THE bodies of six victims in the Kenya Airways jet that crashed into the sea off Cote d’Ivoire on January 30, leaving 169 people dead or missing, arrived in Nairobi on Monday aboard a regular Kenya Airways flight. The Airbus flight, carrying other passengers, along with family members and relatives of the six victims — […]

SHARES in JCI Gold Ltd pressed firmer in early trade on Thursday as Western Areas withdrew merger plans. Western Areas said on Wednesday it has withdrawn plans for the proposed merger of companies in the JCI/Randgold Group to form a single global mining company. It said the proposal was no longer feasible due to inadequate […]

OUTDATED legislation has led to the cancellation of what was set to be the first official fight between two woman in South Africa. The bout, scheduled to have taken place on the undercard of the triple world title bill at Carnival city on February 19, but under current legislation it is ilegal for women to […]

EMBATTLED residents of Alexandra outside Johannesburg have been evacuated to higher ground after the Jukskei river burst its banks on Tuesday. Several homes were washed away and more rain is expected to fall on Tuesday night. Emergency services and police divers are on standby to assist people, some of whom are apparently unwilling to leave […]

OVER R2-million worth of advertising space has been donated by websites to the Aids Online Challenge, part of the greater Aids awareness campaign on the go in the country. It is the largest online advertising campaign ever seen in South Africa. The initiative’s main sponsor, Oracle Online Sales, has invited top creative online agencies to […]

LEADING gold producer Harmony Gold Mining Company announced on Tuesday that it has purchased a 19,95% interest in Australian gold producer Goldfields from Hanson PLC at a price of A$1,25 per share. The deal is valued at A$41-million. Harmony, currently the third largest gold producer in SA, has expanded in the past five years from […]

THE European Union and 71 African, Caribbean and Pacific states are expected to sign a deal in May renewing the Lome trade and aid pact which expires in February, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks said on Monday. Under the new deal, ACP countries will get 13,8-billion euros ($14,1-billion) in aid over the next […]

THE government repaid a net R1,32-billion during January, bringing total financing for the 1999/2000 (April-December) fiscal year to R25,38-billion, according to Department of Finance figures released in Pretoria on Thursday. Revised budgeted financing figures for the full fiscal year were not provided by the department. According to provisional figures, R753,6-million was raised in January through […]

TWO South African riders are set to become familiar faces on the World Superbike Championship stage this year. The opening round of the series will be run at Kyalami on April 2, after the scheduled opener was postponed. Cape rider Lance Isaacs, who will be in his second season in the WSBK ranks with the […]

THE former boyfriend of television presenter Tracy Going, Richard Latham, has been fined R5000 in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Latham assaulted Going during their relationship and maliciously damaged her car. Latham also received a five-year suspended sentenceon condition that he agrees to drug rehabilitation and periodic urine tests. In one particular incident that was widely […]