IRELAND will donate R45-million in development aid to Lesotho this year, Irish consul-general to Lesotho Tom Wright announced in the capital Maseru on Wednesday. Addressing a reception to mark Saint Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s national day, Wright said poverty alleviation is at the heart of Ireland’s development programme to Lesotho. He added that the Irish aid […]
President Nelson Mandela will meet Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi in the capital Tripoli on Friday.
TAXI drivers at Apel village, 80km from Pietersburg, have prevented teachers from going to school in their own cars for three days. Regional Police Commissioner Erwin Dorfling said 17 primary schools and eight high schools have been paralysed since Monday. One teacher, who insisted on remaining anonymous because of threats from taxi drivers, said they […]
JUST 15 days before the sale of Zambia’s major copper mines is to go through, prospective buyer Anglo American Corporation is still lacking a substantial mining partner to join the venture. Sources from the ministry of finance said on Monday that the Zambian government is in a difficult situation because Anglo — who appears to […]
THE Anglo-Swiss team trying to make the first non-stop round-the-world balloon flight is now unlikely to touch down in Egypt, contrary to earlier hopes, organisers said on Wednesday. The meteorologists plotting the course of the Breitling Orbiter III, piloted by Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland and Brian Jones of Britain, will not be able to name […]
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo President Laurent Kabila on Tuesday proposed a debate with his opponents — including rebels fighting his regime — on “the legitimacy of power”. The DRC leader gave no date for any proposed meeting, but suggested that it could take place in Italy if the rebels “feel threatened” in coming to the […]
ACT BRUMBIES coach Eddie Jones has included forward Troy Jaques at blindside flanker for this Friday night’s Super 12 clash against the Stormers. Jones says Jaques will help build his team’s forward momentum. The coach has also bracketed centres James Holbeck and Rod Kafer. “Both of them will play, but as to who will start…I […]
INFLATION in Zimbabwe hit a record 50% in February, surpassing the August 1992 high of 49,1%, the country’s central statistical office said on Tuesday. The unprecedented rise was prompted by steep hikes in the prices of food stuffs. The highest inflation level reached previously in Zimbabwe, in 1992, was attributed to severe drought. The inflation […]
ALGERIA is to cut its oil production by 57000 barrels a day from April 1, the state-owned oil group Sonatrach said on Wednesday. “This measure…follows the decision taken by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec)to reduce the production levels of its members,” Sonatrach said.
THE South African Police Service will acquire an automated fingerprint information system within 12 to 15 months, Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi said in Parliament on Wednesday. During debate on his budget vote, Mufamadi said many of the current backlogs and blockages in the criminal justice system can attributed to the lack of an […]