MPUMALANGA’S former environmental affairs MEC Luckson Mathebula is due to appear in court for a second bail application on Thursday after being charged with the assassination of his estranged wife. The two gunmen who murdered Rose Aletta Mnisi in front of a group of primary school children are still at large but police arrested Mathebula […]
FOR Tiaan Strauss, at least, a tie was the perfect result. The former Springbok captain scored a hat-trick of tries on his Australian debut last weekend but found himself battling confusion while watching the thrilling World Cup cricket semi-final between his old country and his new one. Strauss and teammate Jason Little woke up most […]
A CONSTANT stench of cat urine has prompted outraged residents in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal to create four privately funded air pollution testing stations in the coal mining town. The testing stations will be funded by donations from residents and local businesses and are designed to test for dust, sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide. The stench in […]
ANGLO American Platinum Corporation — the world’s biggest platinum producer — on Monday said it has “as a last resort” retrenched 415 employees at its Lebowa mine in Northern Province. Amplats spokesperson Johan Adler said Lebowa has not been performing well for “quite a few years”. “We explored everything as required by the Labour Relations […]
DEBSWANA, the 50/50 diamond mining partnership between De Beers Centenary AG and the Botswana government, has reported a 21,8% drop in revenue to 5,4 billion pula for the last financial year. The drop for the year ending December 1998 is partially attributed to a 1,7% drop in the carat weight of stones recovered, from 20,12-million […]
JUSTIN ARENSTEIN, Nelspruit | Wednesday 4.15pm. MPUMALANGA Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu owes the public a detailed explanation outlining why he appointed leaders to his cabinet who are admitted liars, the presiding bishop of the Methodist Church, Mvume Dandala, said on Wednesday. Dandala said Mahlangu’s planned apology for attempts to defend new finance MEC Jacques Modipane’s breach […]
FOR the first time in three years, Wayne Ferreira goes into a Wimbledon championships fully fit with a good chance, says his coach, Kieren Vorster. “Wayne was injured at the French Open in 1997 and 1998 and went into Wimbledon with virtually no preparation at all. If he could make the third round in 1997 […]
IN a diplomatic drive to promote transparency in regional elections, the Southern African Development Community’s Electoral Commission’s Forum is exploring the possibility of sharing technology to ensure a more efficient, open delivery of results in the 14 member states. Inspired by the high-tech display in the 2 June South African elections, where the Independent Electoral […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 4.00pm. MARIAAN DE SWARDT has no fear of Steffi Graf in their second-round bout at Wimbledon, and actually fancies her chances of an upset. The two are tied one-all after two previous matches. In 1992, Graf beat de Swardt 7-5 in a tight third set at Wimbledon, and in 1995 […]
MONDAY, 6.30PM: AMID the gloom and doom of the last three days’ trading, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange denied all odds to execute a sharp turnaround on Tuesday afternoon, gaining 1,2% by close of trade, reports SARAH BULLEN. The edgy market opened flat for most of the morning session, with a slight uptick in afternoon trade. […]