PASSENGERS left stranded when their ship broke down off the French west coast in November have finally arrived on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena. St. Helena Line general manager Tony Bownes said a replacement ship, the Greek-registered MTS Jason, arrived on Saturday at St. Helena, a British overseas territory, with 223 passengers […]

BURKINO Faso claimed their first international club prize when ASFA Yennenga lifted the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup in Ouagadougou at the weekend with a 3-2 final win over Stade Abidjan. ASFA levelled twice through Amadou Toure after Lacina Traore had struck two goals for the Cote d’Ivoire team and Burkinabe national team midfielder […]

THE Department of Correctional Services said on Tuesday it is considering a total ban on smoking in prisons as one way of complying with the government’s proposed tobacco regulations. The draft regulations, issued for comment on December 3, will allow prison authorities to set aside designated smoking areas or rooms in jails. However these rooms […]

OVER a thousand people attended a memorial service for Kaiser Chiefs founder Clarence Mlokoti at Vista University in Soweto on Tuesday. Mlokoti was killed during an attempted hijacking in Pimville, Soweto, on Wednesday last week. Speakers at the service challenged government and communities to do more to address crime. Isaac Mogase, Mayor of Greater Johannesburg, […]

SOUTH Africa signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings in New York on Tuesday. The convention was signed by South Africa’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kumalo. The purpose of the convention is to criminalise acts of terrorist bombings in the hope of strengthening the international legal framework for combating […]

THE Finance Department said on Friday that R15,87-billion was requested from the exchequer in November by government departments and agencies, compared to October’s R14,86-billion. This brings exchequer issues for the first eight months of the financial year (April to November) to R140,72-billion,the department said in a statement. The total was 5,1% up on the R133,91-billion […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 7.30am A GOVERNMENT-appointed team investigating the South African diamond industry urged Monday a thorough overhaul of the country’s diamond controls and its gem valuating system. A report released here by a task team appointed by the Cabinet earlier this year also called for a review of the composition, role and […]

A SENIOR Northern Province policeman was denied bail on Tuesday when he appeared for allegedly raping and indecently assaulting under-aged girls. Senior Superintendent Shimanyana Frans Lebese, 49, of Lebowakgomo, was not asked to plead in the Potgietersrus District Court on Tuesday on three charges of rape, and three of indecent assault. He was denied bail […]

THREE barges carrying a floating power station arrived in the Nigerian capital Lagos this week, under a deal reached earlier this year to boost chronic power supplies in the city. United States group Enron in September signed a deal with the Lagos State government to supply a 90 megawatt floating power station to be moored […]

L ONDON-listed Anglo American Plc said on Friday that it has lifted its stake in Anglo American Platinum Corp (Amplats) to 50,23%. Anglo, which previously made clear its intention to secure a majority holding in the world’s largest platinum producer, increased its holding to 48% last month from 45% at the time of its listing […]