TROUBLED black empowerment group New Africa Investments Ltd (Nail) said on Thursday it has appointed Warburg Dillon Read to act as independent financial adviser on its restructuring. Nail said in a statement that Warburg will “provide advice to the board of Nail regarding its restructuring plans, with specific regard to reviewing its shareholder structure and […]
LLEWELLYN Herbert won the 400m hurdles in 48.96 seconds at the Stuttgart international meeting on Sunday. An attempt to crack the 17-year-old world mark in the 4x800m relay race failed as a South African quartet missed the record by 7:04.70 by 0.89 seconds
THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s amnesty committee is considering reopening the amnesty application hearing by security policemen who killed Matthew Goniwe and three other Eastern Cape activists known as the Cradock Four in 1985, TRC spokesman Phila Nqgumba said on Thursday. This comes after George Bizos SC, who appeared for the families of the four […]
DENMARK, long one of Zimbabwe’s closest allies, has suspended more than $26 million worth of aid — until Zimbabwe pulls out of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Denmark had pledged the aid to upgrade Zimbabwe’s eight airports.The Danish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Erik Fiil, said on Thursday that the move was a protest against Zimbabwe’s continued […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 4.20pm BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto on Wednesday kept the essence of the team who played against Mauritius last weekend in Durban, but recalled five players to a 21-man squad for next week’s double-header against Zimbabwe and Angola. South Africa meet Zimbabwe in a challenge match at the FNB Stadium […]
A GANG of robbers escaped with more than R1-million when they hit a cash transporter at Pretoria’s Centurion shopping mall on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Inspector Gideon Thessner said two armed men hijacked the Khulani Springbok Patrols van at the mall while it was occupied by a single guard, and ordered him to drive to Clubview, […]
POLAND’S ambassador to South Africa, Zofia Kuratowska, has died of cancer, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. Kuratowska, who had been posted in South Africa for 18 months, died in the Pretoria Heart Hospital on Tuesday, ministry spokesman Marco Boni said. Kuratowska had previously been a deputy speaker of the Polish parliament and was […]
JOCKEY Jacob Mutemararo died on Tuesday after falling from his horse during the seventh race at Borrowdale Park on Sunday. Mutemararo fell at the 1400m mark while leading the field on Ancient Glory. He was ahead of 18 runners when his left stirrup iron broke, causing him to fall. Several of the horses following were […]
JOHN MEHAFFEY, Headingly | Wednesday 3.30pm. NEIL Johnson stroked a glorious unbeaten 132 in a losing cause on Wednesday as Zimbabwe succumbed to Australia in the World Cup by 44 runs after a gallant first appearance at Lord’s. The former Natal all-rounder, who returned to his native Zimbabwe last year to boost his and their […]
POLICE are awaiting the results of forensic tests on a wrecked government Mercedes Benz before deciding whether to charge Mpumalanga’s transport MEC Jackson Mthembu with reckless driving or not. It is still unclear whether Mthembu was physically driving the vehicle or was merely a passenger, during a predawn accident in Witbank three weeks ago. Mthembu […]