SPRINGBOK South African flanker Corne Krige is sure to miss the World Cup after suffering a knee injury early in the first half of Saturday’s test defeat by the All Blacks in Dunedin. The Springboks were beaten 28-0. Krige, 24, had to come off after just 10 minutes and will fly back home on Monday […]
SASOL Synthetic Fuels said on Tuesday that its R38-million new plant at Secunda is to double its production of krypton and xenon to meet international demands for the rare gases. It said that an additional 4,9-million litres of of krypton and 1,3-million litres of xenon will be produced a year for the international market. the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Brisbane | Thursday 10.10am. COACH Nick Mallett, denied six key players through injury, has gambled on a string of backline changes to bounce the Springboks back to form in Saturday’s Tri-Nation’s clash against Australia in Bisbane. After last week’s humiliating 28-0 defeat to New Zealand in Dunedin, Mallett knew he had to act […]
WEDNESDAY, 10.30PM: ON-GOING trade talks between South Africa and the European Union, now into the 20th round, look to be hitting similar stumbling blocks that held back the previous round. Head of the South African delegation Elias Links said on Wednesday: “We will not be able to cover everyone’s ambition, and will have to have […]
THE Johannesburg Regional Court on on Tuesday refused another postponement for further investigation in the trial of the 26-year-old man who allegedly raped journalist Charlene Smith. Magistrate JD Pretorius refused to grant another postponement after strong objections from the legal representative of Johannes Zinto, who argued that his client is entitled to a speedy trial. […]
SOUTH Africa and Nigeria are to set up a joint commission co-chaired by their respective deputy presidents to promote economic cooperation between the two countries, a top official said Monday. The commission, to sit alternately in Nigeria and South Africa, will work on cooperation in economic matters, notably energy and industrial needs, number two in […]
CASINO stock Moribo Leisure Ltd plunged through its year low price of 150c to 120c on Monday as investors ditched the stock after a failed bid for the national lottery, analysts said. The share has retraced gains made on speculation that it would get South Africa’s first lottery licence, and it has slipped from a […]
SOUTH African Airways said on Tuesday that its return to profit for the first time since 1995 has boosted plans to list on the Johannesburg bourse. Chairman Mafika Mkhwanazi said the airline also expects to report substantial growth in its earnings in the current financial year as benefits from its recent tie-up with Swissair start […]
BORDER upset Currie Cup champions Blue Bulls by beating them 20-15 on Tuesday in East London, after leading 13-3 at the break. Border’s eighthman, Graham Carlson, scored a sensational 40-metre solo try, adding to a try by flyhalf Kobus van der Merwe, both of which fullback Wayne Weyer converted and added two two penalties. This […]
THE 35th OAU summit also mandated the organisation’s secretary-general, Salim Ahmed Salim, to convene a regional conference on small arms. The meeting would make recommendations on steps to solve problems related to the use, transfer and illegal manufacturing of small arms. The summit welcomed initiatives already taken on the issue by member states and regional […]