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2 die in mall-robbery chase | Verashni Pillay | Potchefstroom - Two jewellery robbers were shot dead and one seriously injured in a dramatic police chase and shoot-out early on Thursday in Potchefstroom. | Five armed men overpow... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) News24 Jewellery Photos Police Robbery Shopping Mall |
200 seek refuge at US embassy in Zimbabwe About 200 opposition supporters have sought refuge at the US embassy in Zimbabwe, the US ambassador said today. | James McGee said embassy officials were working with humanitarian organisations to hel... (photo: AP / ) Belfast Telegraph Elections Photos Politics US Zimbabwe |
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Vodafone buys 70% stake in Ghana mobile firm | Vodafone has snapped up a controlling stake in Ghana's third largest mobile phone company for $900m (£452m) as it continues to hunt for growth in emerging markets. | V... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) The Guardian Business Economy Market Photos Technology |
Egypt Air to buy Boeing, Airbus planes | CAIRO: State-owned airline Egypt Air plans to buy five planes from Boeing and Airbus, the state news agency... (photo: public domain ) The Times Of India Airbus Airlines Boeing Egypt Photos |
Zambia denies President Mwanawasa is dead | LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's vice president denied on Thursday media reports that President Levy Mwanawasa had died, saying he was in a stable condition in a Paris hospi... (photo: PIB photo) Canada Dot Com Africa Lusaka Paris Photos President Zambia |
14M Kenyans in urgent need of food aid Written By:Emmanuel Kola , Posted: Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Kenya is among six countries in the Horn of Africa currently facing drought conditions and so... (photo: AP Photo / Karel Prinsloo) Kenya Broadcasting Corp Economy Food Kenya Photos Society |
Zambian President Mwanawasa died: report | JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris military hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, South Africa's Talk ... (photo: UN File/Eskinder Debebe ) Canada Dot Com Africa Johannesburg Paris Photos Zambia |
Summit to focus on climate change, global economy, aid to Africa, escalating food and energy prices Published:Â Thursday, July 03, 2008 | OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Stephen Harper prepares to head to this year's Group of Eight summit, Canada is withholding support for a... (photo: WN - Jacques Fritsch / Jacques Fritsch) Canada Dot Com Climate Ecology Nature Photos Science |
Zim tenants 'give food as rent' | Johannesburg - Rentals in high-density suburbs in Zimbabwe are soaring and landlords are demanding payment in foreign currency and food, the state-controlled Herald has... (photo: AP Photo/str) News24 Africa Food Harare Photos Zimbabwe |
Volkswagen SA fails in bid for refund on dividend tax A HIGH court bid by Volkswagen SA to get a refund from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) paid on dividends declared to its Ger... (photo: Public Domain) Business Day African Court Photos Talk Volkswagen |
Germans halt delivery of banknote paper BERLIN - German specialist paper company Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) said yesterday it had halted deliveries of banknote paper to Zimbabwe. | This was after pressure from B... (photo: Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung ) Business Day Berlin Germany Photos Politics Zimbabwe |