TEXACO has made a massive oil find at its Agbami field off Nigeria with potential recoverable reserves of more than one billion barrels. Texaco said on Thursday it completed testing on the Agbami-2 appraisal well confirmed that the Agbami structure was a “giant discovery” — among the largest single finds in deepwater West Africa. The […]

OWN CORRESPONDENTS | Tuesday 8.00pm EDUCATION Minister Kader Asmal interrupted his scheduled tour of schools on Tuesday to descend unexpectedly on Meadowlands High School in Soweto where he found loitering pupils and filthy conditions. Asmal stormed through the school demanding a list of teachers who had failed to arrive at school, warning that they would […]

SOUTH Africa, Algeria and Morocco have named squads for the African Nations Cup finals in Ghana and Nigeria from January 22 to February 13: Squads: South Africa Goalkeepers: Andre Arendse, John Tlale, Hans Vonk Defenders: Mark Fish, Pierre Issa, Papi Khomane, Lucas Radebe, Frank Schoeman Midfielders: Alex Bapela, Quinton Fortune, Steve Lekoelea, Helman Mkhalele, Thabo […]

FORMER British prime minister Margaret Thatcher met briefly with President Thabo Mbeki at the presidential guest house in Pretoria on Sunday, during a private visit to South Africa, Mbeki’s office said. Thatcher, accompanied by her businessman son Mark, had tea with Mbeki in Pretoria, spokeswoman Tasneem Carrim at Mbeki’s office said. Carrim described the meeting […]

The Nigerian Football Association on Saturday again refused permission for Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu to play in Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Leicester at Highbury. Kanu made a personal plea to the Nigerian FA to be allowed to turn out for his club but Arsenal have now released the player for African Nations Cup duty. […]

IRISH Prime Minister Bertie Ahern arrived in Lesotho on Monday for a brief official visit to be followed by a four-day trip to neighbouring South Africa. Ahern and a delegation of Irish trade and aid officials were met at Maseru’s airport by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and members of his cabinet. The Irish premier was […]

THE death toll on South African roads passed the 900 mark on Monday, Arrive Alive said. The traffic safety campaign said 902 deaths had been recorded in 632 crashes since the start of the December holidays. KwaZulu-Natal led the fatality rate with 140 followed by Eastern Cape and Free State with 124 deaths each. The […]

THE World Bank said on Thursday that it plans to sell a $3-billion global bond offering over the internet, allowing individual investors to invest in the bank which provides loans to developing nations. Syndicate leaders Goldman Sachs & Company and Lehman Brothers will offer the bonds online while individuals can buy into the offering online […]

A FRENCH couple wounded in an ambush by suspected Unita rebels in northeastern Namibia in which their three children were murdered, arrived back in Paris late on Sunday aboard a private medical flight. Claude and Brigitte Bidoin, wounded in last Monday’s attack, flew in from Windhoek and were whisked to hospital. The bodies of their […]

THE sixth MTN Cape-to-Rio yacht race got off to a slow start on Saturday, with hardly enough wind to fill the sails of the 71-boat fleet. The weather and smooth water was however perfect for hundreds of spectators who took to the water in all kinds of craft to watch the start of the race, […]