THE Congress of South African Trade Unions is considering mass action in protest against Johannesburg’s iGoli 2002 project, which aims to rejuvenate the city by privatising some of its assets. Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Wednesday said in Johannesburg that the trade union federation will also “explore political solutions” to solve labour’s problems with […]

MPUMALANGA education department head Faith Sithole was fired on Tuesday for her role in the province’s 1998 matric exam scandal. Education MEC Craig Padayachee said in a statement he decided to terminate Sithole’s services with immediate effect after months of detailed analysis of her performance both before and during the scandal. Sithole was initially suspended […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Wednesday 4.30pm. THE Zimbabwe Cricket Union has been rapped over disciplinary action against a black player during a series against Sri Lanka last month, but cleared of racism, an official said on Wednesday. Charges of racial bias in the sport, which is dominated by white players here, were made in government […]

STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Wednesday 4.50pm. THE 75-foot sloop Zephyrus IV had opened up a big lead over its nearest rival Sagamore in the Cape to Rio yacht regatta on Wednesday, and with just over 500 nautical miles to go to Rio de Janeiro it seems assured of winning the race. While the two […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Accra | Wednesday 2.30pm. THE bitter struggle between Morocco and South Africa over who should become the first African country to host a World Cup threatens to dominate the two-day 24th African Football Confederation (CAF) congress which starts in Accra on Thursday. The key item on the agenda is the almost certain re-election […]

Burundi’s main rebel group said on Tuesday that former president Nelson Mandela has already brought peace closer.

TWO men appeared briefly in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday in connection with the theft of a motorcycle that was destroyed by a bomb planted outside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on January 12. Faizel Felix and Ashraf Saban will appear in the court again on January 26. The motorcycle was destroyed by the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 5.00pm DAIMLERCHRYSLER South Africa is set to halt production of Honda vehicles from mid-year to make room for increased output of its Mercedes-Benz C-class models, the Business Day reported on Wednesday. The company, a subsidiary of US-German automaker DaimlerChrysler, said it would issue a statement shortly and declined further comment. […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 3.00pm SHARES in gold mining firm JCI Gold extended their recent steep losses on Wednesday in the wake of a share buying scandal involving its executive deputy chairman Brett Kebble. By mid-morning the stock was down 7,14% to 390 cents on volume of 43000 shares. JCI’s share price has fallen […]

DAKAR-CAIRO Rally placings after the 13th stage from Waha to Khofra in Libya including a 610km timed special section on Wednesday: Cars: 1. Stephane Peterhansel (France) Mega Desert four hours 25 minutes 13 seconds 2. Jean-Louis Schlesser (France) Buggy (4:26:18) 3. Jose Maria Servia (Spain) Buggy (4:28:32) 4. Jean-Pierre Fontenay (France) Mitsubishi (4:28:34) 5. Jutta […]