THE Zambian government has suspended operations of the privately-owned Aero Zambia airline, the state-owned Times of Zambia reported on Saturday. The airline was recently linked by a local independent newspaper to the shipment of arms to Angolan rebels. The Times of Zambia quoted Transport Minister David Saviye as saying there was a need for an […]
ZIMBABWEAN authorities arrested three United States citizens at the weekend, allegedly trying to smuggle an array of weaponry out of the country, police said on Monday. The police officer in charge of criminal investigations, Flavian Makwara, was quoted by Ziana news agency as saying the men were arrested after a customs security baggage check at […]
NIGERIA might rejoin the Commonwealth on May 29, when the military government is due to hand over to president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo, Commonwealth Secretary General Emeka Anyaoko said on Sunday. Anyaoko, himself a Nigerian, told the BBC: “The Commonwealth has become an association of democratically elected governments and until that is in place in Nigeria, I […]
EGYPTIAN President Hosni Mubarak and Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi moved their talks on the Lockerbie affair from a tent pitched on the lawn into the Eqyptian presidential palace on Sunday. The two leaders focused on Lockerbie during their first session of talks in the tent. Sunday’s talks concentrated on economic issues and covered Arab issues, […]
GOLD FIELDS Limited announced on Friday it has reached an agreement with the bankers of Gold Fields Ghana to reschedule the debt used to finance the Tarkwa Gold Mine. Accordingly, Gold Fields Ghana will receive a cash injection of $75-million on Friday. Gold Fields is providing $60-million, with the balance provided by Golden Knight Resources […]
The ZIMBABWE Republic Police has retrenched 43000 thousand of its special constabulary department employees. The operatives have also been denied employment by the ruling Zanu-PF party, which seconded them to the force in the early 1980s. Commissariat director Raymond Takavarasha said the lay-offs of the reserve police officers are consistent with overall cutback in civil […]
NEWLY crowned world 200m indoor champion Frankie Fredericks will compete in the final leg of the South African Grand Prix series in Cape Town on March 26, athletics officials confirmed on Sunday. Fredericks’ participation was announced along with former World 400m hurdle champion Samuel Matete, who comes up against 1997 World championships silver medallist Llewellyn […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 8.00pm. SIX kilogrammes stood between Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto” Thobela and the IBO world welterweight title on Saturday night. Although he stopped Adrian Daneff with a seventh round technical knockout, he did not win the title that was up for grabs, purely because he could not make the weight. […]
THE Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) announced on Friday that it is upgrading and expanding the shopping area and duty-free mall at Johannesburg International Airport at a cost of R210-million. The expansion is part of a R2-billion project over the next five years. Acsa said its retail division, which includes shops, car hire, outdoor advertising […]
THE South Africa Under-19 rugby team survived a withering onslaught from a Boland Under-20 side, to win 18-5 after leading 10-5 at the break. The match was an excellent “acid Test” for the Under-19 side as they prepare for the Fira Junior World Cup in Wales later this month, the South African Rugby Football Union […]