THE United Nations and its secretary-general Kofi Annan won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for ”their work for a better organised and more peaceful world.” – Sapa-AFP Thursday October 11, 2001

Afghanistan | Tuesday BRITISH journalist Yvonne Ridley spoke late on Monday of her delight at being freed by her Taliban captors — and her desperation to return home to see her daughter Daisy. After crossing the Afghanistan border into Pakistan, the 43-year-old Sunday Express reporter told Sky News: ”I’m fine, it’s good to be here. […]

SOUTH African Airways has paid out just over R1-million in 1 283 claims for theft from baggage on the airline’s flights worldwide up to the end of September this year, says Public Enterprises Minister Jeff Radebe. Replying to a question by Rudi Heine (DA), he said SAA had paid out R1,832-million in 3 108 claims […]

ISLAMABAD | Monday AFGHANISTAN’S hardline Taliban regime vowed on Monday to avenge US and British air strikes against its territory which London said caused ”very considerable damage” and the Afghans claimed killed more than 25 people. The Taliban’s ambassador in neighbouring Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, condemned the air assault as ”horrendous terrorist attacks” that targeted […]

PLAGUE has broken out in Uganda claiming 17 lives, Medinfo reported on Wednesday. It said the deaths were reported in the Nebbi district and were confirmed by State Minister of Health, Mike Mukula. The ministry has sent an emergency medical team to the area to treat victims and assist with measures to curb the disease. […]

ANGELA QUINTAL, Johannesburg | Wednesday THE Justice Department says there are no immediate plans to ban two Cape Town groups — People Against Gangsterism and Drugs and Qibla –classified as terror organisations by the United States. Justice Department representative Kaizer Kganyago said the department was awaiting finalisation of anti-terrorism legislation. ”We are not targeting any […]

A NEW combination of antimalarial drugs, tested in Tanzania, has proven remarkably successful against resistant strains of the disease, according to a study reported in Saturday’s issue of The Lancet. The combination is a mixture of two existing drugs, chlorproguanil and dapsone, the British medical weekly said. A team led by Theonest Mutabingwa from the […]