Nigerian VP’s house burnt in post-poll riots
KANO.
Rioters in the northern Nigerian city of Zaria yesterday burned the house of Vice President
Dutch court rejects MP’s bid against judges
THE HAGUE.
A Dutch court yesterday rejected anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders’ bid for the withdrawal of a panel
SA’s Zuma phones Gaddafi
PRETORIA.
South African President Jacob Zuma phoned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the weekend,
Botswana civil servants on strike
GABORONE.
Thousands of Botswana civil servants marched, sang and danced in protest yesterday as they
West fingered in Libyan defections
By Gregory Elich
MUCH has been made of the defection of several Libyan officials to the West. We are told
Two Swazi activists charged
MBABANE.
Two people arrested in last week’s pro-democracy protests in Swaziland faced charges of illegal
US$15 600 fraud
A salesman with a fruit and vegetable company, who allegedly misrepresented himself and
Protester dies in Uganda riot
KAMPALA.
A protester died in Kampala yesterday of complications caused by tear gas during riots pitting
25 years jail for rape
A Beitbridge tout was recently jailed 25 years effective for raping and robbing a woman he




By Augustine Hwata