The Springboks finally got their game plan right against the All Blacks – now they face the world champion Wallabies Andy Capostagno ‘Is the sword still hanging over your head?” came the question in the media conference. “What sword would that be?” came the answer from Springbok coach Nick Mallett. If Damocles had indeed escaped […]
A fight for the mineral-rich Richtersveld is pitting a small community against the state and its diamond mine Alexkor Barry Streek Three high-powered legal teams are squaring up the in the remote Northern Cape town of Kubus for one of the country’s most significant land claims battles. Communities in the Richtersveld are seeking to have […]
Andrew Muchineripi soccer Think carefully about the question I am about to pose before you answer it: what are the most common words on the lips of football fans ahead of any cup final? A clue. It is so obvious that it may not be obvious. Without fear of contradiction I declare that “Who will […]
users M&G reporter Internet news service News24 has taken steps to track down and penalise three people who have posted abusive messages on its chat forums. Complaints have been submitted to the administrators of the abusers’ Internet Service Providers or domains, who may choose what actions – warnings, blacklisting or criminal charges – to take. […]
South African Music Week: A CDreview special African Jazz Pioneers: Afrika Vukani (Gallo) The Pioneers haul out their old-style South African jazz stuff one more time, but it really is all wearing a bit thin now. Leader Ntemi Piliso, probably the last remaining member of the original Pioneers, groans his way through a song or […]
Evidence wa ka Ngobeni While the police have chalked up several important victories against the drug industry in recent months, they admit they are yet to make significant progress in stemming the proliferation of drugs in schools. Since February this year law enforcement agencies have been targeting various drug transit points and have seized more […]
South Africa’s economic strategy should concentrate on stimulating the domestic market rather than on foreign direct investment Xolela Mangcu South Africa’s macro-economic growth, employment and redistribution (Gear) strategy is underpinned by a three-part syllogism. It proceeds as follows: the government should implement a set of structural-adjustment policies (low budget deficits, privatisation of state assets, relaxation […]
MINING group Avgold Ltd plans to raise about R500m through a rights issue. It said in a statement that the money would be used to fund the final stage of the Target Mine development and to repay a short-term loan of R300m from Anglovaal Mining Ltd. Avgold is 60.1% owned by Anglovaal. Shareholders will vote […]
MARK BENDEICH, London | Friday MINING group Billiton Plc announced an agreed C$1.7bn (US$1.2bn) cash bid for Canadian copper miner Rio Algom Ltd, trumping a hostile offer by Noranda Inc and Chile’s Codelco. Billiton, seeking to diversify its portfolio into base metals, said Rio Algom’s board had recommended its offer of C$27 per share, giving […]
THE state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said its northern Kaduna oil refinery would be back on stream by the middle of September instead of the earlier target of end August. The 110000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery was shut down early this month after its five boilers, which had shown signs of wear for some […]