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Index Vol.10, 1995
Vol.10/01 6 January
Angola
Oil sales to be privatised
Summit between Savimbi and Dos Santos moves closer
International
AIDS assistance
EU cuts back benefits of GSP
Gencor and Lonrho to mine in Russia
Japan may increase investment
Spain and UK on corvette shortlist
Malawi
Banda and Tembo arrested after murder inquiry pins blame
Mozambique
Gun battle between police and soldiers
Police minister appointment slammed
Renamo to pop key question on provincial governors
Region
Arms smuggled from Namibia to SA
Mass repatriation to Mozambique from SA
SA development
East, West Cape medicines battle
Eskom meets RDP targets
Media conference to debate law
Minerals paper issued
Whites only car industry union under threat
SA economy
Massive foreign debt bill will cut reserves and end Finrand speculation
SA politics
ANC has R70m debt
ANC maintains unity, but with a harder edge after historic conference
Boesak due for sack as aid scandal mounts
Impatience focused on slow change in public service
Mandela biography tops sales
Mandela seeks to take chiefs out of politics
NP fills cabinet post
PAC's new leaders seek revival
Provincial border dispute hots up with 'squatter invasion'
Slovo gets top award
Zambia
Unip to hold congress to decide on Kaunda's comeback
Zimbabwe
Federalist party seeks to knit opposition
Vol.10/02 13 January
Angola
Military leaders lend new impetus to peace
Shots still across Namibia border
South Africans fighting on both sides, says general
International
Japan to get intelligence service, SA a target
Old nuclear scandal may hurt France's relations as Pik Botha comes
clean
Malawi
Government 'will not interfere in murder case'
Mozambique
Government will add 18,000 men to armed forces
Renamo boycott 'to end in March'
Namibia
Zinc mine likely to find eager buyers
Region
Peace-keeping meeting held in Cairo
SA may help restore Zaire rail line
Sweden freezes aid, cuts countries
Warning of renewed drought from Mozambique to Namibia
Zimbabwe may not join Comesa
SA development
Japan to send in grant aid team
Labour bill will cut working week, extend workers' rights
New forestry policy ahead
Over 160 foreign delegations visited
Record high for tourism
US editor for new paper
SA economy
Finrand drops
SA politics
Black Sash rescued for six months
Impatient crowd held official hostage
Killings mount again among ANC and Inkatha supporters
Mbeki makes plea for foreign capital as investors grow nervous
of emerging markets
New housing minister named
No delay on local elections says Zuma
Police chief resigns on eve of Vlakplaas trial
Zuma seeks to cool border dispute
Swaziland
Violence threats 'serious'
Zambia
Privatisation of ZCCM 'by end-March'
Zimbabwe
Bank says high growth could be damaged by drought, public spending
Vol.10/03 20 January
Angola
Journalist shot dead
New finance minister
Savimbi meeting to keep peace process on the road
International
Chinese Triads after perlemoen
Hints that Daimler may revive defunct SA satellite
SA offers Singapore military space
SA owes UN $104m
Saudis may hire oil storage space
Lesotho
Court ruling may hit water scheme
Moshoeshoe returns to throne
Namibia
Concern at possible rise in government spending
Region
Anglo to mine in Mali
SA development
Drought aid measures discussed
Law Commission suggestions
Non-racial schooling starts for first time - but resource problems
loom
Operation Self-reliance to kick-start RDP and boost local elections
R6.1bn levy for national health
SA economy
48% of JCI for black stakeholders
Fewer retrenchments
Incomes policy may lie ahead, set up through Nedlac
SA politics
Armscor seeks amnesty at inquiry
Confused history of amnesties
Contralesa weighs in against Buthelezi's elevation
Defence spending under spotlight at secret cabinet meeting
Failure of secret bid to amnesty police and former ministers threatens
NP unity
NP congress to map out new path
Swaziland
Guards in cities after arson attacks on official targets
Vol.10/04 27 January
Angola
Gloom settles again as rival army chiefs fail to meet
Zimbabwean battalion 'depends on SA involvement'
International
German states to twin in SA
Indian Ocean body backed - but in vague terms
SA may sell nuclear technology abroad
Vietnam blames SA company
Mozambique
Air France to end Maputo flights
April start to Cahora Bassa work
Chissano appoints governors for Renamo provinces
Mozambique/Swaziland
Border tension defused
Region
SADC turns to the private sector as donor help recedes
SA
Economy: Anglo presses for Sunday mining
Politics: Armscor gets ANC man
Politics: As talks on constitution begin Inkatha raises stakes
with challenge to police minister
Economy: Economic indicators rise
Politics: Gangs attack illegals in Alex
Politics: Irregular unit set up by province
Politics: Mokaba-led tourism body to close
Politics: More sabre-rattling forecast as NP ends congress
Politics: New chiefs for spy agencies
Economy: New look at land financing
Politics: Peace-seeking IFP members killed
Politics: Police 'filled in standard form'
Politics: Police generals decline offer
Politics: Police told they can keep silent
Development: Shortage of school accomodation
Politics: Tension as delays mount on forum for traditional leaders
Zambia
Investment ahead - at a price
New airline formed
Zimbabwe
Anglo announces investment
Vol.10/05 3 February
Angola
UN readies itself for peace force deployment
Unita troops barter arms for food
International
SA backs Japan for Security Council, Mandela to visit
Mozambique
Onumoz administrators stay on
Region
Drought conference for April
SA takes over management of SADC's economic reform
SA
Army service corps set up
Decentralise bureaucracy call
English phased in for army
Federalism main focus for debate for SA's final constitution
Government turns screw tighter to boost black
Homeland troops hired
Land restitution money sought
Mandela travels to sort out chiefs' impatience
Massive wildlife parks planned
MK caches recovered
New forum on tendering
New police chief faces riots and disarray in his force
New police chief takes on KZP
Pressure on Eskom supply
Rocky to 'advise' Molefe
Syndicates major crime threat
Truth commission hits heavy flak from rights groups
Zambia
Budget aimed at hardening reforms will not aid poor
Tariffs on again as government heeds damage
Zimbabwe
Mugabe says structural reforms went too fast
World Bank loans $600m
Vol.10/06 10 February
Angola
Luanda claims Unita is secretly re-arming
New oil deposit discovery off Cabinda
UN agrees to send in peace force
