D-Day for South Africa's 'dissidents'

It is D-day for the COPE, South Africa’s youngest political party. Earlier this week, the African National Congress (ANC) - the country's ruling party -  demanded from the what it calls 'dissidents' to stop using the name Congress of the People. The deadline is today....

Mbeki in Zimbabwe to Negotiate Power-Sharing Dispute

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki met with Robert Mugabe, current president of Zimbabwe, and Morgan Tsvangirai, his main rival today in order to try to save the power-sharing deal the leaders had been working on. The deal is almost off the table after Mugabe...

Mugabe determined to form cabinet

As South African Mbki continues to brooke for a power sharing deal, President Mugabe promises to go solo. "   Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he would go ahead with forming a cabinet, should the opposition not sign a power-sharing deal soon. "We are...

Blair, Bill and Bono take Davos spotlight

"Davos, Switzerland - Davos regulars Bill Gates, Tony Blair and Bono sought on Friday to stir the collective conscience of the annual huddle of global leaders over the plight of the developing world. Bono, the U2 frontman - a rare exception to the bar on celebrity delegates...

Vanguard -Viewpoint : OPINION: Toni Kan and  the pigmy critics

WHEN  Jack Kerouac wrote the “bible” of the beat generation “On the Road”, a young upcoming literary critic of   his era who detested his guts and lifestyle in 1957  described it as “…a literary cul-de sac and...