ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu will be admitted to hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday for further prostate cancer treatment. Tutu is to undergo cryosurgery, a procedure during which liquid nitrogen is used to freeze the prostate in order to destroy the cancer cells. The treatment will be carried out at the Emory University Hospital. Tutu was was […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 6.45pm. ENGLAND happily settled for a draw against a second-string Western Province/Boland XI at Newlands on Monday after being outplayed comprehensively. Set a target of 250 runs off 47 overs, England had amassed a second innings total of 82/2 off 41 overs when play was called off 30 minutes […]

SOUTH African Airways will in December resume twice-weekly flights to Kinshasa, capital of the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo a spokeswoman said on Monday. SAA suspended the flights last year soon after rebels attacked the government of President Laurent Kabila in August. “We have reviewed the political situation and other airlines are also flying in,” […]

BRITISH Aerospace said on Sunday that South Africa’s Denel Aviation will be the sole supplier of rudders and ailerons for the company’s Avro Regional Jet (RJ) airliner. Denel Aviation, a unit of state arms manufacturer Denel, will initially produce 18 rudder and aileron sets a year, British Aerospace said in a statement. The agreement carries […]

BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth II is expected to express regret for the loss of life on all sides in the Boer War during her visit to South Africa, a British newspaper reported on Tuesday. The queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh are due to arrive at an air base outside Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon […]

STAKEHOLDERS in the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on Monday reaffirmed their support for the commission which has been rocked by allegations of racism and financial mismanagement. A joint statement by the Department of Labour, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Business South Africa and the National Council of Trade Unions said the […]

FINANCIAL services group Old Mutual Plc on Monday dismissed as speculative newspaper reports that it might consider buying Britain’s Gartmore Investment Management from National Westminster Bank. But Old Mutual spokesman James Poole added that the South African group is looking at various acquisition possibilities in Britain. He accused NatWest of using rumour tactics to gauge […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.55am GOVERNMENT and business leaders from throughout the Commonwealth are in Johannesburg on Tuesday for the start of the three-day Commonwealth Business Forum. Ten government leaders are due to attend. The forum, hosted by South African President Thabo Mbeki, comes ahead of a full Heads of Government summit in Durban […]

DRIVERS of commercial buses left thousands of Lagos workers and traders stranded on Monday when they went on strike to protest at what they call extortion and harassment by Nigerian transport officials. Representatives of the striking drivers said that their industrial action will continue until road transport officials stop harassing them under the guise of […]

AUSTRALIAN fullback Matthew Burke scored 25 points as the Wallabies downed France 35-12 in Saturday’s World Cup final – but his tally left him one point short of ending up as the tournament’s leading scorer. Argentine fly-half Gonzalo Quesada ended the Cup with 102 points to Burke’s 101, but the Australian was more interested in […]