THE South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority said on Tuesday that it will only announce the winner of the country’s third network licence in July. The delay means the winner might only be operational by early next year and could make it more difficult for the newcomer to break into the MTN, Vodacom duopoly. Consortiums have […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 2.00pm. SIX crew members aboard the South African yacht La Bamba are reported to be safe, but exhausted, after their 40-foot boat sank in the South Atlantic while taking part in the Cape to Rio yacht race. The crew were rescued by a fellow competitor early on Thursday morning. […]

VEHICLE sales last year fell 5,9% from 1998 to their lowest level since 1992, a manufacturers’ association said on Wednesday. Last year 295,785 new vehicles were sold, compared with 314,410 in 1998, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa said in a statement. Nearly 36% of these were passenger cars, the association said. […]

A NORTHERN Province shop assistant allegedly beat an armed robber to death with the man’s shotgun on Wednesday. Police spokesman Captain Ailwei Mushavhanamadi said on Thursday Tshiphiwa Netshikulwe, 30, of Shayandima village near Thohoyandou, was killed in a shop he tried to rob at nearby Itsani at about 4pm on Wednesday. Netshikulwe bought a cigarette […]

Leading handicap positions in the MTN Cape to Rio yacht race on Tuesday: IMS CLASS: 1 – Sagamore (skipper Jim Dolan) 2649 nautical miles to finish; 2 – Zephyrus IV (Robert Mc Neil) 2658; 3 – Greenwich Warrior (Phil Gutsche) 2825; 4 – Maxtec Wizard (Andrew Louw) 2935; 5 – BP Umoya Omusha (Hanno Teuteberg) […]

THE referees and assistant referees for the African Nations Cup in Ghana and Nigeria between January 22 and February 13 have been announced. Group A Referees – Abderrahim al-Arjoune (Morocco), Mourad Daami (Tunisia), Hailemalack Tessema (Ethiopia), Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) Assistants – Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia), Ali Tomusange (Uganda), Farag Wagih (Egypt), Claro Palomo (Philippines) […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 9.00am. FAST bowler Allan Donald is expected to make an announcement on his international fututre following the fifth Test against England which begins in Centurion on Friday. The 33-year-old, South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in Test history, is torn between the calls of county and country. Donald has been offered […]

THE National Taxi Drivers Organisation (Natdo) said on Tuesday that government’s plans to replace minibuses with larger vehicles will cost 41000 taxi drivers their jobs. Natdo president Themba Mgabhi swarned of a go-slow tactic, whereby drivers will not exceed 60km/h on the freeway. His organisation suspended a similar tactic last December when government announced a […]

THE death toll on South African roads since the beginnign of the holiday season has reached 914. Of the 643 crashes which occured, 411 passengers, 260 pedestrians and 335 drivers were killed. KwaZulu-Natal recorded 142 deaths, followed by the Eastern Cape with 126 and the Free State, 125. The toll for other provinces are: Gauteng […]

MARK GLEESON, Johannesburg | Thursday 6.00pm. STRIKER Benedict McCarthy has agreed to come out of international retirement and play for South Africa in the African Nations Cup finals. But his surprise announcement has left South African officials with a bureaucratic headache as they seek to find a place for him in the 22-man squad. McCarthy’s […]