The mainly Afrikaans-speaking delegation was led from the Johannesburg airport by a back exit to avoid a confrontation.

They were thought to have discussed her current plight, but she refused to acknowledge or talk to reporters awaiting her return at the Johannesburg airport.

The state-controlled television showed brief scenes of neofascist demonstrators that turned up at Johannesburg airport to jeer at the negotiators.

SUNDAY, FEB. 4 The Johannesburg airport seems more relaxed than I remember it, with very few signs of police.

The vacant land, which is a short drive from Johannesburg airport, was the property of the government and a private farmer.

A Mbeki spokesman said the 45-minute meeting took place at the Johannesburg airport, where Mr. Mugabe stopped on his way to a conference in Malaysia.

Ms. Mostert said she had confronted him once again, as he arrived in Johannesburg airport, and he had said that her grandmother had lied in saying that she was his daughter.

Pick up a hire car at Johannesburg airport and you can be in Kruger National Park (www.krugerpark.co.za) in three hours.

I hopped on the Gautrain, an express train from the Johannesburg airport to the city center, and headed to my friend's office in Melrose Arch.

First, we meet Ayla Kol, arriving late at night at Johannesburg airport.