Mozambique
Compulsory draft on the cards
Insurgent groups linked to Tekere
Namibia
Items mount as government spending rises 15%
Region
EU fails to agree new aid package for ACP countries
USAid loans $100m for business
SA
'2% of gold output smuggled'
ANC gets voter registration and yields on mediation
Arms industry documents published soon
Boesak to face charges over Scandinavian aid money
Broadcasting Bill for all provinces
Business groups merge
Confrontation averted over KZP police graduation
Education department to publish
Far-right discovers it has missed the boat
German labour relations aid
KwaZulu violence could threaten local election says rights
Mandela cautions on following Angola route
Mbeki makes information act pledge
MK fighters block Durban road
Outgoing police chief warns he will tell who gave dirty war
Premiers prepare for Olympics
Provinces forced to re-submit figures
R100m from EU for health
Sharif to boost SA tourism
Standard Bank wins in Gauteng
Students seek warship money
Swedish PM to visit
Transnet health train a success
Water needs in N. Transvaal
Swaziland
Arsonists hit parliament building
Zambia
Media parastatals collapse
Zimbabwe
Trade with SA worth R2bn
Vol.10/07 17 February
Angola
Government rejects Unita call for joint policies
Unavem III - facts and figures
Lesotho
Call for extradition treaty with SA
Mozambique
Cahora Bassa wire recovered
Namibia
Cautious welcome to budget which raises
Feasibility study for Cunene dam
Mediation on contested Chobe river island
Region
AfDB to visit SA
France calls off top level Lome meeting
SA
Armscor will keep secret activities
Attack on Indian school
Biko relatives at seminar
Boesak may face ANC hearing
Buthelezi attacks Meyer over international mediation
Dissidents to attend Commission
East Cape security chief under fire
East Cape teachers' jobs to go
Farmers resist land tax idea
Firm line by Mandela seen as crucial to stop corruption
Local government 'could be undermined by RDP'
Lubowski inquest reopens
Plan for District Six
Police chief seeks to dilute KZP
Political prisoners' fund
Right-wingers may have neutron bombs - allegation
School nutrition row
Split in West Cape ANCYL
Troops to go into PE
Unisa to remodel courses
Violent response to bussing raises fears for integration
White union secures guarantee from Eskom on
Youth warn on divisions
Zambia
Ministers queue to tell of assets
Zimbabwe
Mugabe ends local contest with vice-president
Russian accused of spying
Vol.10/08 24 February
Angola
More violations as blue helmets prepare to go in
SA prepares to invest $120m if peace secured
Botswana
Accusations fly after riots
International
Australia prepares conference on Indian Ocean bloc
Mandela calls for more business with Sweden
Nzo to debate China issue in Beijing
R2bn Hong Kong trade announced
SA establishes full links with Palestine
SA urges Japan to buy from local black business
Mozambique
Guerrilla groups 'expanding bases'
Renamo seeks part of state finances as UN
Namibia
Botswana pressed to move from disputed island
First mosque opened
Region
SA mercenary company secures more orders
SA
AIDS rate listing
As sides harden positions Inkatha walk-out threatens
Bank rate increased 1%
Key hit-squad court case begins
Law group backs change of amnesty date
Murder charge against Molefe
Muslim traditionalists battle
New urgency in Cape education after race incident
Post for spy chief
Soekor moves on oil find
Squatting invasion brings housing issue to boil in Gauteng
Thumbs down for Renamo adviser
Top level denials follow police spy's admission
Viljoen and Chissano agree on white farmers' deal
Swaziland
'One in ten carry HIV virus'
Zimbabwe
Tariff relief on textile exports to SA sought
Pension fund managers accused of corruption
Small arms sales bring in 'millions'
Vol.10/09 3 March
Angola
Bakongo group claims success
High level defector claims Savimbi plans more war
Unavem man says Unita is stalling
International
Argentine agreements
CIA fears chemical arms
EU-SA deal will sidestep Lome aid
Mbeki seeks telecomm route
UK business group to close
US puts SA on par with Russia
Lesotho
Cabinet reshuffle
Mozambique
Mutiny in south ends
Namibia
Sleaze slammed by ex-minister
SA
'Only three issues disunite government'
Anglo and JCI restructuring
Army to back up police as ANC takes crisis measures to
Code of conduct for MPs sought
Coloureds launch political party
Extra R1.59bn agreed by Treasury
Homolisa lifts lid on NP fraud
King seeks probe into 'murder bid'
Million and half seek jobs
More than 300 crime syndicates operating in SA
Mortars used in battle with mutinous Transkei police
Mutiny in Johannesburg
New campaign for rents payment
Polarisation looms after clash with Winnie Mandela
Probe into fraud in Public Works
Speaker apologises for apartheid crimes in Mozambique
Thumbs up for language policy
Swaziland
Ministers' cars 'stolen property'
Zambia
Central bank governor ditched
Zimbabwe
Parties threaten poll walk-out in face of foregone
Trade pact finally agreed
Vol.10/10 10 March
Angola
Landmine clearers killed
Regional summit to discuss Angola peace crisis
International
Currency instability puts Finrand issue on back burner
Denel seeks Indian helicopter deal
EU gives R20m for adult literacy
New Belgo-SA construction firm
Thailand backs Indian Ocean bloc
Lesotho
Border tension over stock theft
Security chief held in mutiny
Mozambique
Chissano seeks to get rid of Malawi's Young
Renamo names new officials
Region
Drought task force to meet
SA
'Return Hintsa's head' demand
850,000 HIV positive
ANC can appeal in camps case
ANC holds to hard line on mediation
Confrontation over troop withdrawal
IBA grants more radio licences
IFP formally rejects truth commission
Mandela attacks civics in bid to win chiefs for election
Mines education deal signed
Muslim feast official
Over 2,000 European immigrants
Police seek freelance unit
Public service body for Gauteng
Riemvasmakers return
Second RDP draft in June
Sharp differences emerge in IFP over 'moderate' decision
Winnie Mandela appears to brush off bid to exert control
Swaziland
Reshuffle after cars scandal
Zambia
Unita barter may supply arms to Lozi secessionists
Vol.10/11 17 March
Angola
Aid agency pulls out in anger
International
Austria writes off debts
French-SA deal agreed
SA to follow own course on Cuba
Storm over right-wing links in Namibia
UK firm to bid for corvettes
Vietnam seeks closer ties
Mozambique
Maputo-E. Transvaal links proposed
Oil exploration to resume
Washington keeps pressure up for accomodating Renamo
