THE Democratic Party’s election campaign received a boost on Monday when an organisation for the unemployed, which claims to have about 32000 members, pledged its support for the party in the June 2 poll. The Unemployed Masses of South Africa’s economic principles are in agreement with the DP’s, which it believes are the most likely […]
SOME three floors of a ministerial complex in Parliament were severely damaged on the weekend after someone trying to extinguish a small fire in the dustbin failed to switch off the hose. Cape Town police spokesman Captain Andre Traut said the fire is suspected to have started in a dustbin on the fourth floor at […]
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 […]
SOUTH Africa’s first private Catholic university looks on target to open in July — pending approval of its academic programmes by the South African Qualifications Authority. Business Day reports that the university is the brainchild of a group of Catholic lay academics, clergy and business people and its to be funded by local and international […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 8.35pm THE African National Congress on Tuesday announced its revised election candidates’ lists, which saw ANC Women’s League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela moving up to position number nine. Presidential spokesman Parks Mankahlana’s name no longer appears on the list. Also removed from the lists were the names of Deputy Finance Minister […]
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 […]
THE search for two missing Welkom miners continued on Monday after they were trapped in the Matjhabeng mine when an earthquake hit the Free State town on April 23. Anglogold spokesman Andries van Zyl said teams are still working around the clock to locate Lawrence Tsolo (40), and John Delekile (53). Van Zyl said the […]
A REPRESSIVE Nigerian military law allows the continued detention of 31 Nigerian Muslims, the Civil Rights Congress watchdog group said on Monday. The CRC said in a statement that the 31, whom it named as members of the Islamic Shiite Brotherhood group, are being held under a 1984 law, the so-called Decree 2, permitting indefinite […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Tuesday 9.00am. SOUTH Africa’s cricket team flew into London on Monday to news they were favourites to win the World Cup. But captain Hansie Cronje was cautious about the 11-4 odds quoted in London, which placed them just above Australia at 3-1. ”Our team is not going to play any better […]
LUKE BAKER, Pretoria | Tuesday 2.15pm FINANCIAL markets got a boost on Tuesday after the release of encouraging central bank reserves and money supply figures which pointed to further interest rate cuts. Gold and foreign exchange reserves grew by R800-million in April to R33,7-billion and the central bank’s outstanding forward book — the amount of […]