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Weekly Southern African Report
From Jan Lamprecht
Southern Africa in Crisis
www.AfricanCrisis.org
05-20-07
| From 1994-Present approximately 2,000 Farmers have been murdered in S.Africa. Many thousands of their farm workers have also been murdered too. Click here for Photos & Updates - WARNING: Very Graphic & Gruesome |
| SA: Home owner under fire during burglary 20-May-2007: A Big Bay, Bloubergstrand resident has come under fire in his home early on Friday when he confronted armed intruders who had managed to break through electric fencing to gai... Click here to read the rest. |
| Man left for dead in ditch but survives 20-May-2007: Johannesburg - Three men will appear in court on Monday after a man was left for dead in a ditch and his friend's body thrown into a river near Witbank, Mpumalanga police said. Captain Leonard ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Racial Quotas in SA rugby teams? 20-May-2007: By Fiona Forde The international press has watched the week's events unfold with keen interest, and while they are reticent on the subject of Luke Watson's appointment, they are divided on... Click here to read the rest. |
| KZN cops hunting serial killer gang 20-May-2007: A woman was found dead at Adam's Mission on Friday and is believed to be the victim of a gang of serial killers, KwaZulu-Natal police said. She was found around 10am and is believed to be in he... Click here to read the rest. |
| State response to report no surprise - Zille 20-May-2007: Government's preliminary rejection of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) country review report was no surprise, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Friday. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Woolmer did not have enemies - Shields 20-May-2007: By Mike Behr A week of interviews in South Africa with Bob Woolmer's friends and family has convinced top Jamaican cop Mark Shields that the Pakistani coach had no ene... Click here to read the rest. |
| Four women slain at gunpoint 20-May-2007: An Umlazi student constable, one of her neighbours and two other women were found shot dead in Kwa-Makutha on Sunday, said KwaZulu-Natal police. Their bodies were discovered by relatives of the... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Mega Mandrax Drug bust worth R800 million 20-May-2007: In one of the biggest drug busts ever in South Africa, the Scorpions have intercepted a key ingredient, worth more than R800-million, used in producing Mandrax. On Friday afternoon, investigato... Click here to read the rest. |
| Gay holding cells 'may fuel prejudices' 20-May-2007: By Andisiwe Makinana Cape Town-based gay rights group Triangle Project says it would be unnecessary and discriminatory for prisoners to disclose their sexuality to the... Click here to read the rest. |
| Alleged serial rapist arrested 20-May-2007: A Malawian man alleged to be a serial rapist will appear in Alberton magistrate court on Monday on charges of rape and robbery involving more than 10 victims in the Ekurhuleni area, police said Sunday... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Sex pest Goniwe back in ANC 20-May-2007: South Africa's ruling party African National Congress has reinstated the former parliamentary chief whip to the party after it found a probe over sexual harassment was flawed and ordered a new inv... Click here to read the rest. |
| Police arrest 11 on public violence charges 20-May-2007: Eleven people have been arrested on public violence charges related to the blocking of the N12 highway at Warrenton at the end of last month, police say on Friday. Sup... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Family of drowned American man long for his body 20-May-2007: By Mike Behr The distraught family of an American mathematician and physicist who drowned off Cape Point last week have made a heartfelt appeal: help us find his body so we can take him home. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Shabir Shaik makes desperate bid to avoid sentence 20-May-2007: It's been nearly two years since Schabir Shaik heard the three words that brought his once charmed life to an abrupt end: guilty, guilty, guilty. Now Jacob Zuma's former financial adviser is pi... Click here to read the rest. |
| Khutsong: 'We are not going to go away' 20-May-2007: The cardboard placard carried by the middle-aged Khutsong woman and thrust in the faces of the line of policemen dressed in riot gear read as follows: "By the waters of North West we sat down and wept... Click here to read the rest. |
| Gunshots as robbers escape with R155,000 20-May-2007: By Nathalie Rosa Bucher Five armed men stole R155 000 from a construction company that was about to pay out monthly wages to its workers on Friday, and fired shots at staff who chased them. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| WWIII: Ethiopia says a thousand killed in Mogadishu 20-May-2007: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia said Saturday its troops backing Somali government forces killed nearly 1000 insurgents in Mogadishu in March and April during some of the heaviest clashes in the city's blo... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Torture still a problem in the Police 20-May-2007: The use of lethal force, torture, corruption and abuse of foreigners remain problems in the police, according to a study released on Friday, SABC news reported. "The kind of impression is that ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Suspicious: Zim shuts out 'parallel initiatives' by SA 20-May-2007: Zimbabwe will cooperate with South African President Thabo Mbeki's efforts to mediate between the government and the opposition but would not welcome any "parallel initiatives", state media report... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim: MDC calls for activists' release 20-May-2007: Zimbabwe's main opposition on Friday launched a campaign to pressure President Robert Mugabe's government to free a lawmaker and 31 activists detained on terrorism charges. The opposition Movem... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Police silent on assasination plot on Jacob Zuma, 20-May-2007: A wall of silence has been erected by the police around the mysterious case of the man alleged to have said that he was promised R1-million to kill Jacob Zuma in 2004. Director Sally de Bee... Click here to read the rest. |
