Nairobi/Mogadishu - At least six civilians have died after shells targeting African Union peacekeeping bases in Mogadishu went astray, reports said Monday.

Johannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki was due to officially announce his impending resignation later Sunday in an address to the nation, a day after his African National Congress dramatically demanded he step down seven months before the end of his second term.

Mbeki's address will follow a meeting of his cabinet to discuss his recall by the ANC over a court finding of political interference in the prosecution of his arch-foe, ANC leader Jacob Zuma.

The Pietermaritzburg High Court last week, in setting aside corruption and fraud charges against Zuma on a technicality, said the case against Zuma had the "ring of the works of (Czech author Franz) Kafka" about it and implied Mbeki had a hand.

Garware Offshore Services, a leading shipping firm has announced that the company has bagged a contract worth 15 million dollar (about Rs 69.29 crore) for delivering a vessel in South Africa. 

The source close to the company revealed that the proposed three-year contract has been secured for providing its new anchor handling tug cum supply vessel (AHTSV). 

While commenting on the order, Mr. Aditya Garware, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Garware Offshore Services stated, “With the delivery of this vessel the fleet size will touch nine vessels inching us closer to our target of 13-14 vessels by FY 2010.”

The delivery of AHTSV will commence in the last quarter of this fiscal.

Johannesburg- South African President Thabo Mbeki will comply with a request from hi

Johannesburg  - South Africa was thrown into turmoil Sunday after the governing African National Congress (ANC) called on President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday to resign over evidence of political interference in a case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.

The ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe told reporters the party's National Executive Committee had "decided to recall the president of the republic before his term of office expires".

Mbeki, who is in the final months of his second five-year term as president, has yet to indicate whether he is ready to accede to their demand.

Johannesburg  - The top decision-making body of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party began a three- day meeting Friday that will decide the fate of President Thabo Mbeki.

Mbeki's neck has been on the ANC's chopping block since a court last week found evidence of political interference in the decision to prosecute ANC leader Jacob Zuma for corruption.

Mbeki and Zuma have been foes ever since Mbeki sacked Zuma as his deputy in 2005 on suspicion of corruption in an arms deal.

Zuma came back to trounce Mbeki as leader of the ANC last December, putting him on track to become president.