SHARES in Duiker Mining slumped almost 7% in opening Friday trade as the market reacted to its news that the South African coal miner expects to make a loss in the first half of its financial year. The stock retreated 45 cents or 6.98% to R6 following the company’s late Thursday warning.

SOME 22 people drowned when their boat capsized in western Uganda’s Lake Albert earlier this week, police said on Friday. Police spokesman John Kimera said that the accident occurred on Wednesday night when the boat was travelling from Kihoro town in Hoima district to Panyamuru in Nebbi district. The boat reportedly hit submerged metal bars […]

SEVERAL hundred disappointed Nigerian football fans ran onto the pitch at the National Stadium, Lagos, Sunday, after Cameroon beat the co-hosts in a penalty shoot-out. The Surulere stadium was packed with more than 40000 supporters cheering Nigeria throughout the match which ended at 2-2 after extra-time was played. Despite regular appeals for the spectators to […]

THE Democratic Republic of Congo says a prolonged civil war had scared off nearly $1-billion in foreign mining investment from the mineral-rich nation, but a new mining code should lure investors back. Mines Minister Frederic Kibassa Maliba told investors at a mining conference he is confident that a three-day show in Kinshasa next week will […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 12.35pm. THE editors of the Mail & Guardian and the Sunday Times have been subpoenaed to appear before the Human Rights Commission to respond to allegations of racism. The editors could face fines or six months in prison if they ignored the summons to appear before the body next month. […]

THE new chairman of the SABC board is Dr Vincent Maphai, the Minister in the office of the president, Essop Pahad, announced on Friday. The new deputy chair is Barbara Mafakela. Pahad said President Thabo Mbeki had appointed the board which will serve for a period of 4 years effective March 1.

THE United States is evacuating all its employees and contractors from northern Namibia because of the worsening security situation, and tells its citizens to stay away from the region. “US government affiliated personnel there are being relocated and US citizens in the area are urged to depart,” the State Department said in a statement. Included […]

BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto is almost certain to be out of a job when his contract expires at the end of the African Nations Cup. Moloto, coach for almost two years, has come under heavy criticism for his 3-5-2 tactics during the 2-0 semi-final defeat by Nigeria on Thursday. South African Football Association president […]

CANADA’S Transportation Safety Board will help investigators probing the crash of a Kenya Airways jet off the Ivory Coast that killed 169 people to download data from one of the plane’s “black box” flight recorders, a spokesman said. Safety board spokesman Jim Harris said it is expected the flight data recorder, accompanied by a local […]

MPUMALANGA legislature speaker William Lubisi had to be airlifted to Nelspruit for the ceremonial opening of the House on Friday after floods stranded him 40km away in the rural village of Pienaar. Lubisi arrived just in the nick of time but the crowd of spectators waiting to hear whether Mpumalanga will get disaster flood funding […]