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/ 8 November 2001
HANNES DE WET, Pretoria | Thursday THE New National Party on Wednesday night sealed its split from the Democratic Alliance. “The NNP will now finally part ways with the Democratic Party-DA with immediate effect,” NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk told reporters after a special meeting of the NNP federal council in Pretoria. He said changes […]
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/ 8 November 2001
Bujumbura | Thursday SOME 80 Burundian school children kidnapped this week by Hutu rebels are tired but in good health, one of their teachers who managed to escape the kidnappers said Wednesday. “The children are in good shape, despite being physically tired from walking and carrying the goods the rebels pillaged,” the teacher told Radio […]
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/ 8 November 2001
Cape Town | Thursday THE Cape Town city council has issued a health warning after a spill of raw sewage into the river system below the Athlone wastewater treatment works on the Cape Flats. The administration said feeder pipes at the works were accidentally damaged during upgrading work on Wednesday. This resulted in an overflow […]
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/ 8 November 2001
Johannesburg | Tuesday SACOB’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) further declined to 103,2 in October, a drop of 1,5 points on the back of the substantial drop of 4,3 points recorded in September, the business chamber said in a statement. This is a clear indication that the world events of the last two months are still […]
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/ 7 November 2001
<b>Reviews: </b><i>In the Rapids</i> edited by Linda Rode and Jakes Gerwel (Kwela) and <i>Urban One</i> edited by Dave Chislett (Spearhead).
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/ 7 November 2001
<i>Paul and the Menu: Cooking with Spirit</i> features theologian Paul Germond in a red-striped apron and actor Maqhawe Khathide with camera and notebook invading kitchens around the country as, week by week, they prepare for religious festivals, writes Barbara Ludman.
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/ 7 November 2001
In praise of the French in South Africa, and the glittering array of West African musicians they have brought to our shores. Drew Forrest attended a recent concert by Rokia Traore.
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/ 7 November 2001
Their mix of African and Latin music made them stars. Then they got into gold lamé and it all went horribly wrong. Can Orchestra Baobab ever recover? By Jane Cornwell.
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/ 7 November 2001
MORE than 116 000 legal abortions have been performed in South Africa over the past three years, according to Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. In a written reply to a parliamentary question, tabled on Wednesday, she said a total of 116 611 “terminations of pregnancy” were performed in provincial state hospitals during 1998, 1999 and 2000. […]
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/ 7 November 2001
Harare | Wednesday ZIMBABWE’S government plans to ban foreign and independent local monitors from observing upcoming presidential elections, the state-run Herald newspaper said on Wednesday. On the recommendation of Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, government plans to amend Zimbabwe’s Electoral Act to allow only civil servants to monitor the polls, the paper said. Last year, non-government […]