ZAMBIA has run out of accommodation to house delegates at the upcoming summit of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU), government officials and diplomats said on Wednesday. A housing complex intended for the visiting presidents, dubbed the OAU village, was abandoned after it become clear that it would not be finished in time for the […]
SA President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Germany on Thursday for a one-day visit during which he will brief German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on his Millennium Africa Recovery Programme (Map). Mbeki says the recovery programme would oblige Africa to fight Aids, end its wars, lower investment risks, root out corruption and diversify production. Mbeki’s visits form […]
ARCHEOLOGISTS have discovered the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh with the aid of a papyrus document they now realize could help them find more royal tombs, antiquities officials said on Thursday. A German working on the west bank of the Nile near present-day Luxor found the tomb of Nubkeperre Inyotef, who is believed to have […]
THE Canadian foreign ministry announced on Thursday that Canada is to open an embassy in Tripoli to be headed by Charge d’affaires George Jacoby, the first Canadian diplomat to take residence in Libya since the two countries established ties in 1968. “The presence of a Canadian diplomat and embassy in Tripoli opens a new era […]
AMNESTY International said on Wednesday that it was concerned freedom of expression is under attack from the government in Guinea-Bissau as two journalists face charges of defamation. The London-based human rights group said in a statement that other journalists in Guinea-Bissau have also been detained and harassed in recent months for criticising government policies. Joao […]
Shirley Kemp News that Wetherlys has signed up with BOE subsidiary NBS comes as no surprise after months of its alluding to a tie-up of this nature. The question is whether the change in strategy will spur investors to buy the share back up past the R2 level. Two elements of the deal make it […]
Jack Monedi Right to Reply We acknowledge that there are problems with the social security system. However, our response to the Mail & Guardian’s articles (“North West suspends pensions for the disabled”, June 1 to 7 and “They’ve taken away our dignity”, June 8 to 14), does not aim to highlight them but to explain […]
Alec Hogg boardroom talk In a week when Naspers kept faith with its spend-now-harvest-later philosophy, Johann Rupert’s Venfin progressed its claim to being the most astutely positioned media business of them all. It is also well positioned to move on Naspers itself should the country’s largest media group stumble in the most critical 12 months […]
David Macfarlane and Glenda Daniels This week South Africa celebrated the 46th anniversary of the Freedom Charter a nostalgic reflection on a utopian moment in our history. Considering the numerous ways in which we now fall short of this ideal, it is timely to ask what possibilities utopian thinking still holds for achieving social equality. […]
Mamohloga Ramohlale Cape Town commuters are increasingly becoming victims of gang activity on trains with three people murdered in train violence in the past fortnight. Yet, the Department of Transport says it does not believe this is a trend and has therefore not prepared special measures to combat the crime. The latest incident occurred last […]