World Bank seeks end to controls on cashew nuts
Namibia
Pensions to be invested in Namibia
SA
Agreement in motor industry
ANC accuses Mangope's party
ANC hits at prisoners group
AWB talks of overseas office
Battle between Zulu king and Buthelezi heads for courts
Bid to end labour dispute history
Business world holds its breath for unitary Rand
Chiefs' role after election clarified
CP connection claimed
Foreign debt rescheduling
Hard line taken on students
History of controls
Miners seek quadrupled wages
Over 14,000 applied for indemnity
Q' gives details of police Vlakplaas hit-squad base
Stress on foreign investment in business-friendly budget and scrapping
of Finrand
Stricter rules for aliens
Torture allegations against police
Tourism to generate R700m
Trials reveal more details of undercover destabilisation bid
Ulundi meetings discussed assassinations
Swaziland
National strike succeeds
Zambia
Anglo help in restructuring ZCCM sought
Vol.10/12 24 March
Angola
French minister alleged to back Cabindan secession
Savimbi seeks closer SA and US involvement in process
International
Dutch and Belgian aid
EU team to visit SA
France reassures SA ahead of Lome Pact talks
Mandela to spearhead drive for Middle East trade
Plan for 21,000-mile fibre-optic cable round Africa
Malawi
Austerity budget ahead
Mozambique
Concern over Zimbabwe water
Denel confirms land-mine contract bid
Namibia
Cuban role in war acknowledged
Nujoma's reshuffle concentrates his power
Region
Victory for Africa aid lobbyists
SA
AIDS 'biggest threat'
Arms export figures given as military chiefs defend sector
Book-keeping chaos bemuses auditors in former homelands
Boost for trade and investment
Chiefs and Boers with long memories bitter over visit
First comunity radio on air
Gold production drops
Hong Kong office to open
Million new telephones sought
Namaqua farmers seek return of land
PAC Bop soldiers call
PAC targets local election in drive to renew itself
Police integrated
R25m for KwaZulu information
Re-training and RDP built into new union package
Soldiers reassert British traditions
Structural unemployment on increase despite strong economy
Summit on Olympics wrangle
Top IFP officials implicated in trial may be summonsed
White promotions under attack
Zambia
Kaunda discovers popularity backlash against ruling party
Vol.10/13 31 March
Angola
Go-head given for first Unavem troops
International
Mandela to visit Taiwan
Positive discrimination backlash spills over into SA
SA at loggerheads with Brussels as EU refuses Lome accession
Trade delegation for Saudi
Malawi
$5m sought for resettlement
Mozambique
Business seeks slice of refugee aid funds
Namibia
Nujoma orders SA jets out
Region
Rwanda wants SA judges to help
SA
Airport name changes
ANC blames power sharing for slow progress
Back-tracking on pay as police go slow
Black business makes its stock exchange debut
Canada mining deal
Corvette money approved
First oilfield on stream next year
Lowest casualties
No progress as IFP mediation deadline nears
No storm yet after Winnie Mandela sacking
Regional energy body sought
State intervention call
Telkom discussion paper soon
Warning as closed shops end
Warning on creaking provincial administration
Swaziland
Army alerted but strike called off
Zaire
SA to revitalise railways
Zambia
Mining rights law soon
Zimbabwe
Sackings 'double official figures'
Vol.10/14 7 April '
Angola
Zimbabwe will be sole regional troop supplier
International
EU appoints joint venture banks
Indian Ocean rim to set up forum
Japan extends Y10bn loan
Russia moves into tourism
Samsung to boost SA electronics
Malawi
Woman behind Banda's throne charged in murder case
Mozambique
Diversion from Durban urged
Smuggled gold 'reaching Tanzanian bank'
Namibia
SA brewery move blocked
Region
Tutu on mission to Nigeria
SA
200 SABC staff retrenched
ANC proposes solution for impasse through senate veto
Bop debt weighs on North West
Cabinet agreement to limit secret hearings at truth commission
opens the way for speedy law
Heat off IFP in KwaZulu trial
Helicopters were part of UK corvette deal
IFP, without former military clout, seeks high ground
Leader of PAC, party of land, faces eviction from farm
Now estimate is 10 years to cure SA's housing backlog
Only 55 KZP recruits succeed
Police action threat hangs over crime-ridden country
Prison chiefs warn on budget
SA agents in Zimbabwe jail urged to confess to bombing
campaign
Telkom moves to black firms
Viljoen finds another ready taker for Afrikaner farmers
Whites want death penalty
Winnie Mandela raises stakes to force debate on sacking
Swaziland
Drought aid sought
Polygamy blamed for AIDS spread
Zambia
Kaunda presses for early elections
Zimbabwe
Tekere' dissidents acknowledged
Trade fair attracts more
Vol.10/15 14 April
Angola
Support for Japan in UN
Uncertainty remains over summit meeting
International
Belgium announces fresh grants
Bid for UK arms sales
Eskom signs new foreign deal
Lesotho
Regional leaders meet on constitution
Namibia
Cell phone network on air soon
Company wins sea-borne coal deal
SA
Another brief victory for Winnie
Community police 'hi-jacked'
Concern grows at apathy over voter registration
Farmers' union splits
Forgotten Volkstaat Council comes up with new blueprint
Former police arrested after hauls
IFP pull-out from Constitutional Assembly sets relations with
ANC back to Codesa talks phase
IFP to censure officials for fraud
Lowest political death toll
Mangope angry he is singled out
Now S.Africans massively see police as on their side
NP under strain after deal on truth commission
SACP hits out at demagogs
UN becomes the acceptable face of SA arms sales
Swaziland
SA bank bids for Meridien
Zambia
World Bank freezes road money
Zimbabwe
Defeat for opposition exceeds expectations
Vol.10/16 28 April
Angola
New US ambassador
Summit meeting set for Lusaka
International
Better chance for SA accession to Lome
SA will not cut ties with Taiwan
US 'concerned at nuclear relations with Iran'
Mozambique
Reconstruction plan gets welcome from all parties
Road damage calculated
Region
Common market plan suffers from lack of interest
SA calls for SADC aid for Rwanda
SA
After one year figures reveal RDP billions still sitting idle
Buthelezi begins to mobilise for local elections
Chemicals at Mossgas
Confusion as Mbeki jumps in to back Boesak
Cosatu calls for new regional migrancy laws
Food cost pushes inflation up to over 10%
Gold production outlook 'bleak'
Goldstone 'sought to indemnify De Kock'
KwaZulu-Natal conference
Latest AIDS figures show two in 25 have virus
