BUILDER-to-automobile leasing group Barlows said on Monday that it has sold 31 of its Federated Timber building materials outlets to a black empowerment company for R56-million. Barlows said that the deal with an arm of the National Association of Black Contractors (Nabcat) will “create the first black-owned builders’ merchant chain in SA” and employ around […]
ENGINEERING and building contracting group, Murray and Roberts, announced in Johannesburg on Monday it has won a $70-million contract to build a marina mall in the oil-rich Gulf state of Abu Dhabi. M&R said it has received a letter of intent to proceed with the project — a joint venture with its Middle East partner […]
AUSTRALIA continued its domination of a four-nation women’s field hockey series Saturday by beating 1996 Olympic silver medal winners South Korea 8-0. In the other match Saturday, South Africa beat India 3-1. Australian striker Alyson Annan continued her return to form from a seven-month injury layoff, scoring two second-half goals in one minute. Australia, which […]
MONDAY, 12.00NOON: THE Golden Cats lost their eighth successive match in the Super-12 tournament against a fired-up Queensland Reds at Ellis Park on Sunday afternoon. The Cats relinquished a 16-5 half-time lead to lose 20-16, after going off the boil in the second half. The Cats played well in the first half, however, but mistakes […]
EASTERN Cape legislature finance director Bejile Fatuse was fired last Thursday amidst accusations that he allegedly used legislature administrative resources for his money lending business, the Daily Dispatch reported on Sunday. Legislature secretary Mandisile Mdleleni dismissed Fatuse, alleging that he also abused his powers by not following the proper procedure in deducting money from staff […]
POLICE said on Sunday that they suspect a political motive for the murder of an African National Congress election worker in Soweto at the weekend. Police spokesman Inspector John Shiburi said Simon Ngubane (47) was on Saturday found dead in his car with two bullet wounds in the right eye and another in the back […]
JOHNNIES Industrial Corporation (Johnnic) said Monday it has disposed of its 8,1% stake in Adcock Ingram valued at R340-million as part of its debt retirement programme begun in January this year. The sale, which brings the company’s debt under R1-billion, is part of a process of disposing of non-core assets to refocus the company into […]
THE Constitutional Court on Tuesday adjourned without making a decision on the application by Federal Alliance leader Louis Luyt requesting that five judges recuse themselves from a case involving himself and President Nelson Mandela. Luyt alleges the five judges — Arthur Chaskalson, Johann Kriegler, Pius Langa, Albie Sachs and Zac Yacoob — should not hear […]
MONDAY, 5.00PM: PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Monday said that investment needs of Africa’s vast telecommunications and information technologies markets cannot be met by the public sector alone, but require the input of the private sector. Speaking at the opening of Africa’s largest telecommunications exhibition and conference, Africa Telecom 98, Mandela said a partnership between the […]
COMORAN strongman Azali Assoumani plans a mixed civilian-military government, without party politicians, informed sources said on Monday. The army chief of staff seized power in a bloodless putsch on Friday. In the next few days, Azali plans to bring together the delegates who, in Antananarivo on April 23, signed an accord on broad autonomy for […]