'Exhausting' Walmart Merger Hearing Ends
A "exhausting" hearing on whether a merger between the United States retail giant Walmart and local firm Massmart will go ahead ended in the Competition Appeal Court in Cape Town on Friday.
View ArticleXenophobic Violence Resurfaces in South Africa
Concern is rising in South Africa after a flare up of xenophobic violence this week, which saw foreigners flee attacks by locals in Laudium, Pretoria.
View ArticleZimbabwe: Forced Labour On Farms Owned By Zanu-PF Chefs
Farmers in Mutare South constituency are allegedly forcing dozens of workers, who include MDC-T supporters, to work against their will, an official in the party said.
View ArticleZimbabwe: Fights Break Out As Water Crisis Grips Harare
Water shortages that have gripped Zimbabwe's capital reached a crisis point this week, with residents in some areas fighting each other to gain access to boreholes.
View ArticleLibya: Tutu Condemns Gaddafi Killing
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu condemned on Friday the killing of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, saying mob justice and violence should always be deplored.
View ArticleLibya: Tutu Condemns Gaddafi Killing
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu condemned on Friday the killing of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, saying mob justice and violence should always be deplored.
View ArticleNation Is Declared Liberated
National Transitional Council vice chairman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga on Sunday announced Libya "liberated", at a huge rally in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the uprising against Moamer Kadhafi was...
View ArticleLibya: Celebs' Dollars From Gaddafi
He may have been feared and loathed by some of his own citizens and leaders from the developed world, but there was a group of people who loved Col Muammar Gaddafi and his money.
View ArticleGovernment Hasn't Sold Military Campaign Well
This government is uniquely talented at tying itself in knots. First, ministers explained on Wednesday that Kenya has not invaded Somalia.
View ArticleNation Can Learn From Ethiopia's Invasion of Somalia Five Years Ago
Save for a few oddballs, the government's decision to send forces into Somalia has been welcomed with unanimity.
View ArticleCelebs' Dollars From Gaddafi
He may have been feared and loathed by some of his own citizens and leaders from the developed world, but there was a group of people who loved Col Muammar Gaddafi and his money.
View ArticleEastleigh Jittery Over Crackdown
Bit by bit, small exhibition stalls along Eastleigh's 3rd street are reopening.
View ArticleLibya: Gaddafi's Corpse in Display, Rumors On Autopsy, Handover
Murky clouds lingered over Libya due to a lack of consensus on how to deal with the corpse of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi, as the country is set to announce its liberation and subsequently its...
View ArticleLibya: Transitional Govt Declares Country Liberated
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) was set to declare the country liberated on Sunday, amid controversy over the death of former ruler Moamer Kadhafi. The declaration was to take place in...
View ArticleSouth Africa: A Generation Later, All Blacks Are World Champions Again
World Cup finals hardly ever become the try-scoring fests of earlier parts of the tournament. This one was no different as the All Blacks scraped home by 8-7, in front of a sold-out Eden Park.
View ArticleNigeria: ACN Condemns Killing of Journalist By Boko Haram
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a condemnable escalation of the Boko Haram crisis the reported killing of a journalist with NTA Maiduguri, Zakaria Isa, by gunmen said to be...
View ArticlePolice Stop PM's Rally Despite Court Order
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was yesterday forced to abandon a rally in the Nesigwe area after police ordered the crowd to disperse during his address.
View ArticleFrom a Short Flash, Ahmed Zewail's Effort to Spread Light
Zewail gained prominence in physics and chemistry as the man who used lasers flashing at unimaginably small intervals called femtoseconds to catch the movement of atoms as they form and break chemical...
View ArticleVice Minister Urges Citizens to Contribute to Voter Registration
The deputy minister of Territory Administration, Adão de Almeida, urged Angolans to contribute to the success of the electoral registration update process, by going to the places that were created for...
View ArticleWho Needs a - Professional - Camera?
Reporting pressing community issues with nothing more than a Nokia cell phone. A Dutch NGO is trying to give 'a voice to the voiceless' by offering Zimbabwean journalists a grassroots antidote to...
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