WEDNESDAY, 1.45PM: THE British Lions made mincemeat of the Emerging Springboks on Tuesday, beating them 51-22 in Wellington. But Lions coach Ian McGeechan was still not impressed with his team. He said there was a spell when they looked “bloody awful” and that they were showed up at times by the good rugby played by […]
TUESDAY, 2.30PM LABOUR federation the Congress of SA Trade Unions on Tuesday called for an end to negotiations in the National Economic Development and Labour Council on the Basic Conditions of Employment Bill, and proposed that the Bill be sent straigh to Parliament for a decision on disputed areas of the Bill. In a press […]
WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange experienced its biggest one-day fall in 10 weeks on Tuesday, with the all share index closing 79,4 points (1,1%) down at 7 192,1 points, mainly as a result of nervousness ahead of Friday’s futures close-out. While the industrial fell slightly, shedding 49,7 points (0,59%) to close on 8 432,7, […]
WEDNESDAY, 3.30PM The crucial final decision on the status of the African elephant in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species will not be made on Wednesday, despite earlier expectations. Following overnight consultations with the three range states seeking the lifting of an international ban in ivory trade, it was agreed a 19-member working […]
WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM: GAUTENG Lions rugby coach Ray Mordt and his assistants Tito Lupini and Hugo van As resigned and refused to coach the team on Tuesday, blaming some “senior World Cup contracted players” for making their jobs impossible. Dr Louis Luyt, president of the South African Rugby Football Union, stepped in to give the Lions […]
WEDNESDAY, 8.00AM PUBLIC servants will be obliged to report cases of fraud, nepotism and maladministration by their colleagues, under a new code of conduct for civil servants, unveiled in parliament yesterday by Public Service Minister Zola Skweyiya. Skweyiya said equivalent codes in other countries like Australia, the US and Uganda had been studied, which revealed […]
TUESDAY, 2.00PM THE SA Medical and Dental Council admitted before the truth commission on Tuesday that it could have done more to ensure the wellbeing of detainees, and that it had displayed “apathy” at the time of the Steve Biko murder, when it decided not to act against doctors implicated in Biko’s death. Former SAMDC […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: THE Wimbledon line-up draw was announced on Tuesday, and the South African players face some tough opposition. Fragile 15-seed Wayne Ferreira will face Scott Draper in the first round. Draper recently dismissed world no-2 Michael Chang, and is in top form. If Ferreira passes the first round, he will come up against notorious […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: THE Premier Soccer League board of governors announced on Tuesday there will be no change in the rule that currently allows the host team of any league match to collect all stadium ticket sales income. Top league teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates lodged a complaint with the board to change the rule […]
TUESDAY, 12.00NOON AT least half of SA’s pharmacies, represented by United SA Pharmaceuticals, have precipitated a furore by announcing they will introduce a R20,90 dispensing fee, raising the ire of medical aid schemes, who believe the move will lead to a 17% increase in average medicine costs, and lead to patients paying cash for prescription […]