21.   Edison Yongai, editor of Point newspaper, was charged Tuesday with ten counts of libel for a story published last week that accused Cabinet ministers of corruption.

22.   He accused the minister, a member of the royal family, of failing to fight drugs and crime.

23.   He publicly accused Cabinet ministers of engineering ethnic fighting and helped bring a private prosecution for rape against one of them.

24.   He accused some ministers of hampering his policies.

25.   He has been under attack by radical opponents of President Hashemi Rafsanjani, who accuse the minister of incompetence.

26.   In recent months, several top former Congress Party ministers have been accused in a bribes-for-favors scandal.

27.   In recent months, several top former Congress Party ministers have been accused in a bribes-for-favors scandals.

28.   Jawhar also accused the minister of appointing unqualified teachers and refusing scholarships to deserving students.

29.   Mdlalose, an Inkatha official, recently took over the provincial police portfolio after his security minister was accused of involvement in attacks on ANC members.

30.   Opposition, had accused the minister of unfair practices and efforts to cover up for his colleagues and demanded that the minister step down.