EGYPTIAN police have seized 138 kg of raw elephant ivory in a raid on a tourist bazaar warehouse in the southern region of Aswan. The 78 pieces of uncarved tusk had been smuggled from Central Africa for distribution to ivory traders in Egypt. The Egyptian Minister of State for Environment Affairs Nadia Makram Ebeid says […]
DIRKIE Strydom, Dagga Bosman and Fransie Roets have been roped into the Griquas squad for their Vodacom Cup clash against the Northern Free State Griffons at Absa Park in Kimberley on Friday night. Strydom back in action after being injured repleces Leon van den Heever ar fullback with Bosman making his return to flank at […]
CHANGE is the name of the game at the SWD Eagles, who have made no less than six changes for their Vodacom Cup match against Border. Wayne Munn is the new Eagles scrumhalf, while flanker Lodewyk Hattingh loses his place to Fiela van Zyl, who makes way for Harold Karele at eighthman. In the backline […]
DOZENS of striking workers at a textile company in the northern Nigerian city of Kano were injured and ten arrested after invading company premises and clashing with the police, officials said on Thursday. The Lebanese-owned Angels Spinning and Dyeing Company last month announced plans to sack around 1500 of its 4000 staff in Kano. Workers […]
A SHIPMENT of diamonds from Angola has been seized by Belgian authorities in Antwerp at the request of De Beers,, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The shipment of rough diamonds was destined for De Beers’s rival, the Angola Selling Corporation (Ascorp). De Beers has said it has contracts to buy all the diamonds from […]
TWO Johannesburg policemen were killed in an accident on Empire Road early on Thursday morning. Captain Iwo Liut, 35, and Sergeant Jaque Rabie, 29, were involved in a high speed chase when they lost control of their car, which plunged off the N1 highway onto Empire Road near Wits University. Paramedics battled for hours at […]
ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Paarl | Thursday 9.00am. BOLAND beat Eastern Province by 36 runs in Paarl to win the Standard Bank Cup, the province’s first trophy in senior cricket. Boland made 209/6 in their 45 overs after winning the toss and then restricted EP to 173/8 in reply. Boland based their score around a fine half […]
NIGERIA’s privatisation agency said on Thursday it is reopening bidding for 64,8-million government shares in oil marketer African Petroleum whose earlier sale prompted a parliamentary inquiry. The government said last week it was selling the shares to Sadiq Petroleum Ltd, a little-known oil marketing company, which has agreed to pay 33,00 naira per share or […]
KING Lebone Molotlegi of the Bafokeng has died in a Sandton clinic, after being admitted there earlier this month with lung and kidney failure. Under the rule of the 35-year-old king, the 300_ooo strong Bakokeng managed to develop their infrastructure near Rustenburg without government assistance with their shares in the Impala Platinum mines. Last year […]
AT least 60 people have died after two buses collided at Kericho in western Kenya on Wednesday. Police say the two buses, belonging to Akamba and Shaggy bus companies, collided head-on at Kapkatunga near Kericho town and burst into flames on impact. Seriously injured passengers were taken to hospitals in Kericho.