TUESDAY, 5.30PM: THE National Productivity Institute on Tuesday said South African companies have been slow in taking advantage of the open South African economy, preferring an inward focus on the domestic market. According to National Productivity Institute marketing management manager Grey van der Hoff, South African firms are inclined to “continue focusing on the local […]
TUESDAY, 10.00AM: BOTHA ROSSOUW, the former Springbok loose forward, will return to the South Western Districts Eagles rugby side for their Currie Cup match against the Golden Lions at Ellis Park on Friday night. Rossouw has been troubled by a knee injury for most of the season, and will add spice to the SWD pack […]
DENNIS BARNETT, Bangui | Wednesday 3.30pm. ALMOST 13000 people, including 6000 Democratic Republic of Congo government troops, have fled the northern Gbadolite region for neighbouring Central African Republic. The exodus follows the capture of Gbadolite, the home town of late Zairean dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, by a DR Congo rebel movement. “This presence is worrying,” […]
SARAH BULLEN and Reuters, Cape Town | Wednesday 4.30pm THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange saw far stronger trade on Wednesday on firmer international sentiment as fears rising from instability in Latin America abated. Argentine financial markets recovered on Tuesday in what traders there called a technical rebound, which has eased short term concerns about Latin America. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 6.45pm. SOUTH AFRICAN shares recovered from Tuesday’s losses as concerns about emerging markets showed signs of easing. Reinforcing the positive tone was the promising outlook on the Dow Jones and FTSE 100 index. At 1600 local time (1400 GMT) close, the all-share index had gained 0.42%, the industrial index was […]
THE thatch-roofed home of the British High Commissioner to South Africa in was gutted by a fire on Wednesday but no-one was injured in the blaze. Commissioner Maeve Fort was not in Cape Town when her home, in the upmarket suburb of Bishop’s Court, caught fire causing the roof to collapse. A commission spokesman said: […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Nairobi | Wednesday 4.45pm. A FOUR-NATION cricket tournament involving India, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe will be held here from September 24 to October 5, Kenya Cricket Association (KCA) chairman Sharad Ghai revealed in Nairobi on Wednesday. In the statement, Ghai said that the limited overs one-day matches will be played at Nairobi’s […]
A WHITE farmer “punished” a black farm labourer by stripping him and coating his body with paint for allegedly trespassing on his land in Mpumulanga, reports said on Wednesday. Moses Nkosi (21) told The Star newspaper that the farmer, apparently his former employer, accused him of trespassing last week and forced him into a farmhouse […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 2.00pm. SENIOR Dutch coach Clemens Westerhof takes his magic soccer wand to Swaziland this weekend hoping to produce another win for Zimbabwe. Since assuming command this year of the perennial under achievers, Westerhof has stopped the rot with four victories and two draws. The most notable win came in Johannesburg […]
ERSKINE McCULLOGH, Carnoustie | Tuesday 10.30am. SOME of the biggest names in golf have been left quaking after their first meeting with the toughest course in British Open history. A stunned Ernie Els walked off the Carnoustie links shaking his head in disbelief after his sneak preview last week. “It’s quite unbelievable. I don’t think […]