OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Saturday 8.00pm. SUPERSPORT United displayed character when they beat Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 in a Castle Premier League soccer fixture at the Caledonian Stadium on Friday night, despite finishing a man down. The Bob Save Super Bowl finalists were reduced to 10 men in the 49th minute when national defender Clyde Mahlangu […]
LOUIS LUYT’S Federal Alliance will be joined in the June 2 battle for seats in the National Assembly with two other parties with roots in the former homelands. The Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front was formed in 1998 by former civil servants of the one-time Venda homeland to fight pension issues. The Vukuzenzele Sekusile Party is based […]
THE Gauteng government on Thursday introduced a smart card system for commuters to use to pay taxi fares, ushering in a new phase of cashless commuting, SABC radio news reported on Thursday. Provincial transport MEC Joyce Kgoali said the new system will be introduced over the next two to three months. The smart cards will […]
FEARS that new Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni will adopt populist policies are fading, Old Mutual Asset Management head of economic research Rian le Roux said on Thursday. “Financial markets are taking the view that little change is likely given the realities of the economic situation. This is reflected in the stable bond and currency […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 7.30pm. Health Minister Dr Nkosazana Zuma said on Friday that Aids should be a notifiable disease in South Africa, responding to criticism by Aids activist groups about proposed policies they feel will endanger the privacy of Aids sufferers. She also said attempts should be made to integrate the HIV/Aids “message” […]
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 […]
PENTOW Marine’s salvage tug John Ross left Cape Town harbour late on Thursday for the Port Elizabeth area in an attempt to tow a disabled 31000 ton chemical tanker. The Gina, carrying 28000 tons of vegetable oil, suffered major rudder failure on a voyage from Argentina to Durban and requires urgent assistance. According to salvors […]
HUNDREDS of engineers and technicians employed by Zimbabwe’s state-owned Posts and Telecommunications Corporation have been fired for going on strike, the corporation announced on Friday. Postmaster-General Sizo Mhlanga accused the workers of having sabotaged equipment since the strike began on Tuesday, and said the mass sacking was aimed at preventing further destruction of property. The […]
THE Canterbury Crusaders came back from a 31-6 deficit after 30 minutes on Sunday to beat South Africa’s Golden Cats 58-38 in a 12-try Super 12 slugfest. Both teams treated the packed Trafalgar Park, Nelson, crowd to entertaining rugby. The Cats scored four of their five tries within 30 minutes with center Conrad Stoltz, who […]