The proposal was mooted by ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni and supported by opposition politicians, who voiced as much admiration for Mandela as those in the ANC, which he led until late 1997. The official opposition Democratic Party's Douglas Gibson said Mandela had united black and white people as South Africans. They said the Boeing 767 had skidded into sand as it landed in heavy rain in the early hours. The incident is the latest in a string of misfortunes to hit the airline. An EgyptAir Boeing 767 crashed off the coast of Massachusetts on October 31, killing all 217 people on board.
Investigators have yet to identify the cause of the disaster.
Locusts are affecting farmlands near the towns of Uppington on the Orange River, Pofadder to the west and Brandvlei to the south, Joubert said. Shark attacks on humans in South African waters have increased in the past few years, with at least five attacks recorded last year and 15 in 1998, including one death. Attacks have been unheard of in Struisbaai, where the sea water is generally to cold for sharks, but the National Sea Rescue Institute said it had recently spotted killer sharks in the bay. The police fraud unit is investigating the collapse of a black empowerment bread delivery business. 2000 UDM 'feeds off VW dispute' The recent illegal strike at VWSA took a new turn in the Eastern Cape provincial legislature last week.