Cape Town | Saturday THE leader of South Africa’s political opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has demanded the resignation of the mayor of Cape Town in the worst crisis to hit the shaky 15-month merger with the apartheid-era National Party. DA leader Tony Leon asked Mayor Peter Marais, who used to be member of the NP […]

Paris | Tuesday HERE is a summary of the latest developments as US forces again strike targets in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks on US cities. – US warplanes and cruise missiles targetted strategic installations in Afghanistan for a second night of reprisals. Five land-based B-1 and B-2 stealth bombers, as well […]

THE Nigerian government said on Wednesday that it was considering closing down its diplomatic missions in seven countries either because they are unnecessary or because of problems funding them. The plan follows a recommendation of a committee set up by President Olusegun Obasanjo that some of the missions considered either unnecessary or too expensive to […]

A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for the abduction and rape of an 18-year-old woman in Krugersdorp earlier this week, West Rand police said on Friday. Inspector Yolande Bouwer said the woman and her boyfriend were walking along Ockerse Street in Krugersdorp around 11pm on Wednesday after visiting a tavern. A vehicle with five […]

LIONS will be reintroduced to the Tembe Elephant Park on the border of Mozambique in northern KwaZulu-Natal, making it a big five reserve, it was announced on Wednesday. Wildlands Trust, an independent fund-raising and project management organisation involved in conservation-based community development in the province, has allocated R100 000 to upgrade the park fence before […]

A MALAWIAN court has sentenced a 60-year-old woman to seven years in jail for infecting an 11-year-old boy with HIV, the virus that causes Aids, police said on Wednesday. Police publicist Oliver Soko said the woman, Emmie Nkumbira, forced the boy to have sex with her on August 24. The boy revealed the incident to […]

Islamabad | Tuesday US WARPLANES on Tuesday continued to pound Taliban targets in Afghanistan, killing ”tens of civilians,” as well as four Afghans employed by the United Nations, according to the militia. In the first daytime raids of the three-day-old air assault, missiles are also said to have destroyed the former Kandahar home of Taliban […]

A FARMER from Waterpoort near Louis Trichardt appeared in court on Wednesday after apparently setting his dogs on three Zimbabwean job-seekers. Captain Ailwei Mushavhanamadi said the men approached Jacobus du Plessis for work and he told them he had none to offer. He then allegedly set his dogs on the men. Two of the men […]

AN explosion at a scrap metal yard in a northern city killed its owner and injured six others, four of them seriously, police said on Wednesday. It was unclear what caused the blast in Mzuzu, and an explosives expert had been sent to the scene to investigate. Witnesses said a huge explosion was heard in […]

Kabul | Monday AMERICAN wrath over the worst terrorist atrocities in history was finally unleashed as US and British forces launched air and cruise missile attacks on Taliban targets across Afghanistan. An onslaught that began after nightfall on Sunday, nearly four weeks after the devastating attacks on New York and Washington, continued throughout the night. […]