The Sunday Times must apologise for a column linking SA businessman Robert Gumede to election fraud in the Democratic Republic of Congo, deputy press ombudsman Johan Retief has ruled.
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Terminator’s mutineers wreak new havoc
General Bosco Ntaganda, the DRC deserter accused of recruiting child soldiers, has emptied towns across the Congo as villagers flee his brutal attacks
Congo ex-rebels threaten AngloGold mining project
AngloGold Ashanti says its Mongbwalu gold mine in the DRC faces the obstacle of ex-fighters already mining the area who do not want to leave.
Malaria takes hold in Congo
The number of people treated for malaria in projects run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the DRC has soared by 250% since 2009 in six provinces.
Envoys dragged into Vodacom fixer row
Lawyers say that the cellular giant Vodacom has been trying to pull strings and avoid adhering to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s laws.
SA sends R10mln aid to Congo
A R10 million aid package donated by the Department of International Relations to the blast stricken central African country of the Republic of Congo is due to delivered from today.
Africa’s richest man donates $500 000 to Congo blast victims
Africa’s richest man, Nigerian Aliko Dangote, has donated $500 000 to victims of last month’s munitions blasts in Congo which killed at least 282 people, his group said on Tuesday.
UN report notes damning human rights violations in DRC
A report by the United Nations (UN) joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has found that the countrys security forces committed serious human rights violations.
Rebels opposing Ugandan government regroup in Congo
A rebel group that once terrorised parts of Uganda is regrouping in eastern Congo and could launch attacks on Ugandan territory, officials warned.
Search for Congo survivors delayed by safety concerns
Fears of more unexploded munitions at a Congo arms depot where a series of blasts killed nearly 200 people have delayed the search for more wounded.