| ATM bombers target KwaZulu-Natal 20-May-2007: ATM bombers have set their sights on Durban and KwaZulu-Natal with three attacks this week. Three ATMs were targeted in Pinetown, Umlazi and Ezakheni. An ATM in Stapleton Drive, Pinetown... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: IOL readers echo Zille's crime concerns 20-May-2007: By Luntu Lamani Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has supported Safety and Security Charles Nqakula's statement that most violent crime took place between people who knew one another. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| India: Deadly blast at historic march 20-May-2007: Hyderabad - Police sought clues on Saturday to a "sophisticated" blast at a historic mosque that killed 10 people and triggered clashes which left four dead in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim: Is S.Africa having Secret Negotiations with Mugabe? 20-May-2007: A Southern African Development Community (SADC) mediation team, led by Sydney Mufamadi, the minister of provincial and local government, has met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in secret, as Pr... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Young rape victim to testify but is murdered 20-May-2007: Celukuphila - the name of the 14-year-old girl who ANC branch leader Sputla Mpungose allegedly raped - means: "Asking to live." Celukuphila Mlambo never got to testify against Mpungose. She was... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Learn to live with Zim aliens - Mbeki 20-May-2007: South Africans will just have to learn to live with the millions of illegal immigrants flooding the country, President Thabo Mbeki told MPs on Thursday. "I think that ... Click here to read the rest. |
| My Nightmares with my Mom... 19-May-2007: It is 2am in the morning and I thought I'd just write a bit before turning in. I have not had fun these last 9 days since I had to rush my mom into the hospital for an emergency hernia op. I have ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim: Mugabenomics: Unprecedented Collapse and 3,700% Inflation 19-May-2007: Zimbabwe's annual inflation continued breaking new ground rising to 3,713.9 percent in April signaling that the countryís economic woes are far from over. Figures released by the Central Statistic... Click here to read the rest. |
| [Humour] Excellent: Honesty about S.African SUCKING Cricket! 19-May-2007: Pathetic South African Cricket Q. What's the difference between Graeme Smith and Elton John's chin? A. Elton Johns chin hits more balls Q. What is the height of optimism? A. A South... Click here to read the rest. |
| [Humour] SA: Terrorists Kidnap Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki & Jacob
Zuma... 19-May-2007: A driver is stuck in a traffic jam on the motorway. Nothing is moving. Suddenly a man knocks on the window. The driver rolls down his window and asks, "What's going on?" "Terrorists have... Click here to read the rest. |
| Photo of Comie Ortega With Iranian President ( Photo for you from
MH) 19-May-2007: Here's a photo of Commie Ortega with the Iranian President: http://bp1.blogger.com/_rI4aeBOjdqY/RkvW5sk2AUI/AAAAAAAAALE/4XUVB29idxg/s200/IranianPresident_Ortega.jpg... Click here to read the rest. |
| Hungry Zimbabwe faces wheat shortage 19-May-2007: Harare - Zimbabwe has only planted a fraction of its wheat requirements this year, state radio announced on Wednesday as the country's few remaining white farmers said ongoing disruptions on their far... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: 'He was wild, like a tiger' 19-May-2007: Pretoria - A senior government official was "wild, like a tiger" after allegedly beating up his wife in a jealous rage, a witness testified in Pretoria High Court on Wednesday. Schoolteacher Pumla... Click here to read the rest. |
| Did you know... 19-May-2007: Something of interest from a reader in Switzerland. Perhaps someone will take a look at the article and do the translation for us. As usual, my Afrikaans vocabulary is too limited, something I conti... Click here to read the rest. |
| Commie Ortega Due in Iran Soon 19-May-2007: Here's no surprise of Commie Ortega visiting his Iranian comrades: MH Nicaragua's Ortega due in Iran Fri, 11 May 2007 05:32:24 Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is to pay an official visit ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Cuban Commies Promote Moore Propaganda 19-May-2007: Looks like Communist Cuban organs such as the Prestina Latina are overseeing Moore challenging Fred Thompson to a debate: MH Michael Moore Challenges Sen. Thompson Los Angeles, May 16 (Prensa La... Click here to read the rest. |
| Pro-Saddam Site Embracing Taliban Proganda 19-May-2007: Here's no major surprise. Those who supported Saddam Hussein now want to see the Taliban and even al-Qaeda and bin Laden to retake Afghanistan: From MH in the US Supreme Taliban Leader Mullah Omar... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Top cop hurt in attack 19-May-2007: The head of the South African Police Services psychology unit was injured during an attempted burglary at his offices this week. Dr Gerard Labuschagne was in his offices at the SAPS serious and vio... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Big Brother is NOT watching you 19-May-2007: Ratepayers in Durban have forked out millions of rands for a closed-circuit television camera system which is not being adequately monitored. A recent inspection of the monitoring centre by municip... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Buthelezi is up and about 19-May-2007: Inkatha Freedom Party President Mangosuthu Buthelezi was released from a Durban hospital on Wednesday after having spent a night there to receive a course of antibiotics to fight off the effect of a s... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Scorpions burn 3 900 bricks of dagga 19-May-2007: Standining outside a warehouse, Scorpions head Leonard McCarthy held up a shrink-wrapped, one-kilogramme brick of dagga and smiled for the cameras. Behind him, workers inside the building were push... Click here to read the rest. |
| Gauteng to get R12bn monorail 19-May-2007: A R12-billion monorail will be built between Johannesburg and Soweto in the next two years, it was announced on Wednesday. "By 2009 no one from Soweto should have to wait more than 15 minutes for t... Click here to read the rest. |
