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...jail, the couple was acquitted. "This is a great day," Rietbauer said, "not just for us, but for all the other people who have been living in the twilight for so long. I think South Africa is at last growing up." In the colored township of Eersterus, outside Pretoria, Clive Fisher, a colored glazier, eagerly set about making plans for a formal church wedding to his English-born partner, Adele White, with whom he has been living for five years. "For the first time in my life," said the 34-year-old Fisher, "I feel proud to be a South...
...human life. Where did Rantisi go wrong? When did he abandon nurturing life and turn to cultivating hatred among adolescent Palestinians, openly applauding young men for blowing themselves--along with the innocents around them--to bits? A destructive influence is now gone from the Palestinian fabric. LUCY RUBIN Pretoria...
...alternative candidate, but few expect a successful consensus to be reached. Safe Haven SOUTH AFRICA The government announced it would grant temporary asylum to ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who fled his country at the end of February in the face of an armed revolt. Pretoria also said it would support an investigation into Aristide's claim that he was forced to step down by the U.S. and France as rebels closed in on Port-au-Prince. Back in Charge SOUTH KOREA The Constitutional Court reinstated President Roh Moo-Hyun, who was impeached and stripped of his powers...
...SOUTH AFRICA THE BLUE TRAIN This 27-hour journey from Pretoria to Cape Town combines the comfort and luxury of a five-star hotel with the thrill and romance of rail travel. Absorb the views of Table Mountain and the Hex River Valley from a glass observation car while sipping some of South Africa's finest wines. You have your own personal butler and en-suite accommodation?an elegant living room by day and a cosy bedroom by night. A luxury single will set you back...
...human-rights abuses. Tyrants like Charles Taylor and Slobodan Milosevic have been forced out of power. A stern warning bell must be ringing in Robert Mugabe's ear. With events like Saddam's capture taking place almost live on TV, there is nowhere to hide anymore. HANS C. STEYN Pretoria...