Shark kill provokes baiting criticismA DEADLY shark attack off a Cape Town beach on Thursday has sparked criticism of baiting methods used by a US filmmaker studying…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Seven men accused of raping girl with mental age of fiveSEVEN YOUNG men from a South African township near Johannesburg raped a mentally disabled girl whom they kept as a sex slave, …Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Placing people faced with a lack of employment opportunities WILD GEESE Eimear Costigan Programme director of Cape Town branch of Connect-123WILD GEESE: EIMEAR COSTIGAN Programme director of Cape Town branch of Connect-123Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Youth arm risks ANC ire by backing suspended leaderTHE AFRICAN National Congress Youth League set itself on a collision course with South Africa’s ruling party at the weekend after…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Malawi's new president fires predecessor's appointeesJOYCE BANDA, southern Africa’s first female president, has shown herself to be a woman of action by purging the Malawian government…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Controversial Malawi president diesTHE CONTROVERSIAL president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, has reportedly died at a hospital in the capital Lilongwe, hours after…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Decision of five African states to sell rhino horn criticisedA DECISION taken this week by five southern African countries to sell rhinoceros horn as a way to undermine poaching has been…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
'Dr Death' of apartheid era tells inquiry he was trying to save livesSouth African doctor Wouter Basson faces being struck off for creating deadly poisonsWed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Effort to cut road death rate in SATHE SOUTH African government wants to reduce the country’s horrific road traffic accident rate by charging drivers who cause …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Harare minister warns of state shutdownZIMBABWE’S GOVERNMENT could shut down in the near future unless projected revenues from diamond sales begin to flow into the …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Unlikely bedfellows emerge from hazy direction on land reformJOHANNESBURG LETTER : Putting an acrimonious past aside, an Afrikaner group rows in behind a community organisationMon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Institute predicts 20% fewer white people in South Africa by 2040BY 2040 there will be 20 per cent fewer white people living in South Africa than in 2010, a new report by the South African Institute…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Scientific fixes come to fore as climate talks stallTHE NEWS that delegates attending climate talks in South Africa yesterday were to discuss various artificial techniques that …Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Small coffee farmers hoping for a wake-up call at climate talksIN A COUNTRY where political and economic stability have been difficult to sustain, one thing the Ugandan farmer Ngambe Ehab …Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
South Africa's 'Dr Death' would like the past to stay in the pastCAPE TOWN LETTER: Anti-apartheid activists considered him one of their most ghoulish adversaries but Wouter Basson wants to …Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Tide turning slowly in South Africa's battle against violent crimeCAPE TOWN LETTER: THE NUMBER of murders in South Africa in the 12 months to March: 15,940Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Increase in funding cuts malaria deaths by 20%GLOBAL MALARIA deaths have fallen by nearly 20 per cent since 2000 due to a 15-fold increase in annual funding by 2010, UN-linked…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Dublin brewer drawn to business culture of the CapeWILD GEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Diarmaid De Burca, General Manager, SABMiller’s Newlands Brewery…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Bus kills at least 14 forced by thieves to lie on roadAT LEAST 14 bus passengers were killed in Nigeria on Tuesday night when a bus ran over them after they were forced to lie down…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Harte murder case police officer has not seen forensic reportONE OF the main police officers involved in the Michaela Harte murder investigation yesterday told a preliminary inquiry he had…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Court rejects bail appeal in Harte caseAN APPLICATION by lawyers defending one of those accused of the murder of Michaela Harte, seeking to have the magistrate hearing…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Harte suspect lodges motion over fears of unfair hearingLAWYERS FOR Avinash Treebhoowoon, one of two men accused of murdering Michaela Harte in Mauritius last month, lodged a challenge…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Harte suspect fears unfair hearingLawyers for Avinash Treebhoowoon, one of two men accused of murdering Michaela Harte in Mauritius last month, have lodged a motion…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Accused could face up to 20 years in jail if convicted on murder chargeLEGAL SYSTEM: THE CRIMINAL Justice system in Mauritius is similar to the British legal system but with some French influences…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Mauritius: prime tourist destinationWITH PURE white sandy beaches and warm tropical water, it is not hard to understand why the island nation of Mauritius is one…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Where a little cricket is just the ticket to keep the Irish happyHARARE LETTER: Ireland’s experience as a divided country played a role in convincing its cricketers to travel to ZimbabweFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Testing timesA South African initiative has been praised as having the potential to break ‘the trajectory of the Aids epidemic’Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