| US: Baby gets shotgun, gun permit 19-May-2007: Chicago - He can barely walk or talk, but 11-month old "Bubba" Ludwig is already a fully paid up member of America's firearms fraternity, with a 12-gauge Beretta shotgun and a gun permit to his name. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| 50 000+ seeking safety in SA 19-May-2007: Johannesburg - More than 50 000 asylum seekers were registered in 2006 at the offices of the Department of Home Affairs. The statistics show that most of those who want to take refuge in South Afr... Click here to read the rest. |
| 'Despicable' rapist gets 25yrs 19-May-2007: Oudtshoorn - A man who raped his life partner's 15-year-old daughter shortly after her mother went to jail has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Cyril Moolman, 39, of Mossel Bay, was sentenced... Click here to read the rest. |
| Ethiopian refugees protest in SA 19-May-2007: Johannesburg - Ethiopian refugees living in South Africa protested on Wednesday against the detention of opposition leaders back home at the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand. They also prot... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: 3 hurt in toaster theft gaffe 19-May-2007: Durban - A diligent security guard who tried to use his shotgun as a club to apprehend a shoplifter found himself in an unenviable situation of shooting and wounding two bystanders, police said on Wed... Click here to read the rest. |
| African Parliament blames West for environmental m 19-May-2007: Deputies and experts attending the Pan African Parliament on Monday called for Western countries to help reverse the environmental damage to the continent that they had helped create. "This problem... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Drunken dad raped daughter, 8 19-May-2007: Pietermaritzburg - A judge told a 34-year-old man, who raped his eight-year-old daughter, that his actions were almost beyond understanding. Judge Herbert Msimang imposed a 20-year jail sentence o... Click here to read the rest. |
| Estonia Receiving Cyberattacks From Russia 19-May-2007: Here's something to look out for: From MH in the US Russia accused of unleashing cyberwar to disable Estonia Parliament, ministries, banks, media targeted Nato experts sent in to strengthen... Click here to read the rest. |
| Botswana: De Beers Prospecting shuts lab, relocates to SA 18-May-2007: Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone) 15 May 2007 Oliver Modise De Beers Prospecting, a company that specialises in diamond exploration and testing soils with mineral content, has closed down its Botswan... Click here to read the rest. |
| Jo'burg man joins Everest elite 18-May-2007: 16/05/2007 20:38 Aneeqah Emeran Cape Town - A Johannesburg man has joined a handful of South Africans who've conquered Mount Everest. Andy van der Velde, MD of logistics company Berco Expres... Click here to read the rest. |
| China begins expanding its supertanker fleet 18-May-2007: By David Lague Published: May 16, 2007 SHANGHAI: China has begun an ambitious effort to build a fleet of more than 90 supertankers to improve its control over oil imports which are vital to susta... Click here to read the rest. |
| Hamas and Fatah agree to cease-fire in Gaza City 18-May-2007: JERUSALEM: The violence in Gaza accelerated on Wednesday, with at least 16 dead in fighting between forces loyal to Fatah and Hamas, both of which sit together in a unity government that appears to be... Click here to read the rest. |
| BBC Wold Interview with SA Min. of Security 18-May-2007: This interesting post from a regular reader of African Crisis is well worth your attention. I hope Jan spots it and posts his comments: Hello Jan, I just watched the BBC Word TV programm 'Hard... Click here to read the rest. |
| Iran at the "Rhineland point" 18-May-2007: A very interesting article and perhaps even more interesting are the reader comments which follow. Thanks to 'L' for sending it our way. JoAn We must attack Iran before it gets the bomb By Toby H... Click here to read the rest. |
| "AA is failing in South Africa", so disappointing 18-May-2007: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070515/wl_africa_afp/safricaemploymentrace_070515191730 Check that AFP story out, I can't believe that the conclusion that they had reached concerning Affirmative Acti... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Humanitarian award for Winnie Mandela 18-May-2007: Former ANC Womenís League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is to receive an international humanitarian award for her contribution to the fight against HIV/Aids. Madikizela-Mandela will receive ... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: R1m spent on 2010 stadium party 18-May-2007: Should I fist laugh and then cry, or cry and then laugh....C Mpumalanga splashed out R1,45-million on a lavish party for politicians and hangers-on to celebrate the province's new 2010 stadium, New... Click here to read the rest. |
| Police bust airport theft syndicate 18-May-2007: Detectives have cracked a theft syndicate at the OR Tambo International Airport, police said on Thursday. They arrested seven people on Thursday - three men and four women - one of them a secur... Click here to read the rest. |
| Corruption: Tshwane cop's fraud case delayed 18-May-2007: The case of a former Tshwane metro police officer who is facing charges of fraud and theft, was postponed in the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday. Julius Lesego Metsweme... Click here to read the rest. |
| Heavy police presences for child rape case 18-May-2007: The man who confessed under oath to the rape of an eight-year-old Hanover Park, Cape Town girl made his third appearance in the Wynberg magistrate's court under heavy police guard. Earl Arends,... Click here to read the rest. |
| Abducted woman found in Eastern Cape 18-May-2007: The Gugulethu woman abducted at gunpoint with her five-year-old son six months ago will return to Cape Town on Friday, after investigators tracked her down to a small town in... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Court suspends security strike 18-May-2007: An interim labour court order forced a security guard strike at Magnum Shield Security to stop late on Wednesday, the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) said. Satawu's Gauteng provi... Click here to read the rest. |
