Last of 20 in plot to kill Mandela convicted

PRETORIA — A South African court yesterday convicted the last of 20 men accused of high treason for a plot to kill Nelson Mandela and drive blacks out of the country, in a trial that spanned nearly a decade.

‘Assange’s life cramped but comfortable’

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is keeping busy inside Ecuador’s London embassy by working on his computer, exercising on a treadmill and cooking food in his microwave, according to friends.

Tabloids trivialise importance of events

Jephiter TsamwiThousands of Zimbabweans gathered at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on Tuesday last week to celebrate one of the most important days on the national calendar. Many more…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Find ways of mitigating and adapting to climate change

UNPREDICTABLE weather conditions being experienced around the world have been put down to climate change and the onus is on climatologists and other experts to come up with strategies to adapt to the new phenomenon.

Egyptian diplomat’s car blown up

A car belonging to an Egyptian diplomat was blown up near his home in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi yesterday, a day after deadly bomb attacks in the capital Tripoli blamed on supporters of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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