Media attacked by education chief after mass sackings report
New competition policy drafted
SA must aid neighbours' - Mbeki
SABC calls for retention of three TV channels
Secret ANC-Inkatha meeting admitted
Trade balance dips
Trainee diplomats thwarted in bid to win postings
Voter registration period extended
Zaire
Mobutu under pressure to move on democracy
Vol.10/17 5 May
Angola
Bid to host US meeting
Infrastructure rebuilding begins
Mine clearers finish training
Summit holds first hope for peace, but wariness remains
International
EU urges closer NGO links with SA government
Japan invites Mandela
Row over SA nuclear decision
Region
SA bank buys Meridien in Tanzania
SA
Boesak hounded, according to secret police document
Government suspicion of 'white' press stays constant
Mass prison amnesty may have averted revolt
Military awards ceremony cancelled
Political temperature rises as Mandela rounds on Inkatha
Poor May Day attendances may signal basic change in SA political
scene
Students injured in racial clashes
Top police generals get training
Unity theme in Cape Town
Swaziland
Arms cargoes for Angola denied
Zimbabwe
Humane' structural adjustment
Vol.10/18 12 May
Angola
Negotiations begin on political power carve-up
International
Cubans offer to fill gaps left by departing doctors
Dutch-SA deal on small industry
E. European steel plant planned
More UN business comes to SA
SA slows down oil sales
Malawi
Fears mount of gun rule after government's first year
Mozambique
Five year reconstruction plan gets all party support
Region
SA to ease investment in Southern Africa
Zim gold production up, SA production down
SA
Affirmative action bogged down
Bop AWB killer for court
Both sides of industry fear escalating violence
Children released from jails
Further probe into Boesak's missing funds
Mandela seeks to placate Inkatha with mediation pledge
Mandela seeks to reassure ahead of rugby invasion
Police stay unreconstructed despite new dispensation says report
Truth draft clears hurdle
US rights group blames IFP
Winnie diamond hearing adjourned after 'illness' plea
Vol.10/19 19 May
Angola
Cabindans want mediation
Link with Ebola virus denied
Mandela brings reconciliation experience to bear on Savimbi
Unita seeks to end SA mercenaries' role
International
EU's $157m aid for RDP
SA to ratify landmine pact
Lesotho
SA police extend reach over border for stock thieves
Malawi
New liberal constitution 'closes sad chapter'
Mozambique
$25m from EU for Cahora lines
SA
Chiefs warn against 'city-bred democracy', seek 'African state'
Delay on corvette decision as cabinet swings to the doves
Economic growth knocked by low mining output and drought
Gauteng unemployment highest
Gender centre planned at UCT
Into Japanese bond market with $346m offer
Mandela hints at amnesty date deal to bring right-wing onside
against Inkatha
No action despite promises on Inkatha
Non-African missions attacked
Student summit mooted
Trouble brews for ANC in unstable North West
Uncertainty about plastic houses
Volkstaat now seen as cultural homeland for Afrikaners
Voter registration reaches 50%
Zambia
Crisis talks start with IMF on bridging loan
Zimbabwe
Media under fresh attack from confident government
Probe into armed group
Vol.10/20 26 May
Angola
SA firm to help open Benguela rail
Savimbi top post 'unlikely'
Unita 'to free SA prisoners'
International
Russia seeks new diamond deal with De Beers
SA concedes on full Lome membership
SA gun undergoing trials in India
Lesotho
Rioting in Maseru
Mozambique
100,000 may starve
New security service chief
State buildings being sold off
Namibia
Kudu gas depends on local deals
SA
50,000 classrooms needed
56% of voters registered
Charges against 2,000 police
Ciskei hit-squad seeks indemnity
Constitutional battle over free economic activity
Expropriation 'unnecessary'
Gauteng's 15,000 house scheme
Inkatha begins hardline strategy to challenge ANC for control
of province
Olympics deal by black group
PAC, ANC squatters clash
Police hit squad 'used prominent ANC and IFP agents'
Privatisation ahead for Mossgas
Sexwale launches major bid to secure Far Eastern investment
Unions seek sex harassment clauses in new labour law
Zaire
Trouble looms in Shaba as election is postponed
Zambia
Billions printed to keep Meridien afloat, says minister
Zimbabwe
Drought will lose country Z$840m
Vol.10/21 2 June
Angola
UN aims for more security after Bosnia experience
International
ACP countries prepare welcome for symbolic Lome entry by SA
Lesotho
Pressure on for legalising dagga
Region
Vociferous denials of SA arms supply to Rwandans
Warning on massive AIDS budgets
SA development
Caning to be banned
Illiteracy rates measured
Slovo's housing plan starts up
Television relaunch in February
SA economy
Anglo announces record dividend
SA politics
ANC military action 'a crime'
Inkatha document sets out 'secession' strategy
KZN task force nets senior security policeman
SA Police Union action 'sabotage'
Storm over Mandela's sympathy for volkstaat proposal
Talks hold-up gives labour movement chance to re-launch itself
Vlakplaas prosecution stumbles
Tanzania
Mandela backs pluralism
Zaire
Anglo 'involved in deal to privatise mining giant'
Zimbabwe
Domestic borrowing leaps over double budget estimate
UN regional peace-keeping may centre on Harare
Vol.10/22 9 June
Angola
Unita and government work together on relief
Botswana
Phones are tapped says Dingake
Lesotho
SA wields military stick again in face of disorder
Mozambique
AIDS figures rise sharply
SA farmers seek Niassa tourism development
SA to help against Maputo underground explosives threat
Region
Large-scale cuts in SA armed forces proposed
US military chiefs swing through region to explain role
SA development
Land rights given to tenants
Violence warning as land hunger affects military base
SA economy
Business confidence slumps
Differing views on labour legislation as unions march
More foreign investment incentives sought
SA politics
End of death penalty celebrated
Ex-ANC dissident forms party
Local election under threat
More arrests of 'third force agents'
PAC distances itself from Truth Commission
Storm over Mandela admission on Shell House shootings
Top level cabinet team will seek to defuse looming ANC-Inkatha
confrontation
Zaire
Furore among opposition over Anglo's Gecamines plans
Vol.10/23 16 June
Angola
Oil prices rise 14,000%
Talks begin on status of Savimbi
International
'Thousands' of SA mercenaries may be banned
SA to lease Iran storage facilities
SA to pay up on US arms ban case
Sinn Fein leader begins visit
Way cleared for deal on EU trade