| S.Africa writes off Iraq debt worth R901 million 18-May-2007: South Africa announced on Thursday it would write off nearly $130-million (about R901-million) lent to Iraq by a state-owned agency. Eighty percent of a total $160-million (about R1,1-billion) ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Top cop hurt in attack 18-May-2007: The head of the South African Police Services psychology unit was injured during an attempted burglary at his offices this week. Dr Gerard Labuschagne was in his offices at the SAPS serious and... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: GOOD: Gun pointed at Young Communist League's secretary 18-May-2007: Young Communist League's (YCL) national secretary Buti Manamela had a firearm pointed at him by an unknown man after a soccer match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, the Young Communists said... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Now Mozambique starts preparations for 2010 World Cup 18-May-2007: By Charles Mangwiro Maputo - Mozambique's ports and railways company, CFM on Thursday said it would spend $51-million (about R353-million) in the rehabilitation of... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Drug Dealer's right-hand man gunned down 18-May-2007: Alleged druglord Christopher "Ougat" Patterson's right-hand man has been shot dead and his son wounded, the Cape Argus has established. Shortly after 9pm on Wednesday night, Paul Williams died ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Motorist shot dead near Estcourt 18-May-2007: A man was killed and a woman seriously injured on Thursday when a gunman opened fire on their bakkie near Estcourt, police said. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Superintendent Joshua Gwala sa... Click here to read the rest. |
| S.Africa: Sex abuse of schoolgirls rife - report 18-May-2007: Schoolgirls across the country are sexually abused and harassed almost daily by teachers and schoolboys. This was according to a Human Rights Watch report in 2001 - an... Click here to read the rest. |
| Scorpions burn 3 900 bricks of dagga 18-May-2007: By Jordan Weissmann Standing outside a warehouse, Scorpions head Leonard McCarthy held up a shrink-wrapped, one-kilogramme brick of dagga and smiled for the cameras. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| More arrests made in troubled Khutsong 18-May-2007: Thirteen people were arrested overnight in the troubled Khutsong township and more police are being brought in, North West police said on Thursday morning. Superintendent Louis Jacobs said the ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Sex bandit case: Accused waits for bail 18-May-2007: By Fouzia van der Fort A Bonteheuwel man accused of robbing women at gunpoint before forcing them to perform oral sex on him will have to wait until next week for a bail decision. The 30... Click here to read the rest. |
| Gang violence suspected in fatal shooting 18-May-2007: A man was shot dead and another injured in apparent gang-related violence outside Patrys Plain in Kensington, Western Cape police said on Thursday. Constable Siphokazi Mawisa said 34-year-old P... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim likens Howard to the Gestapo 18-May-2007: Zimbabwe's government, furious over the cancellation of a key Australian cricket tour, on Thursday accused Canberra of funding "terrorist activities" in the troubled African nation. Harare hit ... Click here to read the rest. |
| 2010 soccer fans assured of safety 18-May-2007: By Angela Quintal Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula has again tried to counter international perceptions about crime, telling a worldwide television audienc... Click here to read the rest. |
| COMPLETE RUBBISH: UN denies smuggling Zim diamonds 18-May-2007: By Evelyn Leopold The United Nations said on Wednesday an independent probe was being conducted into whether UN vehicles were used to smuggle diamonds from a mine... Click here to read the rest. |
| Mbeki says Zim talks are going 'very well' 18-May-2007: By Wendell Roelf Talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and its main opponents are going "very well", South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday, while a crit... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zimbabwe Cancels Bank Licences 17-May-2007: HARARE- The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday cancelled a commercial bank's licence to handle foreign currency transactions citing the insitution's failure to adhere to sound risk management pr... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Presidency: I'm available, says Sexwale 17-May-2007: Yes, Tokyo Sexwale has been asked to consider running for the ANC presidency. And yes, he would, if nominated, consider making himself available for the top job. Sexwale, 53, on Tuesday for the... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Cosatu set date for full-blown strike 17-May-2007: An "indefinite" full-blown strike has been set to start on May 28 for Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu) affiliated public sector unions, the federation said on Tuesday. "We are talking... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Motorists fume at vehicle testing stations 17-May-2007: Tell it to the people standing for hours in queues at licensing offices - because they certainly don't believe that the government's R400-million-plus eNATIS traffic system is working. National tra... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Hooligans will not spoil World Cup - Moleketi 17-May-2007: People with a reputation for hooliganism will be denied entry to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, The Witness reported on Wednesday. Deputy finance minister Jabu Moleketi said the South African... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Family gets back Constantia farm 17-May-2007: Cape Town - A family that was ousted from their upmarket farm in Constantia in the 1960s because of the Group Areas Act will soon be getting back their land. The Solomon family, who are scattered ... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Buthelezi in hospital 17-May-2007: Durban - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi is being kept under observation in a Durban hospital, after taking ill earlier this week. Buthelezi, who will turn 79 in August, co... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Man dies in suspected gang murder 17-May-2007: A man was shot dead at Belhar in Cape Town on Tuesday night in what may be a gang murder, police said. Captain Randall Stoffels said the body of a 23-year-old man, Faiez Vigaro, was found with bull... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Lawyers in final attempt to free Shaik 17-May-2007: In an 11th-hour attempt to get Schabir Shaik out of jail early, his lawyers have raised a fresh issue in his application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court, claiming he should never have ... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Bodies found stacked in fridge 17-May-2007: A mortician left 20 bodies behind in the building from which he was evicted. And when the building's manager went to inspect the premises of M K Masasanya and Associates in Braamfontein he found th... Click here to read the rest. |
