Staff Reporter
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/ 9 March 2007

AU: Poverty and disease affect development

A vicious circle of poverty and disease is placing a huge burden on development in Africa, the African Union commissioner for social affairs said on Friday. Bience Gawanas was speaking at a meeting of the national health council in Sandton. She said a vicious circle existed in which poverty drove up the burden of diseases while ill-health contributed to poverty.

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/ 9 March 2007

Mugabe purges security forces

Zimbabwe’s national intelligence agency on Monday began deploying its secret agents within the army and police to purge officers suspected of backing opposition plans to revolt against the government. Central Intelligence Organisation Director General Happyton Bonyongwe expressed concern over the leakage of sensitive information to the opposition.

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/ 9 March 2007

Mistakes in FBI use of power to get records

The FBI improperly obtained credit reports and other information on individuals through errors in using its power to investigate terrorism or espionage suspects, the Washington Post reported. The findings prompted an ”incensed” Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to order the FBI to place new safeguards over its use of so-called national-security letters

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/ 9 March 2007

Brumbies bounce back against Stormers

Skipper Stirling Mortlock inspired the ACT Brumbies to a much-improved 26-13 Super 14 rugby win over South Africa’s Western Stormers in Canberra on Friday. Mortlock, returning to the game after a succession of head knocks, contributed 16 points as the Brumbies won their first home match of the season by three tries to one.