of […]

The international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has warned that human rights abuses in Zimbabwe have increased dramatically over the past year, the independent Radio 702 reported on Wednesday. The organisation said that over 500 people have suffered politically motivated torture, murder and displacement at the hands of the Zimbabwean war veterans since they began […]

Washington, Cape Town | Thursday A BIOTERRORIST attack struck fear at the heart of America’s political system on Wednesday, sending shudders across the globe as US warplanes bombarded Afghanistan amid signs of a looming ground offensive. US jets pounded the Taliban regime’s frontline for the first time in apparent preparation for ground attacks, but aid […]

Johannesburg | Tuesday SOUTH African Airways has begun a series of cost-cutting measures, including the streamlining of the airline’s managers by between 20 to 30%, the beleaguered airline’s CEO has announced. Addressing a management meeting attended by more than 500 managers, President and CEO, Andre Viljoen, said the airline was ”cleaning up its management structure” […]

Johannesburg | Tuesday CONSUMERS can expect an increase of up to 20% in the price of electronic appliances by January, based on the current rate of devaluation of the rand. This is the opinion of Martin Maddox, group managing director of Panasonic SA. He said on Tuesday that the dramatic plunge in the value of […]