| China Preserves Soviet Graves 17-May-2007: Hmm, I wonder why Communist China is certainly doing this: FM spokeswoman: China to carefully preserve Soviet Red Army graves in China From MH BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China will carefully pr... Click here to read the rest. |
| U.S. Nods More Aid for PLO 17-May-2007: Why is the U.S. handing its tax payer money to the PLO? Whatever happen to the AIPAC being so pro-Israel? From MH in the US US nod expected for aid via PLO PALESTINIAN Finance Minister Salam Fa... Click here to read the rest. |
| Germany Facing New Terror Threat 17-May-2007: No surprise of "al-Qaeda" preparing to launch attacks, along when "al-Qaeda" reports surface right when neo-Nazis and far lefties are preparing to gear up for the G-8 protests and even explosives were... Click here to read the rest. |
| Neo-Nazis, East Germany and 'Al-Qaeda' 17-May-2007: Here's something I have found that may shed light to why there are "al-Qaeda" reports surfacing right at the same moment, neo-Nazis and far lefties are gearing up to protest for the G-8 summit. It's ... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Sexwale speaks out on ANC post 17-May-2007: Johannesburg - Despite African National Congress comments to the contrary, businessman Tokyo Sexwale has confirmed he is being lobbied for the post of party president, SABC news reported on Tuesday. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Soldier's Iraq blog wins prize 17-May-2007: London - An American soldier's graphic account of his deployment in Iraq, detailing the firefights and frustrations of frontline life, has won a prize for books based on blogs, organisers said on Mond... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Magician robbed in Khayelitsha 17-May-2007: Johannesburg - An American magician and his associates were robbed at gunpoint while visiting a student in Khayelitsha, the Cape Times reported on Tuesday. New York magician Steve Cuiffo, an assoc... Click here to read the rest. |
| 'Mass evictions' in Angola 17-May-2007: Luanda - Angola's government has illegally evicted thousands of poor residents in Luanda to free up land for development in the African nation's post-war economic boom, human rights groups said in a r... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim cops chase away tourists 17-May-2007: Harare - Zimbabwean police have chased away 12 tourists and their children, who were staying at a white-owned guest house near Victoria Falls. The guest house on Portwe Estates in northern Matebel... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Gender affirmative action questioned 17-May-2007: White women could well be stopped from benefiting from affirmative action, if the Commission for Employment Equity has anything to do with it. However, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana thinks t... Click here to read the rest. |
| Madiba children's fund lawyer 'shames' family 17-May-2007: One of Nelson Mandela's London lawyers, Iqbal Meer, has "shamed" his family according to his Durban relative, Fatima Meer. British Judge Peter Smith has ruled that two London firms, one of which w... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: ANC infighting clouds disciplinary hearing 17-May-2007: Infighting has clouded an ANC disciplinary inquiry into the conduct of one of its most senior councillors in the Msunduzi (Pietermaritzburg) Municipality, Themba Zungu, the Witness reported on Tuesday... Click here to read the rest. |
| Angola denies forced removals 17-May-2007: Angola's government has illegally evicted thousands of poor residents in Luanda to free up land for development in the African nation's post-war economic boom, human rights groups said in a report on ... Click here to read the rest. |
| S Africa: Doctors give hope to hundreds of children 17-May-2007: More than 300 children are waiting for life-saving treatment at Joburg hospital. And due to the efforts of a young doctor with a big plan, the waiting list for heart surgery is to be tackled in a thre... Click here to read the rest. |
| Ghana, Libya Pledge Greater Economic Cooperation 17-May-2007: Here's no surprise how "moderate" Gaddafi is: Ghana, Libya pledge greater economic cooperation Ghana and Libya have pledged greater economic co-operation for their mutual benefit with Libya expr... Click here to read the rest. |
| Dad found hanged in cupboard 17-May-2007: Oudtshoorn - A promising bowls player in this quiet Karoo town has been found hanged in a cupboard at his home. Derick Taljaard, 32, a sales representative at Tyre Rama and captain of the B distri... Click here to read the rest. |
| 'We have not reached crisis levels' 17-May-2007: By Heinz de Boer City manager Michael Sutcliffe has been asked by senior council leaders to fully investigate an apparent crisis in the beleaguered Metro Police communications facilities. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Security guard, wife sentenced for fraud 17-May-2007: A 21-year-old security guard and his 19-year-old wife were sentenced to six years' imprisonment or R60 000 fine by the Polokwane regional court on Wednesday, police said. Stephanus Venter and h... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Township: Principal disarms gunman 17-May-2007: A man with a stolen gun was disarmed by a Tembisa high school principal on Tuesday, Tembisa police said. Captain Manyadza Ralidzhivha said three pupils ran to the principal's office to tell him... Click here to read the rest. |
| Man accused of selling dagga to schoolgirls 17-May-2007: A man was arrested when he was found with dagga valued at R5 000 in Mhluzi, Mpumalanga police said on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Captain Leonard Hlathi said the man, 35, was caught trying t... Click here to read the rest. |
