/ 15 March 1999

SUN UP ON JACKO RUMOURS

SHARES in Sun International Ltd (Sisa) jumped nearly 27% in early trade on Monday on speculation that pop star Michael Jackson will buy a 27% stake in the hotel group. This comes after Business Times reported on Sunday that Jackson is to buy 27% of Sisa for R400-million from the provincial North West Development Corporation. It quoted sources close to the deal as saying Jackson will fly into South Africa later this month to conclude the transaction.