White farmers win land battle in ZimbabweA GROUP of white farmers dispossessed of their land under President Robert Mugabe’s land reform programme have been granted ownership…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Trade unions feel betrayed by Zuma's fiscal conservatismAfter backing South Africa’s leader during his presidential campaign, unions now say their support has not been reciprocated…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Thousands mark Mandela anniversary at prisonSENIOR AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) stalwarts yesterday urged South Africans who gathered outside Nelson Mandela’s last prison…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
The unforeseen costs of visiting MozambiqueMAPUTO LETTER : A climate of corruption reigns among police in this otherwise relatively safe African cityTue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Zimbabwe'surban poor face mass evictionTHOUSANDS OF Harare residents forcibly evicted from informal settlements by President Robert Mugabe’s regime in 2005 are facing…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Zimbabwe's law of the landDespite a court ruling in their favour, white farmers in Zimbabwe are still being forced from their land, and the new political…Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
ANC may secure crucial two-thirds majority in electionTHE FINAL election survey released before South Africans go to the polls today has indicated the African National Congress (ANC…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Winnie Mandela cleared to stand in electionNELSON MANDELA’S ex-wife has been cleared by South Africa’s electoral court to stand for the African National Congress in this…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
PM designate Tsvangirai names cabinet ministersZIMBABWE’S OPPOSITION leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who is due to become the country’s new prime minister today, has named 15 senior…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Zimbabwe opposition disputes deal claimZIMBABWE’S MAIN opposition party yesterday refused to confirm or deny claims by a regional body that it had agreed to join a …Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Ministers resign in solidarity with MbekiSOUTH AFRICA: MORE THAN one third of South Africa's cabinet resigned from government yesterday in solidarity with Thabo Mbeki…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Mugabe, Tsvangirai sign deal to share powerZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, signed a powersharing…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Guarded welcome for Zimbabwe's powersharing dealZIMBABWE: ZIMBABWE'S NEW powersharing deal was met with cautious optimism by world leaders yesterday who say they want to know…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
CARBON CONSCIENCECLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon offsetting measures are being used to help countries most affected by climate change but least responsible…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
SA court allows unloading of arms set for ZimbabweSOUTH AFRICA: A SOUTH African court ruled yesterday that an arms shipment headed for Zimbabwe could be offloaded from a Chinese…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Violence widespread, claims Zimbabwe's oppositionZIMBABWE: HOPES THAT Zimbabwe's electoral crisis could be resolved peacefully began to fade yesterday amid reports of widespread…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
UN forces use tear gas after Liberian rioters stone police in election protestLIBERIA: UN forces fired tear gas at angry supporters of Liberian soccer star George Weah yesterday after they stoned police…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Introducing South Africa's blacks to a taste of the vineLetter from Soweto: The Orlando West Extension, one of Soweto's oldest townships, had never seen the like of it before.Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Nama people seek post-apartheid justiceSOUTH AFRICA: A South African court may bring restitution to some, but with severe consequences for diamond miners, writes Bill…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Tsvangirai claims election stolen for third timeZimbabwe: The leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party yesterday called on the country's population to "defend their vote" after…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Kitt and Mbeki to discuss aid and business projectsSouth Africa: The president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, yesterday made a surprise request for a meeting with visiting Minister…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Why South African treads softly, softly with MugabeSOUTH AFRICA: South Africa is unwilling to criticise Zimbabwe as it approaches elections that are likely to be flawed, Bill …Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