| Sparks fly as new gate leaves mom in the dark 17-May-2007: Kitty Dalio got the shock of her life when she went to try out her new security gate - literally. Unbeknown to her, the man who had installed her Maxidor gate earlier that day had accidentally ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA denies scorning African peer review 17-May-2007: The South African government has denied "reckless" media reports that it rejected a report on its governance. The reports said the government had rejected all but one of about 150 points in the... Click here to read the rest. |
| Violence continues in Khutsong 17-May-2007: Violent protests were continuing in parts of Khutsong on Wednesday evening, North West police said. "There are sporadic incidents of stone throwing, some roads are still blockaged with rocks an... Click here to read the rest. |
| Woman assaulted in bank robbery 17-May-2007: A woman was assaulted during an armed robbery at a First National Bank branch in Menlyn Park, east of Pretoria on Wednesday, police said. Inspector Paul Ramoloko said about ten armed men enter... Click here to read the rest. |
| 'Irresponsible' parents fail to fetch kids 17-May-2007: By Janine du Plessis Primary schools in the eastern suburbs are battling to cope with irresponsible parents who repeatedly fail to pick up their children after school.... Click here to read the rest. |
| Three injured in toaster robbery 17-May-2007: A diligent security guard who tried to use his shotgun as a club to apprehend a shoplifter found himself in an inevitable situation of shooting and wounding two bystanders, p... Click here to read the rest. |
| Man dies in suspected gang murder 17-May-2007: A man was shot dead at Belhar in Cape Town on Tuesday night in what may be a gang murder, police said. Captain Randall Stoffels said the body of a 23-year-old man, Faiez Vigaro, was found with ... Click here to read the rest. |
| MDC mulls boycotting Zim elections 17-May-2007: By Basildon Peta Zimbabwe's main opposition leader said his party would not contest next year's general elections unless South African President Thabo Mbeki's mission ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Murder and rape suspect loses bail 17-May-2007: By Fouzia van der Fort The man who was out on R500 bail for the rape and murder of jazz saxophonist McCoy Mrubata's daughter, Nonceba Mzondo, is back in jail because he can't pay bail in a diff... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Presidency: I'm available, says Sexwale 17-May-2007: (Sexwale? I really don't care for any of the ANC candidates. The one is a big a scumbag as the next. JAn) By Wendy Jasson da Costa Yes, Tokyo Sexwale has been asked... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Hoax email: Court blamed for secrecy 17-May-2007: Intelligence authorities have blamed the Constitutional Court for quashing access to axed spy boss Billy Masetlha's court documents. And judges at South Africa's highest court have declined to ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Guns: Report says firearms amnesty was success 17-May-2007: By David Spett The country's firearms amnesty in 2005 had a significant impact, but, with modifications, could have been even better. This was the findings in ... Click here to read the rest. |
| Hungry Zimbabwe faces wheat shortage 17-May-2007: Harare - Zimbabwe has only planted a fraction of its wheat requirements this year, state radio announced on Wednesday as the country's few remaining white farmers said ongoin... Click here to read the rest. |
| New Zimbabwean Organisation in S.Africa 17-May-2007: By Zama Feni Zimbabwean immigrants in Cape Town have formed an organisation to draw the South African government's attention to their refugee status and the daily setb... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Third force running rugby 17-May-2007: By Fiona Forde, Jacques van der Westhuyzen and Ashfak Mohamed Dan "Cheeky" Watson, the father of Stormers captain Luke, believes a sinister "third force" is running So... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim game ranger trampled to death 17-May-2007: Elephants in Zimbabwe have killed two more people, including a game ranger, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The ranger, Admire Kayungwa, was trampled to death last week by a wounded elephant... Click here to read the rest. |
| Israel: Gaza toll rises despite ceasefire 17-May-2007: Gaza City - The death toll from factional fighting in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday rose to 18 in spite of the latest ceasefire aimed at hauling the Palestinians back from the ... Click here to read the rest. |
| EU-Russia ties become increasingly strained 16-May-2007: By Dan Bilefsky Published: May 14, 2007 BRUSSELS: European foreign ministers grappled Monday with how to overcome increasingly strained relations with Moscow, emerging with no plan on how to rescue... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Black woman to seize some Farmer's Land 16-May-2007: An 83-year-old woman, who is fighting for a piece of land on a Lions River farm she claims is rightfully hers, will have her day in court on Tuesday morning when the Land Claims Court sits in Durb... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Man petrol-bombed a Police Car 16-May-2007: A 30-year-old man will appear in the Plettenberg Bay magistrate's court on Wednesday, accused of throwing a petrol bomb at a police car. The man allegedly threw the bomb while taking part in an... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: American magician robbed, hijacked in Khayelitsha 16-May-2007: By Karen Breytenbach A visiting American magician and staff from the College of Magic in Claremont were hijacked and robbed at gunpoint outside a student's Khayelitsha home at the weekend -... Click here to read the rest. |
| Family shattered after 'death' scam 16-May-2007: A Pietermaritzburg family were traumatised, then shattered, to discover they had been the victims of a vicious scam by a gang that falsely told them their beloved domestic worker had died. The ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Robbers blow up ATM in Soweto 16-May-2007: Four men stole an undisclosed amount of cash after blowing up an ATM at Soweto in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning, Gauteng police said. A passer-by heard an explosion in Dube at around 1.15am, ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: CORRUPTION: Police linked to Cash-in-Transit heist 16-May-2007: Five men, one of them a police officer, have been arrested after being linked to a cash-in-transit robbery in Limpopo. Superintendent Mohale Ramatseba said five armed men attacked two security ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: INJUSTICE: Murderer-rapist freed after delays 16-May-2007: Charges of raping and murdering a young Eersterus girl were on Monday struck off the roll, after the court refused yet another request by the State for a postponement, al... Click here to read the rest. |