Lesotho
Government 'seeking to build private army'
SA development
Bureaucrats blamed for failure to disburse RDP funds
Corvettes deal to be re-examined
Foreign affairs think tank mooted
New plea on dagga cases
New Sunday paper announced
Swing to use of official English
SA economy
Plans unveiled on ending of tariffs
Foreign exchange reserves swell
Paper cartel probe
Thebe to set up black bank
SA politics
'Heyns killer arrested'
Demarcation disputes threaten local elections
Gender commission bill presented
Mbeki backtracks on airtime bid
Plea for tighter border controls
Victims' families say No to Truth Commission amnesties
SA politics (Vol.10/23 16June95)
IFP suspects provocation but keeps walking into the trap
Swaziland
Emergency food relief agreed
Zimbabwe
Renowned minister was extortionist says court
Zim Dollar set to weaken
Vol.10/24 23 June
Angola
Roads open up to food transport
SA government of national unity model followed - with variant
International
EU bank clears way for loans
SA signals independent line
Swedes to help SA police
Lesotho
Extradition pact set up with SA
Malawi
Four accused of seeking to kill Catholics bishops
Mozambique
Chinese eye minerals
SA police destroy weapons
Namibia
Borehole scandal returns to haunt as new drought funds sought
Region
Algeria-SA gold mining deal
Harassment of journalists continues, says institute
SA Customs Union seen as obstacle by Chiluba
SA development
1.2m HIV positive
National health plan costs totalled
SA economy
Competition report slams SA manufacturing firms
Diamond sales rocket over 50%
Harbours throughput increases 11% as trade soars
SA politics
AWB invaders acquitted
Defence policy draft boosts regional security
Emergency powers to be clarified
Fears over hit squad arrests now dominate Inkatha's thinking
Gwala's death leaves gap in province for IFP to fill
Mandela's plan for chiefs involves modernisation of institution
More military land to be returned
Unions hail success of mass strike
Swaziland
Students, workers go into action
Zaire
Shaba business trip off as unrest and uncertainty grows
Zimbabwe
Tariff announcement means easier SA trade - but still no pact
Yugoslav builders stayed on
Vol.10/25 30 June
Angola
Bid to put schedule on track as Savimbi offers peace
Brazilian drugs flood through
Mozambique
Dutch NGO helps in Gaza
Government denies SA farmers will secure a tenth of the land
Namibia
Parliament runs out of issues, takes a holiday
Region
Burundi minister seeks safety
Mine clearing will cost $57bn
OAU puts troops on standby
SA military wants to re-electrify border fence with Mozambique
SA seeks regional deal
SA development
Housing mortgage deals slow
Prisoners still abused in SA
Success for police crime plan
Tribal land reform mooted
SA economy
Platinum giants merge
Reserve Bank warns on slackening rate of growth
Safto closes shop
SA politics
Boesak 'not yet in the clear'
Corvettes decision upsets Spain
Demarcation disputes and IFP hold up election progress
Inkatha raises temperature in KZN Midlands
Modise seeks far-flung role for SA military in Africa
Referendum offered on volkstaat
Rugby triumph opens way for ANC to woo whites
Truth Commission will probe covert cross-border raids
Zambia
Kaunda starts come-back
Zimbabwe
Mugabe expels rebel members
Report sees continuing deterioration in economy
Vol10/26 7 July
Angola
New currency removes noughts
UN chief to visit as attacks continue
Botswana
Chevrolet returns to region
International
EU goes slow on deal to give more time to SA
Far East trip for Mandela
Lesotho
SA extradition pact not operational
Mozambique
Defiance from pro-Renamo chiefs
Namibia
Head of broadcasting sacked
SA development
Support for medical plan
SA economy
Conference on gaming
Negative reaction to rates rise
SA politics
14-week abortion recommendation
End to rocket test site
First 11-language document issued
Former agent details destabilisation campaign against ANC
Gwala's departure opens way for ANC 'moderates'
Mine safety ideas agreed
Northern electric fence mooted
Psychological warfare in SA
SA farmers up in arms against land bills
Swaziland
Border becomes backdoor for SA entry
Zambia
Kaunda gathers forces against ruling MMD
Zimbabwe
Concern among NGOs as government seeks new powers
Water rationing in Harare as drought bites
Vol.10/27 28 July
Angola
IMF type reforms set for next year
Infant mortality is one in three says UN report
Banda is on trial for the murder of four politicians in 1983.
International
EU compromise on agriculture
Iran deal frees up SA oil store
Iscor secures key Saudi deal
Japan intercepts SA arms
Prominent rightists in Washington face major embarrassment
SA conference on Cuba mooted
Malawi
Muluzi wants truth commission on SA model
Mozambique
Frelimo throws out the old guard
Hopes for Commonwealth entry
Portuguese to aid military intelligence
Namibia
Eskom in Kudu field talks
SA development
Signs grow of split in housing ministry under new team
Special presidential RDP projects also slow down
SA economy
Government deeper in debt that finance ministry indicates
State eases black business
SA politics
Burundi makes request to KZN
Dirty tricks units now in right-wing parties
Divisions surface in NP over loyalty of Meyer
Massive fraud adds to doubts local election feasibility
Pressure mounts in Inkatha for provincial elections
Right leaps to defence of Armscor
SACP veteran dies
Whites fewer in civil service
Zambia
Kaunda sets out policies
Zimbabwe
US aid to boost black business
Vol.10/28 4 August
Angola
Agreement reached on fourth branch of unified army
International
Muslims backed by DR Church on Bosnia
Relations between US and SA turn sour
Mozambique
Biggest privatisation nets beer maker for SA
Government 'prepares force against Zimbabweans'
Regional
African concern grows about Nigeria democracy
SA politics
ANC expresses confusion over strategy on IFP
KwaNdebele demand for Gauteng incorporation
Police may have suppressed warning on Hani assassination
RDP minister demoted as cabinet goes for growth
Zimbabwe
UK says aid depends on reforms
Vol.10/29 11 August
Angola
First Zimbabwean peace keepers
Unita diamond smugglers clash with government and SA troops
Mozambique
EU calls for postponement of poll
Region
Civil servants in action
SA farmers on the move to Mozambique and Congo
SA development
Government turns to NGO sector to save failing RDP
Inquiry set up into land deals
Japan water assistance
Long way to go on rights as first Women's Day celebrated
Roll-over of charges agreed
US gives boost to housing bank
SA economy
