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/ 17 October 2006
First National Bank (FNB) is conducting a massive R60-million upgrade of its ATMs, which will see customers perform the fastest ATM transactions in the country, and use of interactive graphics, which makes the ATMs even easier to use, minimising the chance of errors. All FNB ATMs will switch from fixed-line infrastructure to the much faster GPRS, 3G and HSDPA platforms provided by cellular group MTN.
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/ 17 October 2006
The JSE was at yet another record high at midday on Tuesday, boosted by resources and gold miners. By 12.04pm, the all share index had added 0,07%, with resources 0,78% ahead and gold miners 0,60% better. Industrials were off 0,22%, financials shed 0,78% and the banks index was 1,56% weaker. Platinum miners retreated 0,78%.
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/ 17 October 2006
A Limpopo schoolgirl was fatally stabbed 28 times by her boyfriend as they walked home from school, police said on Tuesday. Superintendent Ailwei Mushavhanamadi said a manhunt had been launched for the 21-year-old youth, who attacked 17-year-old Pinky Maduwa with a sharp instrument on Monday.
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/ 17 October 2006
Ethiopia said on Tuesday that Eritrea’s deployment of troops and tanks to a demilitarised buffer zone along their border was just the latest in series of violations of a 2000 truce. Addis Ababa said it was ”carefully monitoring” the situation in the so-called Temporary Security Zone along the frontier.
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/ 17 October 2006
The strike at Sun International continued on Tuesday after failed dispute talks with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) over the weekend. Some ”positive progress” was made in the discussions with Saccawu senior officials and shop stewards, Sun International said in a statement.
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/ 17 October 2006
Two trains on Rome’s underground metro system collided on Tuesday and as many 60 people were reported injured, some of them seriously. One report said some passengers were still trapped underground. Atac, the Rome metro operator, confirmed reports of the crash at Piazza Vittorio underground station in the city centre but could not provide any more details.
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/ 17 October 2006
HIV/Aids in China has spread beyond high risk groups such as drug users, prostitutes and homosexuals and the country was becoming ”like Africa” in how the virus is transmitted, a senior health official says. ”There are 190 new HIV infections every day … and 1% of all pregnant women in China are infected,” said Hao Yang.
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/ 17 October 2006
South African cellular operator Vodacom on Tuesday announced the launch of a credit card to its customers, expanding its offerings beyond that of pure telecommunication services. The Vodacom Credit Card — to be launched in November — will offer Vodacom Contract and Top Up customers access to credit with a wide range of lifestyle rewards and benefits.
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/ 17 October 2006
The Tamil Tigers’ latest suicide bomb attack, the deadliest in the island’s history, has illustrated that the rebel army still ranks as a master of the tactic. The elite band of "Black Tigers" is regarded by guerrilla supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran as a "protective armour" and one of the most effective weapons in his battle for an independent homeland for ethnic Tamils.
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/ 17 October 2006
He was arguably the finest striker produced in South African soccer. The legendary Thomas Hlongwane, known by the descriptive and singular nickname of ”Who’s Fooling Who?” is no more. He died in the early hours of Saturday morning in his mid-40s at his home in Mabopane.