by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Oct 18, 2007 | News
Thousands of Pakistani residents have gathered at a Karachi airport for the return of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhuttos return. Bhutto, is aboard a flight returning to her country, despite threats of assassination from fighters linked to al-Qaeda once she...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Oct 18, 2007 | News
Government plans are in place to spend more than R400 billion in developing and upgrading infrastructure, including public transport, in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, government officials warn that runaway inflation could have a negative impact on...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Oct 18, 2007 | News
The UN secretary-general has demanded the immediate release of a senior relief official abducted in Somalia. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) suspended aid distribution to more than 75,000 people in Mogadishu on Wednesday after government forces raided...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Oct 18, 2007 | News
Brazilian police say 12 people have been killed, including an officer and a four-year-old boy, during a raid on drug gangs in western Rio de Janeiro shanty towns. Three officers were wounded when about 500 police officers backed by helicopters and armed vehicles...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Oct 18, 2007 | News
Seventeen officials at the Ekurhuleni licensing department on the East Rand have been suspended for allegedly being involved in fraud and corruption. The department’s executive manager, Sekwati Makhafola, says the suspensions came after an undisclosed amount of...
