JOHANNESBURG, 14 July 2008 (IRIN) - With more South African doctors now working abroad than in the country's ailing public health sector, the government needs to start aggressively recruiting health workers from other countries, according to a non-profit recruitment organisation.

Dr Clarence Mini, of Africa Health Placements, which specialises in placing public-health professionals, told a national tuberculosis conference in the port city of Durban earlier this month that more...

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Durban has planned ahead to ensure that it's R2.6 billion Moses Mabhida Stadium is not only a single code sporting facility, but a sustainable, multi-function events theatre promising to attract people 365 days a year, writes Michael Appel.

The stadium is part of a much broader economic strategy for the city where events are held at the stadium all year round.

The eThekwini Municipality has made provision for this by including various elements to the stadium,...

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Lusaka - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) will convene a tripartite meeting in October to discuss the harmonisation of trade in the region.

Speaking during a regional workshop in Lusaka Monday, COMESA Secretary-General Sindiso Ngwenya said the meeting would address issues of the creation of a free trade union and a customs union.

Mr Ngwenya said the meeting,...

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The Hague – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday presented evidence against Sudan’s President for alleged war crimes in the strife-torn region, including genocide.

This comes three years after the United Nations Security Council requested him to investigate atrocities committed in Darfur.

ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is seeking an arrest warrant for President Omar Al-Bashir, who he believes “bears criminal responsibility...

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By Nthambeleni Gabara

Johannesburg - Birthday wishes for Madiba can now be sent throughout the world with the South African Post Office unveiling a limited number of stamps to mark the former President’s 90th birthday on Friday.

Denominations for both domestic and small international letters will be made available at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

The stamp for international small letters, which costs R4.90,...

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