MUSLIM rebels holding 21 mostly foreign hostages, including two South Africans, for more than a month on Friday cancelled the planned start of formal talks with Philippine government negotiators. Manila’s chief negotiator, Roberto Aventajado, said the guerrillas called off Friday’s talks because they have moved the hostages. He now expects the talks to start on […]
NICOLE MORDANT, Johannesburg | Friday 12.30pm. PRE-election turmoil in Zimbabwe continued to weigh on sub-Saharan Africa’s two biggest bourses this week, and analysts expect market confidence to remain shaky until beyond next month’s poll. Analysts said that against a backdrop of waning offshore interest in African markets, activity across the bourses will remain subdued and […]
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Man meets woman; man doesn’t jump into bed with woman. Patrice Leconte, the award-winning director of Ridicule, tells Peter Lennon why his new film.
MALBAK, the packaging group owned by Rembrandt, has annuonced that it has bought Low & Bonar, the second biggest carton converter in the UK. According to the Business Report the deal is worth 80-million. Malbak said that the acquisition is in line with its strategy of focusing on folding cartons in the UK and Europe. […]
NATIONAL water affairs and forestry minister Ronnie Kasrils will be tackled next Tuesday over the unresolved problem of squatters in the sensitive Dukuduku Forest near St Lucia. KwaZulu-Natal’s agriculture and environment MEC, Narend Singh, said on Wednesday that he would personally meet with the minister to find out why the matter had not been settled. […]
DIMENSION Data, South Africa’s biggest IT group, has bought the leading US network integration company Integrated Systems Group for $70-million. The group said the acquisition gives it instant credibility in the highly competitive New York market. The deal is effective from June and subject to certain conditions will be sealed with an immediate $35-million cash […]
THE Canterbury Crusaders on Thursday named the side that will defend their Super 12 title at this weekend’s final against the ACT Brumbies at Canberra’s Bruce Stadium. Scrumhalf Justin Marshall remains sidelined by a calf injury and he will again be replaced by newcomer Ben Hurst, who made a fine Super 12 debut during last […]
THE Post Office said on Thursday that it is setting up a pilot project that aims to sell postage stamps over the internet. It is hoped the project will be up and running by the end of the year. All the consumer will need is a computer, a printer and an internet connection to buy […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 1.25pm. WORLD Cup-winning halfback pair George Gregan and Stephen Larkham, along with rugby league convert Andrew Walker at fullback, hold the key to the ACT Brumbies breaking New Zealand’s hold on Super 12 title on Saturday. The Brumbies, in their first final since losing the 1997 final to the […]