Gaye Davis SENIOR Human Rights Commission official Anne Routier has tendered her resignation following a blistering row with chair Barney Pityana. Routier, a National Party nominee to the commission who convenes its committee for policy and planning, and heads its Eastern Cape region, tendered her resignation with immediate effect in a letter to the secretary […]
With a Test against the awesome All Blacks next weekend there doesn’t seem to be enough time to solve the Springbok problems or enough talent to plug the gaping holes left by injuries RUGBY:Steve Morris DESPITE the assurances of as respected a voice as the great Pinetree, Colin Meads, that Springbok rugby is at a […]
Mungo Soggot and Christian Figenschou SOUTH AFRICA’S main nuclear waste dump has been leaking radioactive material for years. Metal drums filled with radioactive waste and buried at the Atomic Energy Corporation’s (AEC) Vaalputs site in the Northern Cape have leaked, while concrete blocks used to contain more dangerous waste have also failed. Documents in the […]
THURSDAY, 11.00AM: MICHAEL CHEESEMAN of Gauteng leads in the KWV Berg River Canoe marathon, after the first stage between Paarl and Zonquasdrift on Wesnesday. Cheeseman opened up a comfortable lead of three miutes fourteen seconds gap ahead of Western Province paddlers. Cheeseman, 29, finished at 4:16:59, followed by Pual Marais of Cape Town with 3:13. […]
THURSDAY, 3.30PM POLICE on Thursday said Wednesday night’s killing of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs national secretary Sharief Khan was not gang-related. The statement came amid fears that Khan’s murder was the beginning of a war between Cape Flats gangsters and the vigilante movement, in revenge for Pagad’s lynching last year of gangster Rashied Staggie. […]
NO PEACE IN BRAZZAVILLE HEAVY weapons fire continued in the Congolese capital Brazzaville on Thursday. On Wednesday, the head of the national mediation committee, Brazzaville mayor Bernard Kolelas, indefinitely postponed political talks to seek a negotiated solution to the crisis after former strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso refused to attend. According to Sassou Nguesso’s spokesman Francois […]
THURSDAY, 10.45AM: THE South African Broadcasting Corporation has bought the rights to broadcast all matches involving South Africa in the 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso. The SABC bought the rights from M-Net. SABC Topsport GM Edward Griffiths said that Bafana Bafana supporters will be able to see their heroes defend their title. […]
THURSDAY, 10.30AM The gold price edged lower on Wednesday after taking a breather from its headlong fall on Tuesday. The precious metral lost another $2,20 to close in London at $319,75, after seeing $315,75 in the morning. Local markets reflected bullion’s fortunes, with the JSE’s gold index losing 2% to end the day 18,4 points […]
THURSDAY, 11.30AM EXPORTS of SA-built motor vehicles increased by 90% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to latest figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA. A total of 6 207 locally manufactured vehicles were exported between January and May this year, compared […]
THURSDAY, 8.00AM LABOUR minister Tito Mboweni warned labour and business leaders yesterday that if they feel to reach agreement on the disputed conditions of employment bill, he will pull it back from Parliament. Mboweni said it would be of great concern to the ANC if the bill, which aims to improve the conditions of vulnerable […]