Hazel Friedman CENSORSHIP boards la apartheid might be out of fashion at the SABC, but they are making a confusing comeback in the form of ”acceptance committees” on each of the corporation’s television channels. In the absence of an overall policy, the rules differ from channel to channel, and no one knows for certain what […]
THURSDAY, 10.00AM: FIVE British Lions players are injured and have been ruled out of the third rugby Test match against South Africa at Ellis Park stadium on Saturday. During the second Test, winger Alan Tait and hooker Keith Wood suffered groin injuries and Eric Miller strained his thigh muscle. Scrumhalf Kyran Bracken and prop Jason […]
TUESDAY, 5.30PM The two Pretoria University researchers who appeared before a university disciplinary hearing on Thursday were found guilty of misconduct. Professor Dirk du Plessis and Dr Callie Landauer were sternly reprimanded for continuing their research into the drug Virodene P058 without the permission of the university’s ethics committee, the university said. TUESDAY, 4.30PM TWO […]
WEDNESDAY, 4.00PM JOINT crime prevention action by police and the army have succeeded in bringing down Gauteng’s murder rate by 11%, robberies by 10% and bank robberies by 26%, safety and security MEC Jessie Duarte said on Thursday. “The government in Gauteng can now announce that it is indeed increasingly dealing much more effectively with […]
THURSDAY, 4.00PM THE Gauteng provincial legislature on Thursday promulgated a new acvt enabling authorities to take harsh action to put an end to taxi violence, and the provincial government has already begun to implement stern measures against taxi operators involved in violence, according to Gauteng safety and security MEC Jessie Duarte. Duarte said the measures […]
THURSDAY, 11.30AM JOHANNESBURG Consolidated Investments and Anglo American on Wednesday killed two birds with one stone when they announced that Anglo is to sell its entire 26,8% stake in British multinational Lonrho to JCI for R2,5-billion> The deal follows the failure of merger talks between JCI and Lonrho, and resuscitates the group’s international ambitions while […]
DISCRIMINATION RULING APPEALED The ministers of justice and public service and the Public Service Commision will appeal the High Court ruling that the justice department’s affirmative action policy constituted unfair discrimination against white males. Justice JDM Swart has granted leave to the appeal on Thursday. Swart earlier declared the apppointment of 30 state attorneys invalid […]
TUESDAY, 4.30PM THE Independent Complaints Directorate on Thursday released figures that show police killed 191 people during arrest or in custody in the first quarter of this year, compared to 226 deaths for the whole of 1995. The new figure, if extrapolated, suggests that by the end of this year 764 people will have fallen […]
THURSDAY, 11.30AM GOLD looked ready to begin testing the $330/oz barrier on Wednesday when it traded as low as $331,45 in London before closing $1,30 down on Tuesday’s price at $332, 35. The metal closed in New York $2,80 down at $331,15. Bullion’s poor fortunes were mirrored on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, where the gold […]
WEDNESDAY, 3.00PM STRIKES during the first six months of 1997 resulted in the loss of 140 000 fewer workdays than the same period last year. The number of workdays lost in the first half dropped from 400 000 in 1996 to 260 000 this year, according to statistics released on Wednesday by labour consultancy Andrew […]