ZAMBIAN President Frederick Chiluba will visit Uganda this weekend for talks with his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ugandan presidency said on Friday. Chiluba, who is expected to arrive on Saturday morning, and Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano are mediators in a regional peace initiative for the […]

AFRICAN Nations Cup qualifying fixtures this weekend: South Africa face Gabon on Saturday in Group 4, while Angola take on Mauritius. South Africa leads the group. Group 1 leaders Ghana face bottom-ranked Eritrea, while third place Cameroon take on second place Mozambique. In Group 2, top of the list Morocco, Africa’s highest ranked team, meet […]

THE United States will tour Australia in July as part of their build-up to this year’s World Cup, the Australian Rugby Union announced on Friday. The Eagles, who are drawn in the same group as Australia for the World Cup in Europe in October and November, will play three matches during their 12-day visit. They […]

ZIMBABWEAN Cabinet ministers are demanding a salary review after a report that senior permanent secretaries receive almost double the ministers’ pay. The report says that permanent secretaries were earning about 70% more while senior permanent secretaries more than double the ministers’ average salaries — even surpassing the salaries of vice-presidents.

FOREIGNER sold R1,30-billion worth of bonds on Wednesday after buying R507-million on Tuesday, the latest Bond Exchange data said.

MPUMALANGA Premier Mathews Phosa said on Friday that sensitive data has been removed from a computer in his office. He said the matter has been reported to the police for investigation after files on the computer was deleted. Phosa’s spokesperson, James Gibb, said the data was stolen during the past week. “The computer is linked […]

THE government seems to recognise that victims of gross human rights violations are entitled to reparation, but clarity is needed as to what this will be, TRC reparations and rehabilitation committee chairperson Hlengiwe Mkhize said on Thursday. Mkhize said she will oppose any statement that there be no individual recommendations, because that would compromise victims. […]

ORGANISERS of Nigeria’s weekend presidential vote urged vigilance on Friday as the country prepared to choose a new political leader. The Independent National Electoral Commission urged a high turnout in Saturday’s ballot as voters choose between former military ruler Olusegun Obasanjo and former finance minister Olu Falae for president. Continuing campaigning up to the last […]

A COURT martial in Lesotho on Friday heard how soldiers took the commander of the Lesotho Army, Lieutenant-General Makhula Modisakeng, to a radio station last September and forced him to announce that he had dismissed senior officers. Modisakeng was also forced to announce that he had resigned, the prosecution said. Forty-one soldiers pleaded not guilty […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 4.00pm. INDUSTRIAL action at Johannesburg airport disrupted flights on Friday causing delays for as long as three hours, senior officials said. Airport Company of South Africa (Acsa) spokesperson Rory Mackey said industrial action by workers at handling firm Swiss Port started at 8.45am and is causing disruptions at major airports […]