FOUR of the five member of the Fisheries Transformation Council of the fisheries department have resigned over a pay dispute. Reports indicate that environmental affairs and tourism spokesperson Didi Moyle said a special audit of Marine and Coastal Management uncovered that members were being paid about R400 an hour, which exceeded the maximum R85 an […]
EMMANUEL GIROUD, Sambava | Monday 1.40pm FRENCH helicopters came to the aid of cyclone-hit Madagascar — where 22000 people are said to be in urgent need — flying missions on Monday to seek out isolated communities in the northeast. Pilots from the carrier Jeanne d’Arc were expected to start aid drops later on Monday or […]
VETERAN Springbok centre Danie Gerber failed to make his anticipated re-appearance in first-class rugby on Friday. Gerber, 41, assistant coach at Mpumalanga Pumas, was expected to play in a domestic match because several players were unavailable. But Gerber, who retired from international rugby in 1992 after scoring a then Springbok record 19 tries in 24 […]
HUNDREDS of thousands of women poured onto the streets of Morocco’s two main cities on Sunday for rival demonstrations over government plans to change the law on women’s rights. In Rabat, feminist groups and politicians from all government parties gathered in support of the plans to give women greater divorce rights, raise the minimum marriage […]
MPUMALANGA’S police anti-corruption unit has arrested 15 police officers and six other suspects since January on charges ranging from kidnapping to theft and fraud. Acting provincial police commissioner Denn Alberts said in a statement on Monday that the suspects included a former police director, clerk of the court, two police reservists and two civilians. ”Corrupt […]
OIL’S inexorable price rise appears finally to be peaking as producers prepare to release more supply onto thirsty markets. Highs above $30 a barrel this week should relent to a $22,59 full-year average for world benchmark Brent, according to a Reuters poll of 18 analysts and consultants. The 10 Opec members whose 4,3-million barrels per […]
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OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Sunday 4.45pm ARMED war veterans invaded more white-owned farms in Zimbabwe at the weekend after President Robert Mugabe gave them the go-ahead, a farming leader said on Sunday. “It’s continuing to escalate,” Commercial Farmers’ Union president Tim Henwood said. More than 400 farms have been invaded in the past couple of […]
SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Friday 7.45pm THE University of the Witwatersrand on Friday fired Professor Werner Bezwoda for misrepresenting the results of a clinical trial for breast cancer treatment. The trials were conducted on more than 100 indigent black women without their formal consent. Bezwoda was also found guilty because he failed to obtain […]
SWAZI MPs have demanded to know why the State-owned Observer newspaper was closed down three weeks ago. The Observer was closed on February 17 by owners Tibiyo Taka Ngwane after a series of skirmishes with editorial staff. Tibiyo owns the paper on behalf of the Swazi nation, and are strong traditional loyalists. MP Mfomfo Nkambule, […]