CONTROVERSIAL MP Patricia de Lille has been named the Pan Africanist Congress’ choice for Western Cape premier, in the party’s “wish list” for provincial premiers, released on Sunday. Former PAC secretary-general Maxwel Nemazhivhanani has been named the premier-candidate for Northern Province, Elias Ntloedibe, a founder member of the PAC, is the premier-elect for the North-West, […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Wednesday 2.00pm URUGUAY are South Africa’s final opponent in the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup. The Springboks, who also play Scotland and Spain in the initial round, will Uruguay, the Repechage 2 winners, on October 15 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although losing to Morocco 21 – 18 in Casablanca over […]
HEALTH Minister Dr Nkosazana Zuma has been blamed by two opposition political parties on Sunday after the United States placed South Africa on a trade “watch list” — which identifies countries it claims denies adequate protection to intellectual property rights — for the second year in a row. National Party health spokesman Dr Kobus Gouws […]
ILLEGAL immigrants trying to sneak into the Northern Province may soon find themselves up against German-style security measures after provincial police called in border control experts from the state of Saxony. Provincial safety and security MEC Seth Nthai said on Monday the province has signed a cooperation agreement with Saxony to tap into its expertise […]
ANDY COLQUHOUN, Cape Town | Monday 2.00pm. THE Otago Highlanders assured themselves of a place in the Super 12 semi-finals and South Africa’s Stormers are almost there although five other teams are still in the hunt for the final two places. The Highlanders’ fortuitous 9-8 victory over the ACT Brumbies put them onto 34 points […]
ZAMBIAN President Frederick Chiluba on Wednesday dismissed a peace agreement for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) brokered in Libya, telling a press conference in Kigali that it ”amounts to nothing.” Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia and Chad are supporting President Laurent Kabila’s forces in the DRC — although Chad announced Friday it was withdrawing its 1,000 […]
JOHNNIC wants to lend Johannesburg’s northern council several million rand to remove an informal settlement perched at the doorstep of Dainfern, an upmarket development. The council and the Zevenfontein informal settlement community have rejected the offer, saying Johnnic wishes to move the camp to economically unviable land. Johnnic has offered to install water, sewage and […]
INDEPENDENT Newspapers Plc said on Wednesday its offer to buy out minority shareholders in South Africa’s Independent Newspapers Holdings Ltd had been accepted. The Irish-based newspaper group said in a statement that it now holds 99,2% of the issued share capital of its South African subsidiary and it intends to acquire, in terms of the […]
UGANDA is preparing an armed incursion into neighbouring Sudan, a government newspaper in Khartoum alleged on Friday. The Al Anbaa said Sudan is massing troops on its side of the shared border and that armoured battalions are “poised for an offensive on vast areas in the equatorial region in south Sudan with the aim of […]
ETOILE du Sahel of Tunisia drew 2-2 with Express of Uganda in the CAF Cup second round first leg match played on Saturday. Etoile took the lead in the 12th minute through El-Mamani Ridha and added a second through El-Bargui Hakim in the 15th minute, before Express pulled one back in the 30th minute through […]