Richard Lee in Addis Ababa One hundred and thirty-one years after a British military force ransacked Maqdala, the mountain capital of the Ethiopian emperor Tewodros II, a campaign has been launched to convince Britain to return hundreds of artefacts stolen during the expedition. The 32 000-strong force was sent to rescue missionaries held captive by […]
THURSDAY, 1.15PM: DEVELOPING nations are expected to ask the World Trade Organisation for technical assistance in meeting their trade obligations, at the 50th anniversary of the organisation next week. President Nelson Mandela is joining United States President Bill Clinton, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, European Commission head Jacques Santer, and Switzerland’s Flavio Cotti, to celebrate […]
MAJOR diversified industrial group Barlows said in Johannesburg on Friday that the Spanish Stock Market National Committee has approved a public offer of 2350 pesetas (R93,76) a share for the delisting of its subsidiary Finanzauto from the Spanish bourse. With minorities owning 1,2-million shares, representing 5,7% of the issued share capital, the offer is worth […]
Sharon Hammond Nature reserves in the former KwaNdebele homeland in Mpumalanga have become lawless badlands where gangs of armed youths attack visitors, poaching flourishes and conservation has collapsed. Animals are treated so badly that lions have lost their manes, crocodiles are kept in dry sandpits and cattle allowed to graze in protected areas. Gangs have […]
On the eve of elections, the national director of public prosecutions is aiming to purge KZN of IFP rogue elements.
BOTSWANA’S tourism season is set for another bumper year amid growing resentment that the industry, set to replace the nation’s ailing mining sector, is still dominated by expatriates. The Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Moshe Stimela, says his department is extremely concerned that after so many years the industry has made little progress in training citizens. […]
Howard Barrell Morale in Luanda, capital of war-torn Angola is at an all-time low, with food shortages now being experienced since the army started commandeering civilian supplies. Forces of the rebel Unita movement, led by Jonas Savimbi, are encamped to the south and east of the capital, within 100km range. This is causing growing fears […]
Andy Capostagno Rugby Those who take comfort in the constricting cloak of provincialism have a fun weekend ahead. The Cats play the Stormers at Newlands with, if you believe the hype, the visitors determined to rain on the Super 12 log leaders’ parade and the home side looking forward to sending the Vaalies back home […]
FINANCIAL services group Nedcor Investment Bank announced in Cape Town on Friday it will invest over R650000 into the South African wine industry over the next three years. This builds on NIB’s existing investment of R265000 over the past three years. The company has agreed to cover the marketing costs of the Cape Independent Winemakers […]
Andrew Muchineripi Soccer Africa cannot hope to win the 2006 World Cup football tournament bid unless they present a single candidate against the formidable challenges of Brazil, England and Germany. The withdrawals of Egypt and Ghana last month were expected and Nigeria this week heeded the advice of Sepp Blatter, president of world governing body […]