South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon has extended a hand to President Thabo Mbeki to assist him in dealing with ”major problems and crises” facing the country. But Leon has warned that the president had in the past refused to accept that his party could oppose the government politically while at the same time cooperate in resolving problems.
An addiction centre is opening Europe’s first detox clinic for video game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can’t leave their joysticks alone. Video games may look innocent, but they can be as addictive as gambling or drugs — and just as hard to kick, says Keith Bakker, director of the centre.
Sitting still under a skull cap fitted with a couple of dozen electrodes, American scientist Peter Brunner stares at a laptop. Without so much as moving a nostril hair, he suddenly begins to compose a message — letter by letter — on a giant screen overhead.
A government-appointed investigation team has accused Zimbabwe’s main labour body — which is planning protests later this month — of flouting exchange-control regulations and other gross financial irregularities, the state-controlled Herald reported on Friday.
Emma Brockes delves into the dark side of legendary director, actor and writer Woody Allen.
Six people were killed when a young Kenyan ran amok with a Kalashnikov rifle, the Daily Nation newspaper reported on Friday. The 18-year-old shot wildly round him, killing five people, including three children. When an angry mob failed to catch him, they killed his brother in his place, beheading him with a machete.
The JSE was in positive territory just before noon on Friday, having rebounded sharply at the opening following Thursday’s sell off. The recovery was in line with world markets. By 11.48am, the all-share index added 1,54%. Resources rallied 2,17%, the gold-mining index gained 1,18% and the platinum-mining index perked up 1,26%.
Yolandi Groenewald gets caught up in the recent spate of thillers that expose the dark underbelly of the scenic Cape.
Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, boosted hopes of a breakthrough in the international standoff over his country’s suspected nuclear weapons programme on Thursday by backing talks over ”mutual concerns and misunderstandings”. The Iranian president responded after it emerged that Washington would allow the Islamic regime to keep some capacity to enrich uranium.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaeda leader whose three-year reign of terror cost hundreds of lives and wreaked havoc upon attempts to bring stability to Iraq, was tracked down and killed 72 hours after one of his closest associates was captured, it emerged yesterday.