JOHANNESBURG – Former Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni says he would like to continue taking care of his “expanding portfolio” of investments and responsibilities in the business world rather than return to a role in politics. He resigned from his position as chairman of AngloGold Ashanti on Monday, heightening speculation in business and political circles…
ADDIS ABABA – The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane flying from Addis Ababa to Rome has hijacked the aircraft and landed in Geneva, Swiss police say. The hijacker – who has been arrested – waited for the pilot to go to the toilet to lock himself in the cockpit. He was unarmed. He has…
CAIRO – Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has arrived at court for a new trial, on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror. He and 35 others are accused of working with Lebanese and Palestinian groups to carry out attacks in Egypt. The charges are one of four prosecutions that the Islamist…
HARARE – Lawyers acting for two alleged love children of Nelson Mandela have asked to be acknowledged by his estate. Attorney Michael Katz, one of two attorneys appointed by the executors of Mandela’s estate to deal with issues around his will, confirmed on Sunday night that he had been contacted on behalf of the families…
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng police are keeping a lid on the details of an accident in Sandton last week, reportedly involving President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane Zuma. EWN reports that a newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal is running a story that Duduzane was involved in an accident last weekend in which one person was killed and two injured….
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela left an estate valued at more than 46 million rand ($4.13m; £2.53m), a public reading of his will has revealed. Executor Justice Dikgang Moseneke, summarising what he said was a 40-page document, said he was “not aware of any contest” to the will. Close personal staff each get 50,000 rand. Schools…
BANGUI – The UN believes at least 10,000 troops will be required in any force sent to end unrest in Central African Republic, the French UN envoy says. Ambassador Gerard Araud described the situation in CAR as “very, very dire”. His comment comes after the UN Security Council approved a resolution allowing European troops to…
CAIRO – Five people have been killed and about 90 wounded after three blasts in the Egyptian capital that appeared to target the police force. The attacks began with a powerful car bomb that exploded outside the police headquarters in central Cairo, killing four people and wounding at least 76. Within hours, two other blasts…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s government has ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they hid in the ear of a Nelson Mandela statue, unveiled after the former president’s death last month. It wanted to “restore dignity back to the statue”, a spokesman told the BBC. The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature…
CAIRO – Egyptians are awaiting the results of a referendum on a new constitution, with officials saying it has been overwhelmingly approved. The draft constitution replaces one introduced by Mohammed Morsi before the Islamist president was ousted. State media report that 37% of registered voters took part, slightly more than in the vote under Mr…
