THE University of Venda’s vice-chancellor, Geso Moses Nkondo, abused his credit card and irregularly spent over R200000 in taxfunds on personal expenses, the Heath Special Investigative Unit said on Tuesday. Unit spokesman Guy Rich said in a statement Nkondo admitted the “improper and irregular” expenditure after a two-year and has already begun repaying the money. […]
ZIMBABWEAN businessman Billy Rautenbach has been removed as chief executive of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s mining giant Gecamines, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Rautenbach had been in talks with Gecamines and other parties after the country’s mining ministry revoked a joint venture between the state-owned company and Rautenbach’s firm, Ridgepoint Overseas Development. He […]
UGANDAN forensic experts extended a gruesome investigation on Tuesday into a doomsday sect which appears to have murdered more than 500 people in a church blaze and other mass killings in Uganda. Thirteen more bodies have been found buried beneath a house belonging to one of the leaders of the cult. The 13 bodies, which […]
THE International Monetary Fund has approved a $50-million credit for Mozambique and says the funds will be available on an accelerated basis in light of the devastating floods that have struck the country. The IMF’s executive board approved the loan under terms of the IMF’s “poverty reduction and growth facility (PRGF),” which makes financial assistance […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 5.00pm. THE JSE suffered a setback on Tuesday, dragged down by a weaker gold price, ending the day 1,86% or 153 points lower. Resources took the biggest knock, closing play 3,05% or 152 points in the red. Gold lost a whopping $3,45 on the day and at 4pm was trading […]
MORE than 40000 jobs in the formal business sector, excluding agriculture, were lost between September and December last year, the government’s Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. The total employment in the sector fell by 2,5% or 121,476 employees for the whole of last year. These figures exclude self-employed people who are not registered for […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Abjua | Wednesday 12.45pm FIFTEEN people have been killed in unrest between Muslims and Christians which broke out earlier this week in the far northeast of Nigeria. At least 15 people died in the clashes which erupted over plans to locate a church in a Muslim-dominated area of northern Borno State. On Tuesday, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Sharjah | Wednesday 11.00am. SHOAIB Akhtar produced a blistering spell as Pakistan halted their 14-match losing streak against South Africa with a 67-run win in the Sharjah Cup triangular series on Tuesday. Akhtar, bowling with awesome speed, snapped up three wickets in one over to rip through an under-strength South Africa in a […]
POLICE have ruled out the possibility that arson was the cause of the blaze which gutted the Pinelands home of former anti-apartheid cleric Allan Boesak. Police said they have found no firm evidence of foul play and there were no traces of solvents, flammable liquids or incidiary devices. Shortly after the fire, which happened early […]
THE total turnover of institutions increased by 3,0% in fourth quarter 1999 to R362,62-billion from the fourth quarter 1998 level of R351,99-billion, according to figures released Tuesday by Statistics South Africa. However, Stats SA said fourth quarter 1999 turnover was 12,8% down on the R416,07-billion recorded in third quarter 1999. It said Gauteng contributed 44,7% […]