SOUTH African national under-23 coach Shakes Mashaba wants total commitment from his young Bafana Bafana for their first leg Olympic qualifier against Togo in Lome on June 13. “We will focus on tactical and technical work before we leave for Togo and will only play against local teams during our preparations for two weeks,” Mashaba […]
A BEAMING Mike Tyson walked out of a suburban Maryland jail after serving less than a quarter of his one-year sentence for assaulting two motorists over a fender-bender. ”His release was long overdue, as far as I’m concerned,” said his attorney, Paul Kemp, said Monday. The former heavyweight champion smiled but said nothing to reporters […]
THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is threatening to strike at Ferrometals and Columbus Steel near Middelburg, according to Stephen Nhlapho of Numsa. Nhlapo blames the potential industrial action on the firms’ refusal to address union concerns such as racism, failure to implement the Employment Equity Act, and planned job cuts. The […]
A HOMEMADE incendiary device was found outside the Pretoria home of Gauteng Freedom Front leader Joseph Chiole at about 6am on Tuesday. Seeing the package marked “a gift to General Viljoen”, Chiole drove it to Viljoen’s home. When the package was inspected at 3.30pm on Tuesday an explosive device consisting of a three quarter full […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Brisbane | Tuesday 2.30pm. THE selection of former Springbok skipper Tiaan Strauss in the Wallaby team has been criticised by a powerful Australian rugby club as sending a mixed message to local players. Strauss was on Monday named as a reserve forward in the Australian team to play Ireland in Brisbane on June […]
STUDENTS at a teachers’ college in Mpumalanga who boycotted campus food last week have rejected proposals by the provincial education department to monitor the caterers while they prepare meals. Students at Mgwenya College of Education near Nelspruit insist that Don Catering Club be dismissed outright and resumed the food boycott on Monday. The 240 students […]
SOUTH Africa’s trade policies toward Africa came under fire at the fourth summit of the Common Markets of Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) in Nairobi on Monday. Daniel arap Moi, incoming head of Comesa, said Kenya will be forced to review its trade with South Africa if current practices continue. Moi claimed existing bilateral trade […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Amstelveen | Wednesday 6.00pm. 5.30pm: SOUTH Africa’s relaxed approach to the Kenya match did not fail them as they comfortably won in 34 overs, reaching the 153 total with ease. The Proteas gave up only three wickets during their innings. South Africa needed batting only from Gibbs, Kirsten, Boucher, Kllis and Cullinan to […]
TUESDAY, 1.30PM: ECONOMIC growth managed to hit just 0,7% in the first quarter, short of the levels required to meet Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s annual target of 2,5%. Manuel’s budget projections, which hoped for healthy growth, were based in part on optimism that there would be growth stimulated by an interest-rate cut this year. But […]
TUESDAY, 1.30PM: A R2,4-billion merger is on the cards for Sasol, which is about to buy a 52,6% share in chemicals group AECI from Anglo American Industrial Corporation for around R29 a share. The companies’ cautionary period has been extended by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange until Wednesday. Negotiations have been delayed, despite the exchange of […]