BAFANA Bafana are rated 20th in the latest Fifa world football rankings, a jump of four places. Brazil continue to lead the rankings, with the Czech Republic remaining in second spot ahead of world champions. Egypt moved up five places to 32, and Ghana recorded the biggest improvement to jump ten places to 47th thanks […]
ZAMBIAN Defence Minister Chitalu Sampa on Wednesday accused Angolan government soldiers of entering the country and attacking Zambian troops patrolling the northwestern border. Sampa said at least one Zambian soldier was killed and three were wounded in two attacks last month along the border with the war-torn Angola, which has accused Lusaka of backing the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 5.30pm. RALLYING resource shares kept the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on positive ground but morning firmness in industrial counters eroded later by a weaker opening on Wall St and an ailing rand. Commodity-based shares moved from strength to strength, as investors piled into export-oriented companies as a currency protection against a […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 3.20pm. PAPER and pulp manufacturer Sappi beat market forecasts on Monday with a 93% surge in first-half earnings, boosted by higher global paper prices and tight cost controls in a performance that sent its shares flying. The global paper and pulp group, which has operations across South Africa, Europe and […]
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A NEW group designed to protect Afrikaans interests was established in Pretoria over the weekend. Group spokesman Johan Rossouw said opionmakers such as Van Zyl Slabbert and writer Breyten Breytenbach had been invited to meet over the weekend to discuss the establishment of the organisation. The 63 people attending the meeting on Sunday morning decided […]
SOUTH African under-23 coach Shakes Mashaba has named near full-strength squad to play New Zealand in the first leg of their Olympic qualifier in Auckland on May 19. The Squad: Emile Baron, Rowen Fernandez, David Kannemeyer, Nkipitheni Matombo, Matthew Booth (c), Aaron Mokoena, Fabian McCarthy, Patric Mbuthu, Steve Lekoelea, Jabu Pule, Lebohang Kukame, Quinton Fortune, […]
WORLD number two bullion producer Gold Fields turned in a steady March quarter on Thursday and said it would seek further acquisitions and mergers in the future. The miner posted a 20% increase in net earnings to R231,9-million from the December quarter, but revenue fell R25,4-million to R1,793-billion because of lower gold output. Gold production […]
THE announcement of the Springbok squad for the upcoming tests against Canada and England in June has been postponed due to the possibility of the Cats or Stormers making the Super 12 semi-finals. The announcement, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed to a later date which will be determined after a meeting of the […]