Aaron Nicodemus Nostradamus, a French physician whose real name was Michel de Nostredame, was buried in a Parisian church in 1566. He wrote over 1 000 poetic prophecies for the future, and many believe half of them have come true. He allegedly predicted with nearly uncanny foresight the French Revolution, the rise and fall of […]

COMMISIONER of prisons Khulekani Sitole, under investigation by the attorney general for corruption and mismanagement, has announced the suspension of his alleged accuser, KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Thandiwe Kgosidintsi. Sitole said Kgosidintsi was under investigation herself, and was engaging in a personal vendetta. Meanwhile the Correctional Services Management Board, which met yesterday to discuss the allegations […]

CONTROVERSIAL former Truth Commision investigator Dumisa Ntsebeza is one of seventeen black acting judges appointed on Tuesday by Justice Minister Dullah Omar, who said he aimed to widen the pool of potential candidates for full-time positions to “ensure that it will be possible to promote representivity at a much faster rate”. Omar’s most senior appointment […]

HUNDREDS of former Namibian guerrilla fighters have threatened to remain camped at Ondangwa Airport in the north of the country. They say they will stay despite a call from the Cabinet Technical Committee on Ex-Combatants to return to their homes and await news on jobs they have been promised. At least 580 ex-combatants are currently […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, East London | Thursday 5.00pm. THE touring England cricket team are studying videotapes of Lance Klusener in a bid to devise a method of coping with the South African’s batting prowess. Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, said before the start of the third test in Durban on Sunday that the tourists have caught […]

SPORADIC heavy gunfire was heard before dawn on Wednesday on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Sierra Leonean Information Minister Julius Spencer said the strikes were a “pre-emptive” measure by troops of the Nigerian-led Ecomog intervention force. “Everything is under control and there is no danger to the capital,” Spencer said in a local radio […]

POLICE have reported an increase in drownings in rivers and dams in Gauteng since the beginning of the festive season, and say the figures seem likely to double last year’s. Last year, 15 people drowned between December 1 and January 3. Some of the drownings are attributed to drunkenness, while others would have been prevented […]

Unless policymakers put their money where their mouths are, the position of women in the new century looks set to be as bleak as the previous one, writes Khadija Magardie Decades have passed and generations have grown up since the feminist movement first burst on to the world arena, promising women change and revolution in […]

Marthali Brand and Aaron Nicodemus Graham Armitage (63), radio, television and theatre personality best known for his roles in television productions such as The Diggers, Westgate and Shaka Zulu. Luis Argana (66), vice-president of Paraguay, killed by gunmen believed to have been sent by President Raul Cubas. Immediately after the killing, MPs voted to begin […]

Andrew Muchineripi looks at how 1999 treated local soccer It was a year that began with newly appointed Premier Soccer League (PSL) CEO Joe Ndhlela talking of a domestic set-up that would rival the best in Europe. It was a year that ended with Ndhlela suspended for bringing the game into disrepute after charges of […]