TWO KwaZulu-Natal policemen arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the death of ANC MP Bheki Mkhize have appeared in the Empangeni Regional Court. Captain Zeblon Dlamini, 39, and Sergeant Phiwa Nkosi Magwaza, 39, appeared on Thursday, charged with murder. Dlamini was also charged with defeating the ends of justice — according to provincial Independent […]
THE chairman of African Gem Resources Ltd (Afgem) said uncommitted shareholders were responsible for the steep fall in the group’s share on its debut on the Johannesburg bourse, but was confident its price would firm. The share opened at 400 cents but fell to a low of 245 cents. ”It looks like we have a […]
GERMAN sex products firm Condomi AG said it had won a bulk order for 28.8 million condoms for the land-locked African country, Burkina Faso. Condomi said the contract was the largest order it had ever received. Deliveries to the west African country start in October and will run for 13 months. – Reuters 08
POLICE will today continue the search for the missing babies born out of an alleged incestuous relationship between Delmas brother and sister Heibrecht and Robert Fedder, after finding nothing on the farm Witklipbank near Delmas yesterday. The excavations at two sites on the farm formed part of the investigations in the case, in which police […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT AND REUTERS, Windhoek | Tuesday SOUTHERN African leaders have come out strongly in support of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s controversial land reform program, saying Britain should “honour its obligations” and provide resources for land reform in the embattled country. Ending two-day talks on the region’s simmering conflicts and tepid economic growth, the leaders […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday SOUTH Africa’s entertainment community, still reeling from the death of singing legend Bles Bridges in a car accident earlier this year, has been shaken to its core by the death of Afrikaans comedian and TV star Tolla van der Merwe in a horrific car smash in Mpumalanga. Van der Merwe’s […]
A SOUTH African microbiologist jetted off to Siberia at the weekend on a mission that sounds like it’s straight out of a Hollywood sci-fi movie. Frank T. Robb plans to capture as many ‘extremophile’ microbes as he can from Siberia’s volcanic geysers and sulphur pits before shooting them into space in rockets. Once in space, […]
AFP, Arusha, Tanzania | Tuesday ETHNIC Hutu rebels have killed 27 military cadets and five civilians in an ambush near Bujumbura, on the eve of renewed talks aimed at finalising an accord to end seven years of civil war in Burundi. A military source said the cadets had been returning to the capital from the […]
AFRICAN EYE NEWS, Washington DC | Tuesday A GROUP of reformed Soweto teenagers – described as former “tsotsis” – have undergone an extensive empowerment programme in street-smart New York to learn how to help their peers. The 23 teens were trained by a New York helpline, Youthline, which uses teenagers to help youths caught up […]
AFRICAN EYE NEWS, Pietersburg | Tuesday A TEAM from the American space agency NASA has arrived at the Pietersburg International Airport in preparation for a science initiative to monitor the earth’s environment and atmosphere. Airport corporate relations manager Howard Khosa said a Washington University Convair 580 transport plane will soon be joined by two more […]