OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 2.00pm. FRESH claims have been made that weapons – but no “atom” bomb – as well as an Amscor “agent” were aboard the ill-fated Helderberg. Two Johannesburg newspapers carried further “revelations” about the mysterious downing of the SAA flight in November 1987 that killed all 159 on board. Well-known businessman […]
REBELS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said on Tuesday they would withdraw their troops this week from the disputed diamond city of Kisangani along with Ugandan and Rwandan forces. But Kin-Kiey Mulumba, spokesman for the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD), said rebels would reserve the right to defend the town from any attack […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 1.50pm. THE National Union of Mineworkers faces financial ruin if Eskom is successful in suing it for some R6,1-million for damage to property caused by its members during strike action. In a similar case Telkom is claiming R285000 from the Communication Workers’ Union, The Star reports. According to the paper […]
CONTROVERSIAL draft legislation, which proposes that gun licences will have to be regularly renewed and that anyone wanting one will have to undergo compulsory competency training, was tabled in Parliament on Monday. The government claims the Firearms Control Bill will help stem the proliferation of illegal weapons, but opposition parties say it will be difficult […]
PATHOLOGISTS have said that neurological shock resulting from burns was the cause of death among members of a bizarre religious sect in Western Uganda in March. A senior police officer said that this was contained in the first analytical report on the Kanungu inferno, in which about 530 people died 17 March in a church […]
THE United Cricket Board of South Africa announced on Tuesday that it will back Bangladesh’s bid for Test status. The International Cricket Council will consider the application at their meeting in London next month. Acting UCBSA president Percy Sonn said in a statement: “We decided Bangladesh’s application is consistent with the ICC’s global (cricket development) […]
NELSPRUIT’S city council has threatened to cut the power supply to the police station and prison unless they settle almost over R300000 in unpaid bills. A similar threat for Mpumalanga’s health department to pay R500000 on Friday to prevent the province’s third biggest hospital, Rob Ferreira Hospital, from being plunged into darkness. The National Department […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 1.25pm. ACT Brumbies coach Eddie Jones on Wednesday turned the heat back on the Canterbury Crusaders, questioning their lineout tactics ahead of Saturday’s Super 12 rugby final in Canberra. Jones is tired of opposing teams continually querying the legality of the Brumbies’ lineout methods in recent weeks, seeing it […]
GARY Teichmann, former Springbok and Natal skipper, will return to South Africa next week to lead his Welsh side Newport against the Sharks as part of his benefit year celebrations. The celebrations kick off on Saturday when Newoport will play a warm-up match against Teichman’s old club College Rovers. Apart from Teichmann, the side also […]
MPUMALANGA fired controversial local government director James Nkambule for the fourth time on Monday, without waiting for the outcome of disciplinary action against him. All three earlier attempts to axe Nkambule had to be withdrawn after the government admitted that it failed to follow established labour procedures. The latest dismissal was announced in a terse […]