SA EXPRESS pilots are considering a strike to support a female colleague who was grounded for allegedly referring to a ground crew member as a kaffir, the Johannesburg daily, Beeld, reported on Thursday. The female pilot was suspended when a flight crew member heard the alleged remark and lodged a complaint.
ANGLO American Platinum Corp (Amplats) said late on Wednesday that strike action at its Rustenburg and Union sections will have no immediate impact on its output. Amplats, the world’s biggest platinum producer, said some 18000 workers were affected by the strike action at the two operations which account for some 40% of the company’s platinum […]
THE Health Department said on Thursday that there is no proof that the drug AZT could prevent the transmission of HIV to rape victims. The department said in a statement it has done an extensive survey of all published scientific data on the relationship between rape, HIV, and AZT. “We have not come across a […]
PAUL EJIME, Lagos | Thursday 9.00am. FORMER South African national coach Phillipe Troussier guided Japan to the final of the World Youth Championship against Spain on Saturday, after beating Uruguay 2-1 in a thrilling late night match here Wednesday. The Japanese youth team, trained by Troussier after he coached Bafana Bafana into the first World […]
THIRTEEN South African fishermen were presumed drowned off the country’s Eastern Cape coast on Tuesday after rescue services called off a two-day air and sea search for their sunken trawler. During the intensive search, the bodies of three of the 16 crew were fished out of the rough seas Monday off the small port of […]
SEVEN Stars continued their winning streak with a 4-1 win over Bush Bucks in a Castle Premier League match at the Independence Stadium in Umtata on Sunday. Veteran striker Bennett Masinga opened the score in the third minute for the Cape Town team with a header and Junaid Hartley scored two more (in the 35th […]
COMMANDOS and police in Mpumalanga have arrested 1694 illegal immigrants and criminals since the beginning of the month. Offences included illegal border crossings, possession of unregistered guns, and assault, said army spokeswoman Lize Pienaar in a statement on Wednesday. “This was a result of deploying our commando units to work jointly with the police at […]
ANGOLA, Mozambique and Namibia have sacked their national coaches following disappointing African Nations Cup qualifying results. Brazilian Djalma Cavalcante replaces Yugoslav Vesselin Jelusic after Angola crashed 2-0 at home to Mauritius and Mozambique fired Joao Albasine following a 6-1 humiliation by Cameroon in Maputo. Namibia dumped Seth Boois when they lost 3-0 in Cote d’Ivoire […]
SOUTH Africa barred a top coach from joining Pakistan’s World Cup squad because of fears he may disclose playing secrets to their rivals. English-born Richard Pybus, who coached Border to both the first-class and limited overs provincial finals this season, was appointed on Thursday as Pakistan’s technical coach and fitness trainer for the World Cup. […]
WOOLWORTHS Holdings Limited announced on Wednesday that it intends to acquire a strategic 13,5% stake in Netactive Limited, an internet service provider which listed on the JSE on Wednesday. It has been agreed in principle that Netactive will issue for cash 6,667 million ordinary shares to Woolworths, for a total consideration of R8-million. Commenting on […]