New union federation set up
Unions warn on economic policy
SA politics
Azanla prisoners to get indemnity
Battles are for consolidation of territory says HRC
Crisis could follow phased elections says new report
Draft law for friendly police
Gauteng takes on services
IFP tightens screws on Zulu king as hardliners exert control
KZN builds links with Namibia
New DP programme announced
Support reported for Afrikaans TV
Trade unions restructure to confront Inkatha
Zambia
China agrees loan to boost Tazara
Zimbabwe
EDF aid to save vet services
Vol.10/30 18 August
Angola
Savimbi 'accepts vice-presidency'
International
Decision soon on Taiwan issue
SA to chair chemical arms body
US official plays down dispute
Malawi
EU gives $35m
Mozambique
Red tape cut as path for foreign investors eased
Renamo seeks EU funding to 1999
Region
EU pledges massive drought aid
SA part of Congo electrification
SA takes share in AfDB
SA development
Abortion on demand mooted
Battle lines drawn on RDP failures
EU says funds will be spent
Hard line on squatting announced
Hundreds die as witches
SA economy
Biggest mining contract
New airport opens in North
President gets Bank powers
Stark choices' to be made by top cabinet committee
SA politics
ANC will reassert itself in new session of parliament
Armscor chief resigns
Ban on foreign fishing sought
Constitutional conflict looms closer in KwaZulu-Natal
Court rejects W. Cape action
Generals express support for Truth Commission
Housing dream may bankrupt country, minister warned
Killing of MK veteran condemned
KwaZulu visit to Namibia 'underwritten' by company
Plea for feasible crime-fighting
Swaziland
Arms smuggling action announced with SA
Zambia
Cheating' private banks blamed for economic ills
Unip leader defects to MMD
Zimbabwe
Demonstration in SA against Mugabe's anti-gay stance
Vol.10/31 25 August
Angola
Two leaders to seek international funds for reconciliation
effort
World Bank urges 'coherence'
International
Joint African approach planned at Beijing women's conference
Large energy sector deals announced with US
SA opens Gaza office
Namibia
Trade unions angered at EPZ rules
Region
Industrial policy discussed
Iran in deals with Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Mugabe to present Nigeria issue
SADC summit will discuss trade,
SA development
Buck-passing as toxic waste cargo discovered
IBA will cut one of SABC's terrestrial TV channels
More flak for housing policy
SA economy
14,000 short term jobs announced
Concern grows as Mboweni keeps labour bill under wraps
Farmers to seek UN help
Hilton hotels enter SA
Reserve Bank focuses on labour in conservative message
SA politics
71,000 illegal guns found
Inkatha hardliners fail to secure federal plan support
New chief for SAIRR
Party talks soon on constitution
R200m on army retrenchments
Scandinavian evidence on Boesak
Summit may break W. Cape demarcation deadlock
Swaziland
New constitution promised
Vol.10/32 1 September
Angola
Billion dollars a year needed
SADF ivory reports confirmed
International
Key Iran deal stopped for inquiry
US deal on nuclear cooperation
Lesotho
Cattle-for-dagga exchange
Mozambique
Fence electrocution figures given
Rebels fall out with Renamo
Sweden holds back aid
Region
Food shortage finance agreement
New AfDB head wants bank to 'respect
SADC summit agrees on water crisis
SADC to set up regional airline
SA development
100 land claims investigated
Battle looms as minister disagrees
New name for Eastern Transvaal
Population figures published
Rent control act ahead
SA economy
Malaysia visit throws choices for
SA politics
Cosatu tells its KZN workers to bring
IFP and A-G vulnerable to ANC
Local elections 'on schedule'
Mangope funding probed
Most want volunteer military
NP shows disquiet over threat to
Public service may collapse
State may penalise newspapers
Zaire
SA admits to 'excellent' military links as
Vol.10/33 8 September
Angola
Unita says renegades responsible for continuing attacks
Botswana
Joint commission with SA agreed
International
Iran oil deal signed
Mozambique
Corridor deal by November?
Dissidents 'preparing to attack'
Namibia
Nujoma gives up home affairs
Region
Frontline's successor meets
SA development
Housing minister seeks to avoid telling construction figures
Over half shack dwellers have TV
Unitary education system proposed in new Bill
White paper on film industry
SA economy
Labour law compromise slips through parliament
SA politics
1.8m gun licences in SA
Armscor accepts control
Crisis as absentee MPs lose vote
Farmers resist end of commandos
IFP hardliners torpedo constitutional compromise
Mandela intervenes in 'clash for leadership of Northern Province'
Mandela seeks to staunch 'brown nationalism'
New ranks for police
Prosecutor sacked ahead of key hit-squad case
Race clashes erupt in rural towns
Swaziland
Land claims back on agenda
Zimbabwe
SA wants labour standards included in trade deal
Vol.10/34 15 September
Angola
SA delivers first logistical support to demob camps
Unita warns it will hang on to diamond areas
International
Germany pledges to support SA on EU trade pact
Israel takes up Washington's complaint against SA
Lesotho
Amnesty warns of climate of fear
Mozambique
Renamo wants to be part of SA-Mozambique force
Region
Namibia backs intervention
Nigerian opposition seeks more
Security hot line to link ministers
SA economy
Departments sought a too much
Labour law will bring stability
SA politics
Another 'red mercury' killing
Bill passes at second go
Compensation for Bisho victims
Education bill to be challenged
Judges panel sought on bugging
Mandela hints at federal concession after Kohl visit
SA announces rocket breakthrough
Security clampdown cuts KwaZulu violence
Widespread voter registration manipulation alleged
Swaziland
EU will supply two-thirds of aid
Zaire
World Bank unhappy with Anglo's Gecamines privatisation deal
Zambia
Kaunda survives Chiluba's 'bunker torture' revelation
Privatisation chief appointed
Zimbabwe
More cuts in public service
SA textile makers fears dumping under new trade pact
Vol.10/35 22 September
Angola
SA gold mining in Cabinda claim
International
Japan to lend $140m
Major UN conference for Gauteng
Mining co-operation with Iran
SA makes a point by visiting PLO
SA moves into missile club
Mozambique
Dissidents 'now in Manica'
New law moves toward privatisation of land
Wage rise averts general strike
Namibia
Short shrift for Hereros
Region
SA business fails to grasp UN procurement opportunity
SA may give permanent residence
SA development
Affirmative action surveyed
