OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuessday 1.00pm. THE President of the South African Hockey Association, Claire Digby, has left for Rio de Janeiro to assist the embattled South African men’s hockey team to find a berth at the Sydney Olympics. The team’s plight will be heard on Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee meets to […]
GHANA’s Environmental Protection Agency has given 20 industrial firms 30 days to reduce pollution levels or face prosecution. The firms include food, textile and oil companies. The EPA has asked the firms to submit plans on reducing their industrial effluent because it says their waste generation and discharge is beyond the approved threshold.
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Addis Ababa | Tuesday 2.00pm. ETHIOPIAN and Eritrean forces pounded each other on the key central front of their border war even as diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting gathered pace. Both sides said fighting erupted early on Tuesday in the morning on the central Zalambessa front, where thousands of troops are lined […]
ALLAN SECCOMBE, Johannesburg | Tuesday 3.40pm. PUBLIC sector workers and the government on Tuesday began talks on a new wage deal which economists say could increase inflationary pressures if the unions’ demands are met. The government has offered a five percent increase, but the unions want between nine and 16%. The talks between the government […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Tuesday 5.30pm. BRITAIN will release stocks of light weapons and ammunition to Sierra Leone’s army in response to a request by its government. British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told parliament on Tuesday that British officers will also lead an international team of military advisers to provide long-term training for President Ahmad […]
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Lars von Trier announced that he loved Bjork very much and three Iranians scooped prizes. Fiachra Gibbons reports on some of the surprises at this year’s Cannes awards ceremony.
ZIMBABWE’s domestic debt has continued to rise to reach Z$98,4-billion, its highest since independence, the central bank said on Monday. This is a 3,2% increase in the week to April 20 and is equivalent to 29% of the country’s gross domestic product. This is also the biggest weekly jump in direct borrowing since independence.
WESTERN donors and Tanzanian officials began informal talks on Monday on how to stimulate growth and use windfalls from recent debt relief to reduce poverty in one of the world’s poorest nations. Representatives of donors, due to attend a World Bank Consultative Group meeting in Dar es Salaam starting on Wednesday, applauded the country’s success […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 4.00pm. ANDRE Vos will stay on as Springbok captain as long as his form and fitness hold, says convenor of selectors Francois Davids. The Cats and Golden Lions number eight was named to lead the 28-man Springbok squad in a Test and two against England next month, after World […]