Aaron Nicodemus Reports that an Ebola-like virus was brought home by Zimbabwean soldiers are false, say the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Zimbabwe health officials. Dr Moudi Abdou, WHO representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says the virus has been contained within the Congo, and that no new cases have appeared since April […]
GAUTENG daily,The Star, on Wednesday endorsed the African National Congress for the June 2 election but called on Gauteng voters to back the Democratic Party in the provincial poll. In its editorial, the newspaper said the ANC has an imperfect record in Gauteng where the majority of its readers reside. Newspapers that have publicly backed […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.30am. SUNDOWNS kept their hopes very much alive of retaining the Castle Premier League title when they outplayed AmaZulu 3-1 at the King’s Park Rugby Stadium in Durban on Wednesday night. Kaizer Chiefs must play Dynamos, and Sundowns have two games in hand to make up the six points separating […]
THE second of five toll gates on the multi-billion rand Maputo Development Corridor was opened on Tuesday. Trans-African Concessions (Trac) CEO Trevor Jackson said that the company has implemented a comprehensive incident management system along most of the route. He said the system integrated the services of Trac patrol vehicles, local emergency services, and protection […]
THE European Union has given Swaziland an estimated US $1,3-million as part of a regional initiative to help the country deal with the economic impact of a South Africa-EU trade agreement signed earlier this year. Economist Pierre Bide of the EU in Swaziland said on Wednesday: “The idea is help Swaziland cope with any fall […]
DURBAN Roodeport Deep plans to sharply accelerate its merger and acquisition strategy in Australia, CE Mike Prinsloo said on Tuesday. A target list of six stocks has been refined from an initial register of 38 stocks examined. Prinsloo, declined to name his preferred six, but said that early moves might be made on lifting his […]
THE African National Congress on Wednesday reacted with anger to an announcement by the Independent Broadcasting Authority allocating times for political party election broadcasts. The broadcasts — prepared by political parties to inform voters of their policies — will be run unedited between May 19 and 31. The ANC was allocated the most broadcast time […]
SUN International Hotels annouced on Tuesday that it is to buy the Desert Inn hotel and casino in Las Vegas from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for $275-million. The complex has 715 rooms, an 18-hole golf course and 32 acres of undeveloped land. Starwood owns the Sheraton and Westin hotel chains.
AN inspector stationed at the Hout Bay police station was on Wednesday arrested by the Independent Complaints Directorate and will face charges of murder, defeating the ends of justice and perjury, according to ICD regional director Riaz Saloojee. Saloojee said the policeman allegedly shot and killed a man said to have been involved in a […]
A DEVASTATING fire at Zambia’s only fuel refinery at Indeni, in Ndola, the provincial capital of the copperbelt region, has threatened fuel supplies to the country’s copper mines and to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presidential affairs minister Eric Silwamba said: “The damage is quite extensive. We estimate that the plant will be […]