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/ 20 February 2007
South Africans may be basking in the joy of hosting the 2010 World Cup, but we should not forget that this is a time for the whole continent to rejoice. The event provides all of Africa with the chance to open the eyes of the world to our rich potential — that which will perhaps be the most important legacy of what has been described as "Africa’s World Cup".
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/ 19 February 2007
There was nothing wrong with its Progressive Business Forum (PBF), the African National Congress (ANC) said in reaction to claims that it was selling access to senior public representatives and public servants. ”The information provided to PBF members is public information,” said ANC spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama.
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/ 19 February 2007
Most insurance-related complaints arise as a result of policyholders not being informed or having the time to read the fine print on their policies. A good broker will keep you in the know, but it is always commendable to have an understanding of potential pitfalls.
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/ 18 February 2007
The African National Congress was selling ”face time” with Cabinet ministers and government officials in an effort to raise funds, the Sunday Times reported. The scheme already had 2Â 000 paid-up members and promised businesses knowledge of ”upcoming government decisions”.
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/ 16 February 2007
The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) has chosen an interim leadership core in an effort to rebuild the organisation and prepare for a properly constituted national conference in September. The organisation made the announcement at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Friday.
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/ 16 February 2007
President Thabo Mbeki on Friday called for an end to all measures intended to isolate the Palestinian Authority and for the parties involved to renew their peace efforts. Writing in his weekly newsletter, Mbeki congratulated Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khalid Mish’al for concluding last week’s Mecca agreement.
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/ 16 February 2007
United States and Iraqi forces are meeting little resistance as they sweep through Baghdad, a US officer said on Friday, a day after Iraq’s president said a Shi’ite militia had ordered its leaders to leave the country. The head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was wounded on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said.
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/ 15 February 2007
An era draws to a close this week when French President Jacques Chirac hosts his last summit of leaders from Africa, a continent where France’s traditional influence is being threatened by resource-hungry China. Chirac’s office said there would likely be a meeting on Thursday between the heads of Sudan, Central Afrian Republic and Chad about Darfur.
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/ 14 February 2007
United Nations human rights investigators on Wednesday called off a visit to Darfur after Sudanese officials demanded the removal of the UN’s former top rights official from the group. The six-member team, set up last December by the UN Human Rights Council, said it would pursue its work without entering the country.
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/ 13 February 2007
A state witness could not deny on Tuesday that the eight accused in the Equatorial Guinea coup trial may have been ignorant of the plot. Cross-examined in the Pretoria Regional Court on Tuesday, James Kershaw (27) said he himself only found out about the alleged coup two days before the group flew out of South Africa.