LUCIA MUTIKANI, Johannesburg | Thursday 10.40am THE building industry, mired in the industry’s worst recession in decades, will suffer a 6% contraction and shed 30000 jobs this year, an industry official said on Wednesday. Building Industries Federation of South Africa (Bifsa) executive director Ian Robinson said that harsh economic conditions and nervousness ahead of elections […]
CAPE Town firm Freeplay Energy Group said on Tuesday it is rushing to meet an order for almost 40000 wind-up radios destined for refugees in the Kosovo crisis. The radios have been ordered by the International Red Cross. They will be used in refugee camps to receive special broadcasts telling people how to get medical […]
THE Cats’ dramatic win over the Stormers on Saturday not only restored some of the side’s respectability, but may have extended the career of embattled coach Andre Markgraaff. Markgraaff has been under pressure throughout the Super 12 campaign, and has been attacked in the press for tactics and style. Markgraaff claimed the articles in the […]
TREVOR TUTU was on Monday fined R10000 or an alternative 18 months in jail for reckless driving. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court conditionally suspended a fifth of the fine — which in full is equal to Trevor Tutu’s monthly salary — or six months of the jail sentence. Tutu’s conviction stems from a four-car pile-up in […]
JUBILEE 2000, the British-based group campaigning for the cancellation of the unpayable debts of the world’s poorest countries by next year, supports Nigeria’s calls for debt relief, director Ann Pettifor said on Tuesday. Speaking after a two-hour meeting with president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo, the director of the high-profile group said: “We in Jubilee 2000 would be […]
CONTRIBUTIONS to the job creation fund by business, workers and government are nearing R10-million, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa president Mtutuzeli Tom said on Monday. Tom was speaking after receiving a cheque for R193887 — one day’s salary from 3500 workers — from Daimler-Chrysler at East London in the Eastern Cape. The country’s […]
DEPUTY President Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday congratulated the Israeli Labour Party leader Ehud Barak on his election as Israeli Premier. Barak replaces Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party. Mbeki said he believed the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians would now move rapidly forward in a spirit consistent with the principles for which former Premier […]
RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin formally authorised the resumption of diplomatic and economic ties between Russia and Libya on Monday. The Russian decision follows the United Nations Security Council vote to lift international sanctions imposed on Libya. The end of UN sanctions came into effect when Libya handed over two suspects to the UN on April […]
THE referees for both semifinals of the Winfield Super 12 and Vodacom Cup this weekend have been announced. In the Super 12 on Saturday night in Cape Town the second place Stormers play third place Otago Highlanders. The officials for this match will be Peter Marshall (Aus), referee, and Andrew Cole (Aus) and Wayne Erickson […]
Braam van Straaten has concluded a contract with the Western Province Rugby Football Union. His contract will commence on 1 June 1999 and terminate on 31 October 2001. Fedsure WP are delighted that Braam has shown such a keen interest to further his rugby career in Cape Town. Rob Wager, MD of Western Province Rugby […]