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/ 14 November 2003
Nearly 60% of the 1,4-million South Africans who registered as voters for the first time during the past weekend were between 18 and 25 years old, the Independent Electoral Commission said on Friday. About 43% of the new registrations during the weekend’s registration drive occurred in rural areas.
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/ 19 October 2003
England captain Martin Johnson surveyed his battered troops last night and announced proudly: ”It wasn’t pretty, but it’s all about winning.” Johnson, a huge, craggy character who knows all about the merits of not being pretty, said: ”There was a lot of pressure on us, but it’s great to play a tough Test match like that and win it. The guys responded really well.”
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/ 29 September 2003
As South Africans lose interest in politics, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) faces the unenviable task of maintaining popular excitement about national and provincial elections. IEC deputy electoral officer Mosotho Moepya says lack of interest in voting is to be expected as South Africa’s democracy matures.
Scientists believe they have unlocked the workings of an ancient Chinese herbal remedy which has become one of the brightest yet most puzzling hopes in the war against malaria.
The Independent Electoral Commission had not yet decided whether a special Braille ballot template for blind voters will be used in next year’s general election, the IEC said on Tuesday.
Tourists have been known to topple over backwards on to the marble floor while torturing their necks to study every detail of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the masterpiece on which Michelangelo struggled and cursed for four years.
Five southern African airlines have expressed interest in taking part in the privatisation of Air Botswana, a government official said on Monday.
Senior government officials met in Robertson east of Cape Town on Monday to put a monetary value to the damage caused by last week’s devastating floods in the area.
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/ 3 February 2003
Chess legend Garry Kasparov and supercomputer Deep Junior played to a draw on Sunday, leaving their Man vs. Machine series tied 2-2 after four games.
Pretoria, Monday A DEVICE similar to a pipe bomb and hidden in a ceiling exploded on the fourth floor of the High Court Chambers — formerly known as the Old Mutual building — in central Pretoria on Monday morning. No one was injured in the blast, about 10 metres from a receptionist, and damage was […]