ALL Africa Games decathlon gold medallist, South African Christo Blignaut, has been banned for two years after failing a dope test. Athletics South Africa announced on Friday that Blignaut, who was tested after his gold medal win, was found guilty as charged by an ASA disciplinary committee after testing positive for the use of the […]

MPUMALANGA Lowveld Police Commissioner Joseph Gaobepe has been cleared of charges of misusing a police vehicle, by having a sheep collected for a private party he was giving. Senior Superintendent Sally de Beer, in the office of National Police Commissioner George Fivaz, announced the decision on Tuesday. Gaobepe is now free to take up promotion […]

SACKED Swaziland editor Bheki Makhubu applied for permission to leave the small southern African kingdom on Monday to prepare a defense against criminal defamation charges. Makhubu was arrested two months ago after publishing a report branding absolute monarch King Mswati III’s latest fiance a school dropout. The report in the independent Swaziland Times on Sunday […]

THREE of South Africa’s most exciting young rugby talents have been included in the 12-man squad to participate in the Dubai Sevens on December 2 and 3. Former SA Schools and SA Under-19 captain Gcobani Bobo, former SA Schools and SA Under-21 scrumhalf Johannes Conradie and SA Under-19 and Under-21 utility back Conrad Jantjes will […]

THE European Investment Bank on Tuesday launched a R100-million rand Eurobond. The bond, to mature on 15 December 2009, was lead managed by TD Securities and offers a 13,5% coupon.

SOUTH Africa’s amateur golf squad could manage only a disappointing third-spot finish behind Australia and Argentina in the inaugural four-nation quadrangular tournament held in Buenos Aires. The South African players, Jaco Olver, Jaco van Zyl, Jaco van der Merwe and Richard Sterne scored only one win, beating New Zealand by 3-1/2 to 2-1/2. The amateurs […]

CONSUMER inflation slowed slightly to an annualised 1,7% in October, slightly above expectations, according to official data released on Tuesday. Core inflation, which is also closely watched by investors, rose slightly to 8%, Statistics South Africa said.

STANDARD Bank at the weekend signed an agreement with the Lesotho government in terms of which the bank acquires 70% share holding of the Lesotho Bank. The agreements were signed by the regional director of Stanbic Africa, Bob Norval, and the director of the privatisation unit of the Lesotho government, Mothusi Mashologu. Speaking at the […]

THE Pretoria High Court on Thursday outlawed statutory ceilings on interest rates set by microlenders. The Business Day reports that the court also ruled that microlenders will not be allowed to retain lenders’ bank cards and PIN codes as security for debts. The court heard on Thursday that some mircolenders have been charging as much […]

MORE than 5000 people demonstrated in Kigali on Monday against the release by the UN war crimes tribunal on procedural grounds of a top former official accused of genocide. The demonstrators, responding to a call by associations of genocide survivors, accused the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) of “laxity” in ordering the release of […]