SOUTH frica’s economic freedom rating has improved from 5,9 in 1990 to 7,3 in 1997 on a scale of 10 according to the Economic Freedom of the World annual report. The Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa director Eustace Davie said on Monday South Africa was ranked 47th out of 123 countries analysed in the […]

JOHANNESBURG businessman Jonathan “Jonty” Bruce Sandler appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on Monday on charges of indecent assault. Sandler, 49, is accused of indecently assaulting a security guard at the Himeville Arms Hotel near Underberg on September 10 last year. Sandler, a multi-millionaire, is a co-founder and former executive director of New Africa Investments […]

A BOMB exploded on Wednesday outside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town, injuring two people. The bomb was placed at the entrance of the court, a member of the city’s rescue services said. He was unable to provide further details. Cape Town has been plagued by a series of bombings which police have blamed […]

SOUTH Africa’s Olympic champion Josiah Thugwane is one of seven leading athletes to join a strong men’s field for April’s London Marathon. Organisers said on Tuesday that reigning champion Abdelkader El Mouaziz of Morocco, Italy’s European champion Stefano Baldini and Portugal’s twice winner Antonio Pinto had also agreed to take part. World record holder Khalid […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 3.45pm. SWAZILAND may soon be without its best soccer players after the national team accused the country of exploiting their talents by paying match fees of only R25 per international. Players, headed by team vice captain Siza Dlamini, also complained they are paid only R5000 in appearance fees, while […]

GHANAIAN President Jerry Rawlings named Trade and Industry Minister John Abu as the new Minister for Mines and Energy on Monday. Deputy mines and energy minister Simon Abinga has held the fort in the ministry since December 9. The last permanent mines minister, Fred Ohene-Kena, was sacked in October after expressing support for a bid […]

IRISH Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, arrived at the Waterkloof Airforce base in Pretoria on Tuesday morning for a four day visit to South Africa. Ahern was met by Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad. Premier Ahern will meet Deputy President Jacob Zuma, and pay a courtesy call on President Thabo Mbeki later in the afternoon.

MINISTER of Trade and Industry Alec Erwin on Friday released the names of eight manufacturers shortlisted to produce new purpose-built public transport vehicles. AMC, DaimlerChrysler, Iveco, QLS and Tata have all proposed to build either 18-seater or 35-seater configurations while GAZ, Kwoon Chung and Malandela have tendered to supply 18-seaters.

COTE d’Ivoire maintained a timely return to form by defeating holders Egypt 2-0 at the weekend in a warm-up match for the African Nations Cup finals this month. Charles Dago put the Elephants ahead after only two minutes at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan and Bonaventure Kalou added a second nine minutes before the […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Pretoria | Monday 11.30am. BRUCE Grobbelaar made a dream debut as SuperSport United coach when the Castle Premiership strugglers scored a dramatic 3-2 victory over Orlando Pirates at Caledonian Stadium in Pretoria on Sunday. United trailed and led in the second half before Michael Thurling struck a last-minute winner that dashed Pirates’ hopes […]