[Byron_the_Aussie]

Cincy, they know most editors would only ever make space for one Africa story at a time; if that. So they're emboldened to move, while the Jo'burg talkfest is on.

I wonder how much Mbeki collaborated on the timing?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Zimbabwe independent radio Voice Of the People (V.O.P.) chairperson Dr. Faith Ndebele inspects the damage after their offices in Harare were fire bombed in the early hours of this morning, August 29, 2002. Gunmen threw a bomb which exploded in the private radio station widely regarded as anti-government in Zimbabwe's capital on Thursday, but nobody was hurt in the blast, witnesses said. (Paul Cadenhead/Reuters)