United States soldiers and airmen fighting in Iraq are to receive a new weapon in their arsenal: a pack of playing cards to help them identify ancient ruins before creating new ones. The Pentagon’s move, is part of a belated scheme to prevent further war damage to the country’s 11 000 archaeological sites.
The number of visitors to the Cape Town Book Fair doubled in its second year, the fair organisers said at the end of the four-day event on Tuesday. More than 49Â 000 visitors attended the fair at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, up from 26Â 000 in 2006, its inaugural year.
The African National Congress (ANC) was not worried about differences in economic policy expressed by its alliance partners, the party said at a briefing in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The party’s economic policy has been criticised by its alliance partners, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party.
The Freedom Front Plus Youth (FF+) has accused the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) of being ”softies” after the ANCYL failed to take part in a live television debate on affirmative action. ”Clearly the organisation is not prepared or does not have the courage to defend their view on affirmative action …,” said FF+ leader Cornelius Jansen van Rensburg.
Free primary-school education, curbing spiralling housing costs and accelerating land reform are some of the issues to be thrashed out at the upcoming African National Congress (ANC) policy conference. The ANC will also debate how foreign land ownership can be regulated without affecting investment.
South Africa’s peaceful democratic transition confounds Afro-pessimistic views that the continent is doomed. Yet the "Rainbow Nation" is still struggling to come to terms with the HIV/Aids epidemic — a crisis with long-term consequences for its political economy and the sustainability of Africa’s states and societies.
Gays are a guy’s best friend. Friendships between straight and gay men are increasingly common in the United Kingdom. Such celebrity couples include the stars of television comedy series Little Britain David Walliams and Matt Lucas, and Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins, presenters of Channel 4 television’s The Friday Night Project.
A devastating strike and looming policy conference are finally prodding the shadowy contest for the leadership of South Africa’s governing party into the open, even if no candidate wants to admit it. The next African National Congress president will be formally elected in December at a party conference.
Audi took a firm grip on the Le Mans 24-Hour Race on Saturday as Peugeot’s return to the classic endurance event threatened to turn into a nightmare. After nine hours, the Audi of Tom Kristensen, who is seeking an eighth victory, Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello led teammates Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner by three laps.
Claims that African National Congress (ANC) Western Cape provincial secretary Mcebisi Skwatsha used his influence to steer a land deal to party cronies were scurrilous and untrue, the party said on Friday. It was reacting to an article in Friday’s Mail and Guardian. Nic Dawes, associate deputy editor of the M&G, said that the newspaper stands by its article.