MONDAY, 12.30PM: THE IRISH rugby team currently on tour in South Africa have a tough week ahead after losing a second tour match against Western Province at a wet and muddy Newlands on Saturday. Both sides found the conditions virtually unplayable, and the final score of 12-6 reflects the nature of the match. No tries […]
MONDAY, 3.00PM: A CONSORTIUM reportedly backed by financier George Soros has, since May, been planning a takeover bid for Lonrho Africa, the recently spun-off trading arm of British conglomerate Lonrho, the Sunday Telegraph said. The consortium is expected to wait for Thursday, when Lonrho Africa is expected to post poor interim results which could depress […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Tuesday 1.30am FORMER Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock said on Tuesday he would not have killed askari Johannes Mabotha if he had known Mabotha was to have testified against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a possible high treason case. He told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s amnesty committee in Pretoria that he would […]
TWO former Self Defence Unit member, accused of murdering nine residents of Katlehong on the East Rand six years ago, were convicted in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday. Siviwe Ngama and Michael Armoed were on Monday each found guilty of kidnapping members of the African National Congress Youth League and taking them to shacks […]
THE Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Trevor Tutu, the son of Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu faces arrest for failing to appear in court on three charges, including two of tax evasion. The two charges of tax evasion relate to Tutu’s alleged failure to submit tax returns in 1996 and […]
THE South Western Districts Eagles thrashed Italy 47-10 on Tuesday in a warm-up to the first Test against the Springboks this weekend. The George team scored six converted tries – including a hat trick by centre Tiaan Joubert and a penalty try – to one. The second string visitor’s side was comprehensively outplayed, managing to […]
THE inspector general of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant-Geneneral Lukas Hangula, on Monday urged African governments to seriously tackle economic crime, saying it is an evil of concern to the whole world. He said crime patterns in Africa split into two major areas: physical or violent crimes such as murder, rape, assault and homicide and crimes […]
THE New National Party’s federal executive started a ‘strategy’ meeting at an undisclosed venue outside Cape Town at 10am on Monday. NNP spokeswoman Juli Kilian said it is a routine planning meeting which had been scheduled some time ago, with the party’s election performance and its future role on the agenda.
MONDAY, 6.00PM: THE Receiver of Revenue has demanded more than R600000 in unpaid taxes from a computer company that handled R40-million worth of provincial contracts. African Eye News Service reports that Mayibuye Computer Services has laid off most of its technical computer staff, has failed to pay its remaining staff since January, and is attempting […]
The entire editorial, sales and supplements staff of De Kat magazine have resigned, citing financial problems at Penta Publications as the reason for their action. The group of 15 employees said although they were committed to producing a quality Afrikaans magazine, the current financial situation at Penta Publications make it impossible to meet that objective.