Bid to move doctors to rural areas
New study shows little economic improvement for blacks
R1.5bn spent on housing
Taxi owners to get training
SA economy
Concern as tariffs stay uncollected
Manufacturing surges
Massive premium rises ahead
Recrimination as black empowerment bank fails
Reserve Bank backs IMF restrictive findings
SA midway in corruption stakes
SA politics
Constitutional issue moves to a head with IFP rifts
Ethnic electioneering as IFP makes Coloured pact
Mandela, under pressure, anounces truth panellists
Parliamentary committees remain
Police pay R2.6m for De Kock
UK seeks to sell plane to SAAF
Zimbabwe
IMF cuts off funds as government spending continues
Vol.10/36 29 September
Angola
Material incentive to Unita demobilisation
Reconstruction era begins as millions are proffered in aid
International
Aborigines say No to visit
Mandela to visit Canada
Minerals deal signed with Iran
SA bans landmines, seeks new self defusing technology
US sees SA as security key
Malawi
Local 'RDP' poverty fund set up
Mozambique
Spain to boost police force
Training for troops in Zimbabwe
Region
African growth rate to triple, says World Bank
SA development
Black farmers seek easier access
Gauteng to get most casinos
RDP hopes placed on new trust
SA economy
Commercial crime drops
High SA gold price attacked
Iscor loses patience on Saldanha
Unicef base for Northern Province
SA politics
Ethics code for MPs agreed
Furore as ANC Contralesa chief seeks IFP common ground
Human rights body appointed
Intelligence defends its budgets
Mandela defends criticised cabinet ministers
New police union rules installed
Parliament to be recalled after NP wins constitutional issue
Radio Freedom gets short licence
Zambia
Unip warns against bar on Kaunda
Zimbabwe
Currency continues to weaken
Vol.10/37 6 October
Angola
Cabinda rebels sign ceasefire
France offers aid but wants repayment of debt
Unaware' of devaluation
International
China trade fair opened
SA formally abandons Lome club demand in EU talks
Lesotho
Top officials on fraud charges
Mozambique
Battle renewed over Sofala
Government will return aid money
Query over slowing of repatriation
SA development
Fewer managers leave country
Game park clash between environment and development
Lower construction demand
SA economy
Deal struck with artisan mineworkers
Investors prepare AfBank rescue
Mboweni decides to use new mediation powers
SA politics
Another Boesak bill lands
Banditry and corruption make homelands near ungovernable
Black business hopes to take major slice of media
Border quarrel delays poll
Crime becomes main electioneering issue
Dispute over air force integration
Inkatha hardliners spurn alliances but keep strategy dark
Intelligence agents to co-operate against criminal syndicates
KZN legal chief likely to be moved
No answers on agent's killing
Zambia
Cabinet divided on Kaunda exclusion issue
Zimbabwe
$1.8m ivory stockpile announced
Vol.10/38 13 October
Angola
Deal agreed with SA farmers
Savimbi hopes for warmer links with new Portuguese government
International
EU agrees more SA aid
Mandela adopts Cuban cause in high profile announcement
SA will not seek Nigeria sanctions
Mozambique
Corridor for Pakistan drugs
Donor states oppose IMF hard line
Food riots break out in Maputo
Namibia
Agriculture deal with Angola
Former Plan fighters under attack
Region
SA signs water deals
SA economy
Black managers in demand
Business confidence rises to new high on falling inflation figures
SA holds off from seeking World Bank loans, despite reports
SA politics
Deaths in province continue low
Eleven ex-guerrilla generals
Fraction of RDP funds reach KwaZulu-Natal
IFP constitution tabled next week
Massive ignorance' ahead of local government election
Police seek to learn from NYPD
RDP construction teams head for townships on election's eve
Suicide verdict likely on intelligence chief
Zambia
MMD limits on Kaunda may stay
Zimbabwe
Growth eludes economy
Mozambique-based 'Chimwenjes' linked to coup plot
Vol.10/39 20 October
Angola
Large French business delegation includes industrial giants
Savimbi gives his 'guarantee' on end to civil war
Lesotho
Little improvement noted after ILO textiles report
Malawi
IMF agrees soft loans to ease government's deficit
Mozambique
Aid for parliament 'insufficient'
Renamo 'swearing in more traditional leaders'
Zulu king welcomed
Namibia
EU agrees to help fund Trans-Caprivi highway
Married women's rights on parliamentary agenda
Region
Food situation worsens says SADC security group
SA development
East Cape township spending to be boosted
Eviction orders halted
Region should copy RDP
Regional training mooted to boost peace-keeping
Training planned for gambling industry workers
UN may give SA housing aid
SA economy
African Bank finds rescuer
Manuel announces anti-monopoly tribunal, hits at SA business
Nedlac to revise 'social partnership' ideas
SA politics
ANC backs off over IFP Vlakplaas court revelations
Azapo calls for election boycott
Buthelezi woos Xhosa chiefs for local elections
Mangope trial will spotlight large-scale corruption
Ministers rush to reassure on police, army loyalty
NP members break ranks over KZN law enforcement
RDP money to fight Gauteng crime wave
Support shown for chiefs
Trojan Horse' will be probed
Zambia
Chiluba proposes exiling Kaunda
Zimbabwe
Veteran politician Sithole charged
Vol.10/40 27 October
Angola
Savimbi delays move to Luanda after demob hold-up
International
End of US curb on Armscor urged
EU's proposed treaty will hit SA's customs union neighbours
Lesotho
New political party formed
Mozambique
Churches begin trade for guns
IMF agrees fresh funds after summit meeting
SA development
New board for HSRC
SA may slide into African 'soft state' situation
SA economy
3% growth rate in 1996 forecast
New chief for African Bank
Report on privatisation soon
SA begins pumping own crude
SA politics
Agreement sought for rival KZN constitutions
ANC gets blast from unions
Constitutional draft finalised
Crime means more troops deployed than during border wars
Mandela to meet bombers
Mass purge of homeland civil servants coming soon
N-arms in right wing hands claim
On eve of poll ANC changes views on crime fighting
Over 500 die in custody
Union presses for migrant vote
Votes in complex system will end local apartheid
Swaziland
Deal reached on modified structural adjustment
Zambia
AfDB recovers unused loan
MMD retreats on Kaunda threat
Zimbabwe
100,000 to die from Aids in 18 months says health minister
More arrests in 'coup plot' case
Zanu leaders hit at tribalism
Vol.10/41 3 November
Angola
