Jubie Matlou The demarcation of municipal boundaries marks the conclusion of a process started during the multi-party Conference for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa) talks to transform the system of local government for the country. Before the advent of democracy in 1994, there were about 1E300 municipalities throughout the country. Under the new democratic dispensation […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Thursday 8.30am. ZIMBABWE’s state-owned electricity supplier has warned of imminent power cuts and said that power rationing may have to be implemented as it has fallen behind on repayments for foreign-supplied power. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, Joshua Chifamba, said that the six-week shortage of diesel which has […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kumasi | Thursday 10.30pm. SOUTH Africa became the first country to reach the African Nations Cup quarter-finals when Bafana Bafana defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 on Thursday in a Group B match. A goal at the end of the first half by Shaun Bartlett raised his tournament tally to three after […]

ROB DAVIES, Johannesburg | Thursday 12.00pm. SOUTHBOUND lanes on the N1 highway near the Corlett drive offramp in Johannesburg ground to a standstill on Thursday morning as about a hundred taxis blocked lanes in a protest against government’s plans to revamp the industry. According to eyewitness reports, the taxis parked in four rows after which […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kumasi | Thursday 12.45pm. WITH three points in the kitty, Group B leaders South Africa are not leaving anything to chance in their encounter with unfancied Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday. “We are playing to consolidate our position in the group,” Captain Lucas Radebe said in Kumasi on Thursday. The match kicks […]

ZIMBABWE’S president Robert Mugabe has won first prize in the first monthly draw organised by Zimbank, which is partly owned by the government. The bank did not reveal how many names were in the draw, but said in a statement that they could “hardly believe their eyes” when Mugabe’s name was the first one drawn […]

DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Thursday 1.30pm. NAMIBIA’S World Boxing Organisation (WBO) junior middleweight world champion Harry Simon finds himself in an enviable position. American television giant HBO and British television channel ShowTime are involved in a tug of war over where Simon’s next defence will take place. Simon is scheduled to meet former world champion […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lagos | Thursday 1.50pm. CONGO coach David Memy has an unexpected problem ahead of the African Nations Cup Group of Death clash with title favourites Nigeria at Surulere Stadium in Lagos on Friday. He is battling to raise spirits in the Red Devils camp after they came within six minutes of holding star-studded […]

THE SABC has axed the award-winning consumer series Fair Deal. According to SABC spokeswoman Marge Murray, the series, presented by Isabel Jones, has been axed due to sponsorship problems with Absa bank. The show’s producers, Paul Zwick Productions, said however that the SABC decided that the programme does not fit into the new SABC 3 […]