| Coverup: Zim still silent again on inflation data 16-May-2007: The authorities in Zimbabwe have again delayed the release of annual inflation figures amid fears the new figure could be as high as 3000 percent, reports said on Tuesday... Click here to read the rest. |
| A third of software in SA is pirated: survey 16-May-2007: About a third of the software on South African computers is pirated at a cost of R1,5-billion to the economy, said the Business Software Alliance (BSA) on Tuesday. These were the findings of th... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: White Women longer benefit from Affirmative Action 16-May-2007: By Angela Quintal White women could well be stopped from benefiting from affirmative action, if the Commission for Employment Equity has anything to do with it. ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: MEGA-STRIKE: Cosatu set date for full-blown strike 16-May-2007: An "indefinite" full-blown strike has been set to start on May 28 for Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu) affiliated public sector unions, the federation said... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Drugs: 'Party pills' on sale over the counter 16-May-2007: By Natasha Prince A new range of "party pills" promising users "mind-altering experiences", is available over the counter in South Africa - although it may contain a s... Click here to read the rest. |
| Angola denies forced removals 16-May-2007: Angola's government has illegally evicted thousands of poor residents in Luanda to free up land for development in the African nation's post-war economic boom, human righ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Sport: Luke Watson is black - Rasool 16-May-2007: By Murray Williams and Dale Granger Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool says he regards Western Province skipper Luke Watson as a "black player" and he should therefore be included in the S... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Shabir Shaik trying to buy the system 16-May-2007: In an 11th-hour attempt to get Schabir Shaik out of jail early, his lawyers have raised a fresh issue in his application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court,... Click here to read the rest. |
| My Mom's Operation - Out of ICU... 15-May-2007: Hi All, I'm running around like crazy. My mom is out of ICU and back in a normal ward. This week I am on a course which starts early in the mornings. So my life is very hectic and I'm not gett... Click here to read the rest. |
| Blast from the Past: German: S.Africa would be Great without Blacks!! 15-May-2007: Here is another blast from the past that is worth showing people. I posted this in March 2005. This was from a discussion I had with a German Immigrant I met:- |
| Russia: Chief
Rabbi: Neo-Nazi Threat Not Taken Seriously 15-May-2007: Here's a chief Russian rabbi being quite concern of the rise of neo-Nazis in Russia: MH May. 13, 2007 11:28 Updated May. 13, 2007 16:47 Rabbi: Russia not facing neo-Nazis By JPOST.COM STAFF AND H... |
| Hamas Threatens Another Intifada 15-May-2007: Here's no surprise of Hamas threatening another intifada: MH New York, May 07: Pointing to the difficult and escalating conditions on the ground, Hamas' most powerful leader Khaled Meshal believes ... |
| US: More
Money Heading to PA Government? 15-May-2007: Looks like more money might be on its way to the Palestinian Authority government. Never mind about the Hamasitized Mickey Mouse being aired or to ask questions as how this money won't be allocated t... |
| S Africa: Compulsive gambler strikes it lucky in court 15-May-2007: A man has had five years knocked off his sentence for armed robbery - because he was a compulsive gambler. More than eight years after Johannes de Wet Nel pleaded guilty and was convicted on March ... |
| S Africa:
'Youngest Joburg drug dealer is 8 years old' 15-May-2007: The youngest child to be caught dealing in drugs in Joburg's northern suburbs was just 8 years old - and the youngest to test positive for alcohol consumption was 10. Superintendent Joe Odendaal, t... |
| S Africa: Mom watches in
horror as kids burn to death 15-May-2007: Wesbank - While mothers everywhere celebrated their special day with loved ones on Sunday, one local mother was weeping for the loss of her three children. Portia Mohammed, who has been living in ... |
| Top Taliban commander killed 15-May-2007: Kabul - The killing of the Taliban's chief military planner is a blow to the rebels but its effect on the insurgency tearing through Afghanistan will be limited, an analyst and military officers said.... |
| S Africa: Municipal jobs
scam uncovered 15-May-2007: Buffalo City Municipality has launched a probe into allegations that corrupt city officials are involved in a scam - selling jobs for as much as R500, the Dispatch Online reported on Monday. This w... |
| S Africa: Vain hope for man swept out to sea 15-May-2007: Murray Williams May 12 2007 at 08:59AM A family of American tourists broke down on Friday when told by police that the extensive search for their missing family member had been unsuccessful. ... |
| US: 'Attacks planned
for US targets in Germany' 15-May-2007: 'Attacks planned for US targets in Germany' May 11 2007 at 07:28PM Washington - US and German officials say they believed terrorists were planning an attack on US military personnel or touri... |
| Zim: African Leaders Should Act Now on Zimbabwe 15-May-2007: Zimbabwe Standard OPINION 13 May 2007 Tendai Biti ON 12 April 2007 Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai outlined the systematic unbridled assault that have been un... |
| S Africa: SA
Gives Zim politician asylum 15-May-2007: 13/05/2007 13:59 Johannesburg - Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett has won political asylum in South Africa, reported the Sunday Independent. The Refugees Appeal Board overturned a department... |
