An Angolan Airlines plane crashed on landing at an airport in northern Angola on Thursday, killing five people on the same day the European Union said it was blacklisting the airline due to safety concerns. The Boeing 737 plane crashed and broke in half when it landed at an airport in M’banza Congo, north of Luanda.
Delegates return to the African National Congress’s (ANC) policy conference on Friday morning for a third day of concentrated debate. Meanwhile, as other delegates pressed on with shaping their vision for the party and the country, the organisation’s deputy president, Jacob Zuma, took time off on Thursday to woo the workers.
Truman Prince, the reinstated municipal manager of the Central Karoo district municipality, says he is ready to resume his duties in that local authority, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Friday. The municipality decided to reinstate him in a meeting on Thursday.
It would have been rather disingenuous of All Blacks coach Graham Henry to criticise the Springboks for leaving 20 of their best players at home for the away leg of the Tri-Nations. After all, it was his decision to rest his top 22 from the first seven weeks of this year’s Super 14. But, without going over the top, Henry has made his point.
Australia will discuss the possibility of compensation with South African officials over the selection of a second-string side for next week’s Tri-Nations Test in Sydney, reports said on Friday. The Australian Rugby Union will quantify the financial damage caused by South Africa’s decision to rest its top players.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, with his 50th straight win on grass, eased into the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, but there was no such satisfaction for Tim Henman, who bowed out, possibly for the last time. There were comfortable wins for defending champion Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams.
The future of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was thrown into confusion on Thursday after the shock resignation of its MD, Rodrigo de Rato, which could lead to a shake-up of the selection process for his successor. De Rato’s decision reawakens the controversy over how the heads of the IMF and World Bank are appointed.
Delegates at the African National Congress’s (ANC) policy conference this week seemed on course to ensure that President Thabo Mbeki’s legacy of centralising power in the Union Buildings would be eradicated through a series of policy changes set to return power to the ruling party’s mass base.
Mining houses in North West have been accused of whitewashing their community involvement and "plundering" the environment. A new study on the corporate social responsibility programmes of mining corporations in North West, released recenty, questions whether the houses are doing enough for the environment and its surrounding communities, and if mine safety standards are up to scratch.
Like the title and the acknowledgements, the dedication is primarily a challenge faced by authors who have already secured both a publishing deal, writes Tim Dowling.