Pretoria - President Thabo Mbeki has told the nation that neither him nor his cabinet had interfered in the work of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

The President delivered a moving address on Sunday night, during which he informed the nation that he had officially tendered his resignation.

"I would like to state this categorically that we have never done this and never compromised the right of the National Prosecuting Authority to decide whom it ...

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By Vivian Warby

Parliament - President Thabo Mbeki's resignation may be effective from Thursday, 25 September 2008.

Mr Mbeki told the nation on Sunday, that he had formally resigned as President of South Africa.

Mr Mbeki's resignation letter was read by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete in Parliament on Monday.

ANC Chief Whip Nathi Mthetwa moved a motion without notice that the House note that Mr Mbeki had submitted his...

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JOHANNESBURG, 22 September 2008 (IRIN) - Hundreds of thousands of undocumented Namibian children may be deprived of social service benefits, but a new government initiative launched at one of the country’s busiest hospitals hopes to change all that.

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BONDOLFI MISSION - Five children have died in Zimbabwe’s southern drought-prone Masvingo province from severe malnutrition-related illnesses, according to members of a faith-based mission.

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By Finance Minister Trevor Manuel

While food prices have been stable or have fallen in relation to our incomes for much of the past thirty years, the past two years have indicated clearly that the era of cheap food is over. Rising food prices place a severe burden on the poor and government must intervene to support the needy in facing higher food prices.

However, higher food prices also provide an opportunity to profit from producing more food for our people.
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