TRIPOLI – Mauritania has handed Libya’s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi over to the Libyan authorities, state media say. Libya wants to try Mr Senussi for crimes allegedly committed during his time as Col Gaddafi’s right-hand man. He is also wanted by France and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mauritania previously said Senussi must first…
JOHANNESBURG – South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Sunday that Tony Blair and George W. Bush should be “made to answer” at the International Criminal Court for their actions around the Iraq war. Writing in an op-ed published by The Observer newspaper, the Nobel laureate accused the former leaders of the United Kingdom and the…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s president has refused to intervene in the case of striking miners charged with the murder of 34 others shot dead by police last month. Lawyers for the 270 accused had written to Jacob Zuma demanding that the men be freed by 13:00 (11:00 GMT) on Sunday. They were charged under a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-19 rugby coach Brighton Chivandire has made tactical changes to his forwards pack in anticipation of a physical approach from Namibia in today’s title-deciding Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Youth Championship. Reece Surtees returns to hooker while Lazarus Chisaya, who played in the middle of the front row in the 42-0 demolition…
LILONGWE – Malawi has withdrawn from the 2012 Paralympics due to lack of funding. Visually-impaired sprinters Chisomo Jeremani and Janet Shedani along with two guides and four officials were set to travel to London. Malawi’s Paralympic Committee has blamed the country’s government and potential corporate sponsors for a lack of support. The International Paralympic Committee…
JOHANNESBURG – North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned the “anarchy” which culminated in a shoot-out between police and striking workers at Lonmin’s Marikana Mine. “Survival of the fittest, anarchy and lawlessness should not characterise wage negotiations in the mining sector,” she said in a statement yesterday. “This is the most tragic labour dispute with…
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s prime minister is “recovering well,” a spokesman said Wednesday, amid frenzied speculation about the health of the usually visible leader, who has not appeared in public for two months. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, 57, came to power two decades ago and is considered a strong force in the frequently volatile horn…
