FORMER Zimbabwean President Canaan Banana lost an appeal on Monday of his conviction on sexual assault charges and gay sex offenses and has been ordered to spend a year in jail. He is expected to report to jail later on Monday. One year of his sentence has been suspended. The 64-year-old Banana was convicted in […]
ZIMBABWE’s annual inflation rose by 2,9% to 53,7% in April, the Reserve Bank announced on Tuesday. The central bank said food inflation rose by 0,8% to 47,2% and core inflation by 4,7% percent to 58,9%. On the interbank foreign exchange market, the bank said the net outflow came to US$38-million. The current account registered a […]
SHARES in Network Healthcare Holdings rose almost 5% on Tuesday as the market warmly welcomed the hospital group’s positive half year results. By 10am the counter was up 4,94% at 85 cents, outperforming the benchmark All Share index which was up a marginal 0,04%. Netcare earlier reported a 54,7% rise in headline earnings per share […]
ZIMBABWE warmed up for Thursday’s second Test at Trent Bridge with their second consecutive victory on Yorkshire soil beating MCC by 22 runs in Castleford on Sunday. The tourists, beaten with embarrassing ease by England in the first Test at Lord’s and badly out of touch elsewhere this summer, played themselves back into form with […]
A 46-year-old Mpumalanga pilot died instantly on Monday evening when his borrowed light aircraft developed mechanical problems and crashed shortly after take-off. Gary Griffiths was burnt beyond recognition in a fire which also consumed the wrecked Armerod two-seater he had borrowed from a friend. Witnesses told police on Tuesday they saw sparks shooting from the […]
ZAMBIA is holding an Angolan soldier after a border clash that left three Zambians wounded last week. “Three Zambians — a soldier and two civilians — were wounded but are out of danger. We are still holding one Angolan government soldier,” a Zambian official said. The incident happened on Thursday when Angolan soldiers crossed into […]
LIBYA is to send a second envoy to the Philippines to try to help secure the release of 21 mostly foreign hostages held by Muslim rebels, a Libyan organisation said on Tuesday. The Kadhafi World Foundation, in a statement published by the Libyan embassy in Riyadh, said the second representative would back up the efforts […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday 11.20am. IN a move which threatens the already fragile state of affairs in the Premier Soccer League, Sundowns have turned down an offer to play in the Vodacom Challenge. The competition, an unofficial multi-million rand involving top soccer teams from all over Africa — and possibly teams from countries […]
SOUTH Africa were outpointed 69-10 by New Zealand in the inaugural World Sevens Series Cup Final in Paris on Sunday. The teams went into the break with the Kiwis leading 45-0 and although the Springboks scored two tries in the second-half it was a matter of trying to retain their self respect. “I’m just pleased […]
SOUTH Africa’s main agency for government statistics said on Tuesday it is recruiting a new head to replace Mark Orkin, who has held the post since 1995. Orkin has been credited with turning the body around, making it a authoritative source of relevant market information reflecting a democratic South Africa. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel stressed […]