| S Africa: Squatter camp in Pretoria 15-May-2007: 13 May 2007 Government wants to force social and economic development. We are against the enforcement of spatial and economic development. An informal settlement, a burning tyre and chickens ... |
| Mandela lawyer disappointed
at ruling 15-May-2007: 13 May 2007 I am satisfied that no honest solicitor in his position would have done what he did. A lawyer for Nelson Mandela, Iqbal Meer, has stated that he is disappointed by a London judgeís... |
| 8 South Africans injured in Germany 15-May-2007: 13 May 2007 BERLIN - Eight South African tourists have been seriously injured when the minibus they were travelling in crashed near the eastern city of Hoyerswerda, police said today. The 19-yea... |
| U S: Commies Endorse Sheehan's
Congress Ambitions 15-May-2007: No surprise of the Communist Party USA endorsing Sheehan's interests for running for Congress: Cindy Sheehan May Run for US Congress in 2008 (APN) ATLANTA ñ Renowned antiwar activist Cindy Sheeh... |
| Hamas Launches Hamas Version of Mickey 15-May-2007: No surprise of Hamas launching the Hamasitized version of Mickey Mouse. I wonder if any Israeli wouldn't mind Israelize a cartoon of Bugs Bunny or Elmder Fudd pointing a rifle against the Hamasitized... |
| U.S., Germany Fears
Terror Plot 15-May-2007: Hmm, I wonder how on Earth could these "al-Qaeda" terrorists get into Germany? How about with help from some former Red Army Faction members who know their way around the park or perhaps the pro-Iran... |
| Reason I Submitted the Attacreport.com Article... 15-May-2007: ...it may have something to do with the recent terror attacks in Cuba. I think the Cuban DGI may have certainly infiltrated the ranks of the CIA. After all, why on Earth have the CIA failed to assas... |
| Attacreport.com:
Cuba Accerlates Revolution 15-May-2007: Here's an interesting article that relates might be going on with Cuba: from MH Cuba Accerlates Revolution ìCuba is the biggest prison in the world. It has 10 million inmates.î So said one anony... |
| Man jailed for community hall murder 15-May-2007: A man who used a stolen police firearm to commit murder was jailed for an effective 15 years by the Mmabatho Circuit Court in Mogwase outside Rustenburg on Monday. Boiki Mathatha, 21, of Lethab... |
| Selebi wants gays-only
police cells 15-May-2007: Police may have to create separate holding cells to house gay detainees, National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi told MPs on Friday. Selebi said police officers were faced with the probl... |
| Hoax
email case: Abridged document released 15-May-2007: The" Constitutional Court on Monday released an abridged record of the proceedings in the appeal by ex-National Intelligence Agency director-general Billy Masetlha. ... |
| Kenya crash victims yet to be identified 15-May-2007: Identifying the bodies of those on board the ill-fated Kenya Airways flight that crashed in Cameroon last weekend has yet to begin, the South African foreign affairs department said on Monday. ... |
| Email Hoax: Masetlha spy saga:
'Public needs to>now' 15-May-2007: The Star intends to object to the application by President Thabo Mbeki and Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils to have documents forming part of the record of spy boss Billy Masetlha's court case... Click here to read the rest. |
| IMPORTANT: Zim to expand 'Green Bombers' training 15-May-2007: The Zimbabwe government plans to expand the controversial youth training programme, the recruits of which have been criticised for serious rights violations, reports said on Monday. The ann... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Racial Quotas Damaging sport 15-May-2007: The Freedom Front Plus has accused government of placing South Africa's participation in international sport in jeopardy, and threatened legal action to prevent it. "W... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Email Hoax: Concourt confers about Masetlha documents 15-May-2007: Constitutional Court judges were "in conference" on Monday over whether to make two documents submitted in the trial of ex-National Intelligence Agency director-general Billy Masetlha part of the publ... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Conspiracy? Cable theft syndicates damaging economy 15-May-2007: By Angela Quintal President Thabo Mbeki says there's no doubt that organised crime syndicates are behind cable theft, but he's not sure if it's political and aimed at crippling the economy.... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Fed-up resident taking the fight to the thugs 15-May-2007: A Pretoria community is heeding government's call to help in the fight against crime. The establishment of the Ga-Rankuwa Sector Crime Forum (SCF) comes days after Saf... Click here to read the rest. |
| EXCELLENT: Cop kills suspected robber during shootout 15-May-2007: A suspected robber was shot dead during a shootout with a police officer in Vincent, East London on Monday, Eastern Cape police said. Captain Stephen Marais said four armed men had robbed a bus... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Youngest Johannesburg drug dealer is 8 years old 15-May-2007: The youngest child to be caught dealing in drugs in Joburg's northern suburbs was just 8 years old - and the youngest to test positive for alcohol consumption was 10. Superintendent Joe Odenda... Click here to read the rest. |
| Rasool backs W Cape anti-crime 'revolution' 15-May-2007: The Mitchells Plain community's ever-growing campaign to stamp out drug merchants and tik abuse is being backed by the Western Cape's highest office - with Western Cape Premi... Click here to read the rest. |
| Seven hijack suspects arrested 14-May-2007: Johannesburg - Seven people were arrested when two hijacked vehicles were found at a house in Lenasia early on Sunday, said Vaal Rand police. Inspector Trudie Wilken said a green Jaguar was hij... Click here to read the rest. |
| Zim politican gets asylum in SA 14-May-2007: Johannesburg - Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett has won political asylum in South Africa, reports the Sunday Independent. The Refugees Appeal Board overturned a department of home affairs'... Click here to read the rest. |
| SA: Robbers set shopping mall on fire 14-May-2007: A shop owner and his employee were injured on Sunday when two armed robbers set his carpet shop in Bryanston's |
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