ZAMBIA’S Opposition United Party for National Development is seeking the arrest and prosecution of President Frederick Chiluba’s sons, Castro and Miko. The UPND wrote to Inspector General of Police Francis Ndhlovu, expressing “utter disappointment and disgust” with his office for failing to prosecute Castro and Miko Chiluba, who allegedly assault and maim innocent citizens with […]
PRESIDENT-ELECT Thabo Mbeki hinted strongly that an alliance with the Inkatha Freedom Party is on the cards when he invited IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi to join him on the podium on Monday night to receive the election results. A deal with the IFP gives Mbeki 75% of seats in the National Assembly, and control of […]
AN independent candidate in Malawi’s parliamentary elections due next week said on Tuesday she had been warned at gunpoint by a member of the ruling party to withdraw from the race. Patricia Chipungu said a candidate from President Bakili Muluzi’s United Democratic Front threatened her at the weekend, saying she was causing problems in the […]
FIERCE fighting was reported on Wednesday in Angola’s northern Vije province, where UNITA rebels have taken the Ambuila district. According to humanitarian aid sources, clashes in the region have intensified since the end of last month in western and southwestern parts of the province. Aid workers say delivering relief to victims of the fighting is […]
BRYAN PEARSON, Cape Town | Wednesday 9.00pm. THREE opposition parties in the Western Cape agreed Wednesday to form a coalition and said the ANC — which won the provincial election last week — could join them or be excluded from the provincial government. However, the New National Party, Democratic Party and the African Christian Democratic […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Edgbaston | Tuesday 12.25pm THURSDAY’S clash between South Africa and New Zealand will produce an interesting player head-to-head. Among them are: Geoff Allott vs Gary Kirsten Left-arm seamer Allott, once dropped because he was regarded as overweight and unfit, is the surprise top wicket-taker in the World Cup with a record-equalling 18 victims. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 11.00am. THE Beka provident fund was ordered by the Pension Funds adjudicator on Tuesday to change its rules to accommodate homosexual relationships, and to give a pension to the partner of one of its deceased members. The Gay and Lesbian Legal Advice Centre, which has been representing the new beneficiary, […]
THE Angolan army is to keep its troops in the Congo Republic to help maintain stability in the region, its commander in the Central African nation said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday. General Sanjar Nelumba told the Congolese weekly, Le Pays, a withdrawal would allow the Angolan rebel group Unita to slip back into […]
THE New National Party, the Democratic Party and, in most likelihood, the African Christian Democratic Party are in discussions on Tuesday on the future leadership of the Western Cape. Marianne Merten reports that sources in the NNP told ZA*NOW that negotiations are at an “advanced stage” and an announcement is expected later in the day. […]
BRYAN PEARSON, Johannesburg | Wednesday 7.30pm. OUTGOING President Nelson Mandela on Wednesday concluded his final cabinet meeting before his retirement next week with an emotional address to his ministers and deputy ministers. “The meeting was businesslike … but towards the end it became quite emotional,” chief government spokesman Joel Netshitenzhe said after the four-hour cabinet […]