Yearly Archives: 2000

GAUTENG batsman Daryll Cullinan faces charges of bringing the game into disrepute when he appears before a disciplinary tribunal at the United Cricket Board headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. The hearing comes after UCB managing director Ali Bacher lodged a report on an incident involving Border paceman Makhaya Ntini and Cullinan during the Supersport […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 5.00pm. SHARES on the JSE continued to power higher in afternoon dealings alongside stronger world markets and after two weeks of sustained weakness. Banking, financial services and information technolgy stocks rallied the highest after being hit the hardest. The overall ended a whopping 3,40% or 288 points up, with financials […]

THE Indian government has agreed to send a team of industrial experts to help Nigeria in drawing up policies to boost small-scale industry. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, accompanied by Industry Minister Iyorcha Ayu, met the Indian Minister for Small Scale Industries Vasundhana Raji for talks on policy when he visited India last week, Obasanjo’s spokesman […]

SUGAR and aluminium firm Tongaat-Hulett Group Ltd is in talks to acquire Transvaal Sugar from Hunt Leuchars & Hepburn Holdings for R900-million, the companies said on Friday. Shares in HL&H jumped 11,3% or 74 cents to 730 cents, while Tongaat traded flat at R45,00 a share. HL&H separately said the deal needs the approval of […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Accra | Monday 9.20pm. CAMEROON and co-hosts Ghana scraped into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Monday despite both losing in a thrilling finish to Group A. Cte d’Ivoire defeated Ghana 2-0 in Accra through goals from Bonaventure Kalou and Donald Olivier Sie while an early Massamesso Tchangai goal gave outsiders Togo a […]

CATERING company Fedics Group on Friday said it is disposing of the business of Fedics as ongoing concern, delisting and liquidating by way of members’ voluntary winding up. The company said in a statement it was disposing of its business to a consortium comprised of existing black empowerment shareholders in Fedics, Ethos and certain members […]

ERNIE Els shot a 67 in the last round of the golf classic on Perth on Sunday, finishing on 12-under with 276. But he was still eight shots behind Michael Campbell of New Zealand, who won the A$1,4-million event.

KAIZER Chiefs beat teh Basotho Tigers 3-0 in a friendly in Kimberley on Sunday. Dennis Vukubi scored the only first half goal, while Lucky Maselesele netted twice after the break.

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter repeated his support on Sunday for African bids to stage the 2006 World Cup. “I said we needed more solidarity and if one of the bids gives all guarantees, it is only logical that we should go round the globe,” said Blatter, who supported African bids last week at the African […]