ETHIOPIA’S first colour television assembly plant became operational over the weekend and the country plans to export the sets to such neighbouring countries as Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The new plant at Kaliti, 15 km on the eastern outskirts of Addis Ababa, was financed at a cost $600000 by an Ethiopian private family concern, Yitb […]
SOUTH Africa’s current system of phone numbers and other communication dialling codes faces over-subscription, and will therefore undergo major transformation and expansion. The South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) has been charged by government with the task of working out a new system and recently published a comprehensive discussion document on the topic. According to […]
THE gold price dropped to below the $280,00 per ounce mark on Monday, its lowest point in eight months, following concern about the Bank of England’s decision to sell more than half of its gold reserves. In London, on Monday afternoon, the gold price was fixed at $278,00 compared with Friday’s fixing of $282,40 and […]
A MASSIVE cache of arms and ammunition — sufficient in quantity to cause full-scale war — were discovered in a bunker in in northern KwaZulu-Natal, National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka announced on Tuesday. The arms cache, believed to be the biggest uncovered in South African history, was found by detectives of the directorate, […]
WORLD Cup holders Sri Lanka impressed observers in a warm-up against English county side Northamptonshire. Eric Upashantha upstaged his better-known team-mates by grabbing three for 33 in nine overs as Northamptonshire were dismissed for 199 with two balls of their 50 overs remaining. Part-time seamer Chandika Hathurusinghe took two for 41. Off spinner Muttiah Murlitharan, […]
MONDAY, 7.00PM: THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange opened the week on a strong note on Monday, with all major indices climbing. Andre Crawford-Brunt of Deutsche Morgen Grenfell said the positive sentiment was from two factors: a strong day of short-covering, and renewed conference in the New York Stock markets Dow Jones industrial average gained over 100 […]
SOUTH Africa beat South Korea 3-1 in Perth on Saturday to qualify for a final showdown with Olympic champions Australia on Sunday in the four-nation Telstra Challenge women’s hockey tournament at Perth Hockey Stadium. Trailing 0-1 at half-time, South Africa fought back with great spirit after the interval, indicating they will be tough opponents for […]
A GOVERNMENT probe into Home Affairs director general Albert Mokoena is recommending that he faces at least six criminal charges for alleged misconduct and misusing state property. The Sunday Times reports that a report by public service and administration deputy director-general Mpumi Sikhosana, containing the recommendations, is to be handed to Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu […]
THE Organisation of African Unity on Monday urged all countries to refuse all cooperation with the new junta in the Comoros and decided to withdraw the military officers from its observer team in the Indian Ocean island chain. A communique issued after an ambassadorial level meeting of the OAU’s central organ for the prevention, management […]
WITS University and SuperSport United played to a 1-1 draw in their Castle Premiership soccer match at Milpark Stadium on Friday night. Supersport’s Glen Salmon scored in the 84th minute after a rebound from substitute Michael Thurling, who had come on for Richard Peer in the 67th minute. Wits substitute Nicky Shaw levelled matters in […]