HARARE, Zimbabwe - State radio says all 178 miners affected by an underground fire in southwestern Zimbabwe are safe and have returned home to their families.The radio said Wednesday the last 65 miners trapped at the Mimosa platinum mine about 400 kilometres (248 miles) southwest of Harare were brought to the surface late Tuesday, about 24 hours after conveyor equipment collapsed and ignited a fire. Rescue operations were delayed by poor visibility and smoke and gas in the 100 metre (300 foot) shaft.In all, 178 miners were evacuated from the mine after the incident. Early Tuesday, 20 men were rescued but the other 65 remained in underground safety bays using breathing equipment. None suffered injuries, the mine owners said.Zimbabwe is the second largest producer of ... Continue reading →
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More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to fight the disease, a study said Tuesday. With up to 1 million people - mostly children in Africa - already dying every year from malaria, bogus drugs and those containing the wrong chemical makeup could upend a decade of progress fighting the mosquito-transmitted disease, the U.S.-funded review said. International efforts to combat drug counterfeiting - much of it believed to take place in China - are urgently needed. Fake drugs with no malaria-fighting agents can lead to deaths when patients rely on them, and those containing some active ingredients - but not enough to fully kill ... Continue reading →
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president's genitals removed from an art gallery but two men took matters into their own hands by defacing the portrait with gobs of paint.The case pits freedom of expression against the right to dignity, both guaranteed by South Africa's constitution. The painting by Brett Murray went on display in a Johannesburg gallery this month and came to the ANC's attention a week later, after local media reported it had been sold. Zuma, who has a reputation for promiscuity, took the depiction very personally and compared himself somewhat ironically to a rape victim. Zuma himself was put on trial for rape, and ... Continue reading →