S. Africans held as more foreigners hunt diamonds
Mozambique
Coup rumours fly as Mbeki makes surprise visit
Region
Drug lords may control regional governments - warning
French investors switch target to anglophone South
SA under pressure to cool relations with Nigeria
SA economy
Auditor task force to assess Gauteng's books
Migrant workers get residency
SA politics
Allegations of coup plot in KwaZulu-Natal
ANC believes it can ride out strains in government unity
ANC claims early victory in successful local election
Battle school protestors
Bid to kill provincial leader
East Cape security minister dismissed after inquiry
Romanian accused of bribe
Trial of the generals bound to implicate top NP leaders
Zambia
Warning after race riots
Zimbabwe
Double agent report denied
Zanu independents take heart
Vol.10/42 10 November
Angola
Unita troops using Cabinda
Clinton invites Dos Santos
Botswana
Limit to president' s term agreed
International
ACP to develop new EU policy
Differences over Nigeria tactics
Lesotho
Tension after stock thefts
Malawi
Government prepares to confiscate Banda' s empire
Mozambique
Enron ' pressured government'
Ex-Renamo troops form group
Region
EU, SADC develop anti-drugs plan
SA ties up power deals with Egypt
SA development
Emigre doctors cause funding penalties in medical schools
SA economy
Confidence soars again
SA politics
Defence policy paper soon
How the votes went
Local election - how parties fared
Military style attack on SANDF
Police were readied for destabilisation after generals' arrest
Reasons for non-delivery end with ANC' s poll victory
Security forces blamed in KZN
Truth Commission list given
Zambia
Lozis threaten separation
Reform retrenchments ' too costly'
Zimbabwe
Agreement with IMF reached
SA agrees on textile trade pact
Vol.10/43 17 November
Angola
US warning bears fruit
International
Gulf arms sales are the target
Iranian president to visit
Mozambique
Bid to protect AIDS sufferers
Concern among some Portuguese at Commowealth entry
EU warns of new fighting
Pande gas deal finally signed
Region
Arms for former Rwanda rulers 'still being bought in SA'
Water levels threaten power
SA development
Bankrupcy warning in East Cape
SA economy
Upturn in growth maintained
US deals worth $5bn in a month
SA politics
ANC wants to replace senate
Different views on Truth Commission function
Final poll was low
Mufamadi rapped for statement
Rightists say generals refused aid
SA foreign policy in crisis after Nigerian debacle
Signs Inkatha may return to constitutional fold
Swaziland
Conference calls for king to leave
Zambia
Another private bank fails
Zimbabwe
Textile deal with SA falls through
Zanu accused of fomenting riot
Vol.10/44 24 November
Angola
Cabinda talks fail this time
EO troops 'in battles with Unita'
Unita troop confinement begins
International
Armscor in Pakistan military deal
East Timor help sought
Mandela takes lead against Nigeria regime
Nigeria on Gore-Mbeki talks agenda
NP hits at McBride's new job
Lesotho
Fears for massive revenue loss after SA migrant status decision
Malawi
Compensation for Mozambican refugees sought
Mozambique
Ministers want staggered poll
Nigerian shot by police
Namibia
Curbs on foreign land ownership
Nujoma faces $600m aid shortfall
Troops will aid landmine clearing
SA development
Cuban doctors to take place of SA emigres
Healers seek recognition
SA politics
Draft constitution leaves all major issues undecided
Mandela visits PW Botha, seeks to head off crisis
More troops for KZN
NP to propose new power sharing model in constitution
Permanent elections body
Phosa calls for arrests of police
Vlakplaas chief in East Cape police murder indictment
Zaire
Moonies leader visits Mobutu, SA
Zimbabwe
Mugabe strikes deals in Malaysia
One China' policy supported
Vol.10/45 1 December
International
African cosmonaut offer on Russia visit
Canada deals boost growing trade
EU unveils R3bn aid package
Nigeria policy may change again
SA to engage with economic equals in Indian Ocean rim
SACP chief meets Chinese
Lesotho
Battles on border with rustlers
Mozambique
English gift confirms fears
Region
Drought now threatens development throughout region
SA economy
Trade deficit largest in decade
SA politics
Few secrets at Truth Commission, Tutu stresses
Government now stakeholder in African Bank
Moderate' Coloured nationalists break away from KWB
New body should smooth farmers' trek into Mozambique
PAC calls for 'African' senate
Purge of homeland civil servants
Zimbabwe
Security minister threatens NGOs
Vol.10/46 8 December
Angola
Dos Santos finds Washington critical after government attack
International
Gore and Mbeki agree
Nigeria policy fades into 'multilateral' approach
Taiwan to aid demobilised troops
US investment in SA rockets
Mozambique
IMF gives thumbs up, but urges continued austerity measures
Namibia
Fleets move into Angola waters
India pledges drought aid
SA development
2m HIV infections estimated in SA
Call for energy policy forum
Disabled white paper soon
EU re-commits itself to NGOs
Report on women calls for action
White health officials cut back
SA politics
Calls increase in communities for own policing to counter gangsters
Court loosens IFP's grip on chiefs
Fraud office talks to Boesak
German arrest points to continued AWB arms buying
Holomisa fears attack by 'elitists'
Indictment details Buthelezi's role
NP fails in Cape boundaries battle
NP opposes SABC grant
PAC youth call for new leaders
Trial and elections point way to showdown with IFP
Zimbabwe
Hardline response prepared for demonstrators
Vol.10/47-8 15 December
Angola
Dos Santos seeks to woo US with peace concessions
International
ANC backs Western Sahara
Investment protection deal signed with Cuba ahead of new business
Malawi
Malawi to get $332m in aid
Mozambique
New funds from Norway after deal on missing money
Region
Mandela and SADC back off from Nigeria confrontation
SA finally accepted into AfDB
SA development
Civil servants cuts to cost R165m
Good rains may break drought
Language policy set out for TV
SA economy
Breakthrough with Malaysia helicopter deal
Car prices set to fall
SA politics
ANC independents suspended
ANC re-thinks on Youth League
Battle looms with trade unions over privatisation
Buthelezi says trial a 'witchhunt'
Charges may face company after fighter part export
Contralesa chief 'has support in six provinces'
Lowest political death toll in year
Medals for MK provoke furore
NP and IFP seek to go it alone over constitution
Phosa's 'would-be assassin' freed
Warnings of East Rand flare-up
Zambia
Troops burn down 2,000 homes