Leading banks announce adoption of equator principles
4th June 2003 Ten leading banks from seven countries yesterday announced the adoption of the “equator principles,” a voluntary set of guidelines... →
War aftermath dogs US, Britain
4th June 2003 The aftermath of the Iraq war continued to dog Washington and London today after leaders of major industrialised nations agreed to work together to... →
DA invokes access to details of oil deal
4th June 2003 The Democratic Alliance is going ahead with its threat to use the Access to Information Act to obtain documents related to an allegedly irregular... →
Move to finalise reparations process
3rd June 2003 Parliament has set up a special ad hoc joint committee on reparations, which is expected to take forward and conclude the work of the Truth and... →
Bush, Blair commit to Iraq’s rebuilding
3rd June 2003 US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged yesterday to stick by Iraq in the long term as the country struggles to... →
Bush launches bid for Arab-Israeli peace
3rd June 2003 US President George W Bush arrived yesterday in Egypt for a summit with Arab leaders, launching his first personal drive for Israeli-Palestinian... →
G8 worried about state-sponsored violence on Zim
3rd June 2003 G8 leaders are concerned about mounting violence in Zimbabwe and may issue a statement urging the government to respect the right to protest,... →
Eyadema leads Togo vote count
3rd June 2003 Togo's president was poised yesterday to extend his reign as Africa's longest-serving leader, early vote counts from a weekend election showed, as... →
Pahad concludes visit to Middle East
3rd June 2003 Foreign affairs deputy minister Aziz Pahad has concluded a nine-day regional visit to the Middle East to discuss the consequences of a post-Hussein... →
Zim braces itself for a showdown
2nd June 2003 Zimbabweans were bracing themselves for a possible showdown after the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said it would defy a court... →
G8 leaders urged to do more for Africa
2nd June 2003 World leaders were urged yesterday to close the gap between rhetoric and reality in helping Africa resolve its myriad problems as France placed the... →
African Development Bank holds annual meeting in Ethiopia
2nd June 2003 Finance ministers from across Africa gather in the Ethiopian capital this week for the 38th annual meeting of the African Development Bank group... →
Liberian peace talks set for Ghana
2nd June 2003 Liberian President Charles Taylor and rebels fighting his regime since 1999 will meet face to face for the first time from Wednesday in Ghana to... →